Many ticks are alive and well in Jersey during the winter — and they can cause a variety of debilitating illnesses. Source: New Jersey 101.5
Smith: West Nile Virus confirmed for first time in Wisconsin ruffed grouse (via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
West Nile Virus was detected in Wisconsin ruffed grouse in 2018, the first time the disease has been found in the species in the state, according to the Department of Natural Resources. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Climate Change Means A Rise In Mosquito-Borne Illness (via r20.rs6.net)
The sunlight coming through the picture window of Debbie Casey’s room at a nursing home in Daytona Beach falls on a message board covered with pictures Source: r20.rs6.net
Connecticut not likely to See drop in Lyme cases, unlike Maine’s (via Litchfield County Times)
Last year will likely turn out to have been an average year for Lyme disease infections in Connecticut, unlike in Maine, which experienced a dramatic decrease in 2018, possibly caused Source: Litchfield County Times
Mosquito-borne diseases kill millions of people each year. A team of scientists think genetic manipulation could wipe out the worst of them. (via Business Insider)
Target Malaria plans on releasing genetically engineered mosquitoes in Africa, and it is targeting female mosquitoes that transmit malaria. Source: Business Insider
TGen, NAU Study Finds West Nile Strain Endemic To Maricopa County (via KJZZ)
A study by Arizona researchers suggests that a strain of West Nile virus has taken up permanent residence in Maricopa County.The same mild winters that bring snowbirds flocking to the Valley of the Sun also let Culex mosquitoes â and certain virus-reservoir birds â survive winter to spread West Nile anew when the weather warms. Source: KJZZ
Math-Based Mosquito Control To Prevent Human Diseases (via Forbes)
Researchers are using mathematics to study different ways of reducing or eliminating the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases to humans. Source: Forbes
Officials: La Jolla man tests positive for West Nile Virus (via fox5sandiego.com)
A 91-year-old man became the first person to test positive for the West Nile virus in San Diego County in 2018, officials announced Friday. Source: fox5sandiego.com
6 West Nile virus cases reported in Lancaster County (via JournalStar.com)
In the past few weeks, the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department has received reports of six cases of West Nile virus in Lancaster County in people ranging from 28 to 64 Source: JournalStar.com
Climate Change Means A Rise In Mosquito-borne Illnesses Like Eastern Equine Encephalitis (via Danielle Prieur — WMFE)
The number of people who got sick in the United States from an infected mosquito, tick, or flea tripled between 2004 and 2016. More than 640,000 cases over Source: Danielle Prieur — WMFE
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