Mosquito Attack! Record Rainfall Means You’re A Target – MyNewsLA.com (via MyNewsLA.com)

Share this article:This winter’s record rainfall has provided relief to drought-thirsty Southern California, but it has also created havens for disease-spreading mosquitoes in people’s yards, and health officials are urging people to take precautions against the insects. “Los Angeles County residents must take extra precautions with green, unmaintained pools, rain barrels and other small containers … Source: MyNewsLA.com

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