Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) is a mosquito-borne virus that causes swelling of the brain. Source: WJCL
Mosquitoes less likely than people to spread disease via air travel (via Reuters)
By Carolyn Crist Human travelers are much more likely than stowaway mosquitoes to import illnesses like Zika, yellow fever, malaria and dengue to a ne Source: Reuters
Suicide: Lyme disease’s less understood outcome, a new study says (via The Poughkeepsie Journal)
New study estimates as many as 1,200 people commit suicide each year as a result of Lyme and associated diseases Source: The Poughkeepsie Journal
It’s Mosquito Season. Here’s How to Prepare. (via Remy Tumin)
As mosquitoes begin to fill the air this summer, don’t be afraid. Here are some tips for how to avoid the nagging insects and what to do if one bites you. Source: Remy Tumin
Houston woman bitten by rabid bat near downtown (via KHOU)
A woman is having to undergo rabies treatment after being bitten by a bat in an apartment parking garage. Source: KHOU
Bobcat attacks dog and man in Arizona; bobcat tests positive for rabies (via 7NEWS)
A bobcat attack was caught on camera in Anthem, Arizona this weekend. Source: 7NEWS
Dirty Dining: Golden Corral shut down for 2-days after 100+ rodent droppings found near buffet (via WFTS)
Golden Corral’s endless buffet had over 100+ rodent droppings all around it, causing the restaurant to temporarily shut down for 24 hours. Source: WFTS
Concerns surrounding brown recluse spiders in Michigan grow following another bite (via WWMT)
ALLEGAN, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Concerns surrounding the brown recluse spider continue to grow after another West Michigan man comes forward claiming he’s in jeopardy of losing his leg after being bitten by the venomous spider.An Allegan father we spoke t Source: WWMT
Thousands of Roaches Invade Philly Street, Neighbors Say (via NBC 10 Philadelphia)
Residents in a Philadelphia neighborhood are keeping their bug spray on hand after they say thousands of cockroaches crawled out of a manhole and began invading their street. Source: NBC 10 Philadelphia
Houston Braces for Another Brush With the Peril of Zika (via Donald G. McNeil Jr.)
The epidemic Seems to be waning in other countries, but the threat is not yet past in the United States. Source: Donald G. McNeil Jr.
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