“We don’t know what to expect for this season but we certainly have to continue monitoring for Zika,” said Dr. Slobodan Paessler. Source: KHOU
Single blood test can accurately detect Lyme, Babesia and half dozen other tick-borne diseases – Outbreak News Today (via Outbreak News Today)
A new blood test called the Tick-Borne Disease Serochip (TBD Serochip) promises to revolutionize the diagnosis of tick-borne disease by offering a single test to identify and distinguish between Borrelia burgdorferi, the pathogen responsible for Lyme disease, and seven other tick-borne pathogens. Source: Outbreak News Today
Fruit flies, sludge and more violations in Saginaw-area restaurants Dec. 25-Jan. 31 (via MLive.com)
Saginaw County Health Department reports. Source: MLive.com
EAMC Admits A Few Isolated Bed Bug Situations – WLTZ (via WLTZ)
East Alabama Medical Center is speaking out about the discovery of some bed bugs reported in their facility. Source: WLTZ
Crispr Could Revolutionize the Way We Eradicate Invasive Species (via WIRED)
Gene editing isn’t brutal like poison, but it could transform our power over nature. Source: WIRED
Zika vaccine for pregnant women sought (via BBC News)
Scientists begin work on a “ready-to-use vaccine” to help protect pregnant women from the Zika virus. Source: BBC News
I want to drink your blood: Vampire bat’s genetic secrets revealed (via U.S.)
If you want to know how vampire bats can survive on a diet that — as everyone knows — consists exclusively of blood, the answer is simple. It’s in their genes. Source: U.S.
Several people exposed to rabies in Hillsborough County (via WFTS)
Seven people were exposed to a rabid cat that was found in the Holly Bluff Ct. area near Plant City. Those individuals were advised to start treatment for rabies immediately. Source: WFTS
Here’s What Experts Say About That Rumor You Can Get Bed Bugs From Library Books (via Bustle/)
I have some unfortunate news, book nerds. It turns out that you can get bed bugs from library books. Curling up with a book hasn’t been this frightening since the first time you read The Shining. But don’t fret. Source: Bustle/
Bellaire Local Schools addresses possible bed bug found (via WTOV)
Bellaire Local Schools is addressing what could be a bed bug found inside a high school classroom.The district is taking the necessary precautions after an unidentified pest was found inside a high school classroom. Source: WTOV
