As invasive Burmese pythons are eating their way through the Florida Everglades they are actually making mosquito bites more dangerous. Source: WPTV
‘I don’t live any more’: Zika takes a heavy toll on families in Brazil | Dom Phillips (via the Guardian)
Since contracting the Zika virus while pregnant, Inabela Tavares has struggled to raise a daughter facing severe developmental challenges Source: the Guardian
Spider-like Creature With a Scorpion’s Tail Found Trapped in Amber (via Nicholas St. Fleur)
The Cretaceous-era arachnid had the front end of a spider and a scorpionlike tail appendage, but more specimens are required to find its place on the evolutionary tree. Source: Nicholas St. Fleur
Here’s The Virus That People Are Catching From Their Pet Rats (via Forbes)
There’s a new hantavirus on the block — everything you need to know to avoid getting sick from it. Source: Forbes
Tourists visit Florida, go home with rabies souvenir (via NBC News)
To track the couple, the CDC opened channels usually reserved for infectious disease emergencies. Source: NBC News
Documents: ‘Severe’ rodent infestation leads to closure of County Market in Decatur (via Herald-Review.com)
DECATUR — County Market was closed by the Macon County Health Department on Thursday after health inspectors found what they described as a severe rodent infestation, according to documents from Source: Herald-Review.com
LA County saw longest recorded season of West Nile virus activity last year (via Whittier Daily News)
Health officials say there are several reasons why that may be. Source: Whittier Daily News
Drug-resistant malaria will spread without urgent action, experts warn (via the Guardian)
Dismay at south-east Asian outbreaks of malaria resistant to artemisinin drugs, the most powerful drugs currently available Source: the Guardian
Groundhog Day 2018: Punxsutawney Phil Sees his shadow, 6 more weeks of winter (via ABC News)
Punxsutawney Phil, the world-famous groundhog, emerged from his burrow in western Pennsylvania and saw his shadow Friday morning, predicting another six weeks of winter. Source: ABC News
Winter warming trend awakens hibernating mosquitoes (via KHSL News)
Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District has recently received many calls from residents concerning mosquito problems. Source: KHSL News
