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White-footed mice, which are primary carriers of the Lyme bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, are a crucial host of black-legged ticks. Source: Washington Post

Health authorities in Whitfield County want to hear from anyone who recently came into contact with a puppy who tested positive for rabies.The puppy was too young for a rabies vaccine when a skunk bit it in the head several weeks ago. The Whitfield County Source: WTVC

LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan ” A Manhattan superintendent was so disgusted by the condition of a Lower East Side apartment that he shared pictures and video of the deplorable conditions. Martin Fernandez says he’s never Seen anything this bad before. “Whatever you’ve Seen, you’ve never Seen nothing like this,” he said in a video he took during the cleanup process. … Read More

Mount Sterling, Ky. (WTVQ) – A family from Georgia came to Kentucky to visit a sick relative. After no sleep, several cleaning bills, and losing all of their clothes they now have to turn around and go back home. They say it’s because of bed bugs at their hotel in Montgomery County. Lisa said she … Source: ABC 36 News

An Apex mom is getting a wakeup call about tick bites and she’s hoping her painful lesson will serve as a warning to others. Source: ABC11 Raleigh-Durham

Okay, so they are ugly, creep you out and get into your garbage. Source: LancasterOnline

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Mosquito samples in Tiverton, Pawtucket and Westerly have tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis virus, the Rhode Source: providencejournal.com

Brazil has not addressed the longstanding issues that led to the Zika epidemic, leaving it at risk for another outbreak, report finds. Source: USA TODAY

A Far West Dallas resident was diagnosed with the county’s first case of West Nile virus this year, health officials say.The patient, who lives in… Source: Dallas News

The ice is placed into a rat burrow and turns into carbon dioxide when it melts. The fumes then choke the animals and they are left to decompose. Source: NBC News