KYW Newsradio’s Medical Reports are sponsored by Independence Blue Cross. By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor Source: KYW
Invader mosquitoes expected to arrive early – and in droves – this year in Los Angeles and Orange counties (via Press Enterprise)
Vector control officials in Los Angeles and Orange counties are bracing for what they expect will be a busy year. Source: Press Enterprise
LYME DISEASE: Jacksonville, Florida family shares symptoms after daughter’s diagnosis (via WJAX)
A local mom whose daughter was diagnosed with a rare disease is now warning other parents to be on the lookout if their kids have the same symptoms. Source: WJAX
Study: Yellow-fever mosquito has become resistant to insecticide (via KRQE)
New Mexico researchers say a certain type of mosquito is becoming a threat to public health. Source: KRQE
Does more rain mean more mosquitoes? County says not quite (via KGTV)
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Everything you need to know to prevent mosquitoes (via WRTV)
Four people died from the West Nile virus in Indiana last year. Source: WRTV
Energy & Environment (via r20.rs6.net)
Rising temperatures and longer mosquito season create a âperfect stormâ for virus transmission Source: r20.rs6.net
Fighting Malaria With Drug-Treated Mosquito Nets (via Forbes)
A new study shows that an anti-malarial drug can be absorbed through mosquitoes’ legs and potentially prevent transmission of malaria Source: Forbes
Battling disease by giving mosquitoes an antimalarial drug (via r20.rs6.net)
A non-insecticidal approach could help to combat malaria. Source: r20.rs6.net
Notre Dame receives record-breaking research grant for disease prevention // The Observer (via The Observer)
Notre Dame recently received a record-breaking grant of $33.7 million to conduct research on the prevention of mosquito-borne diseases using a new spatial repellent product that works to reduce mosquito densities and fight diseases like malaria, dengue, Zika and chikungunya. Unitaid, an international health organization, agreed to fund the five-year project after a long and Source: The Observer
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