A groundbreaking new study could soon take the guessing out of Zika treatment. Source: KSAT
Franklin County starts program to attack West Nile, Lyme (via Waynesboro Record Herald – Waynesboro, PA)
CHAMBERSBURG — By the time the mosquitos begin to bite, Franklin County officials plan to be ready to battle them. The Board of Commissioners and Source: Waynesboro Record Herald – Waynesboro, PA
Jupiter woman recovering from West Nile Virus tells story (via WPEC)
A Jupiter woman is recovering at a local rehabilitation center after contracting West Nile Virus. It was typical warm September night in New Jersey when Angela Horejsi and her friends decided to hit the beach and watch the sunset, but it’s not the sky Angela remembers about that night. It’s the mosquitoes. “We borrowed bug spray from a guy who … Read More
Vaccinating Mice May Finally Slow Lyme Disease (via Scientific American)
Killing ticks and inoculating people has failed, so researchers try immunizing mice via vaccine-laced food Source: Scientific American
Ebola virus found in bat in West Africa for the first time, scientists say (via Fox News)
The Ebola virus has been found in a bat in Liberia, the country’s government and scientists with Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health announced this week. Source: Fox News
West Nile Virus Detected In Ruffed Grouse Populations (via Ken Krall )
West Nile virus was detected last fall in three of 16 ruffed grouse that were found sick or dead and submitted by the public to the DNR. West Nile Virus Source: Ken Krall
Gainesville man describes devastating ordeal with West Nile virus (via r20.rs6.net)
David Carmon never knew what bit him. Many days would pass before the Gainesville man and his wife, Jessie, would know the culprit â a mosquito infected by West Nile virus. And by that time, David was fighting for his life. Source: r20.rs6.net
Pet Talk (via Idaho Mountain Express Newspaper)
Lyme disease is a tick-borne disease that affects animals and people worldwide. It is also called borreliosis. The causative agent of Lyme disease in the United States is Borrelia burgdorferi, Source: Idaho Mountain Express Newspaper
Still ticking in January – The Martha& Vineyard Times (via The Martha Vineyard Times)
Vineyarders may think a stroll in woods during these cold winter days would be an activity without the hazard of ticks. It would be a mistaken assumption. Cold doesnât necessarily kill off ticks and âas soon as the temperatures get above freezing, they activate,â Larry Dapsis, Barnstable County entomologist, said. Dapsis said ticks harbor the … Source: The Martha’s Vineyard … Read More
Lyme disease on the rise (via r20.rs6.net)
When Washington County resident Kristin McCartney got sick in the late fall, she had so many symptoms it was difficult for doctors to figure out what was wro Source: r20.rs6.net
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