WEST YARMOUTH, Mass. — Around 2 a.m. on Thanksgiving, Katie Robison woke to a scratching sound coming from inside her house.”It was so loud that it woke me up, and I could not get back to sleep,” said the Iroquois Boulevard resident. Source: r20.rs6.net
Lyme disease brings years of struggle for Holstein woman (via Spencer Daily Reporter)
HOLSTEIN — Many people in our area don’t give Lyme disease a second thought because they think there are no ticks in this area that carry the disease. As Shannon McGuire of Holstein learned, this is not the case. Even though she more than likely picked up the tick in Minnesota, infected ticks are now reported in most states… Source: … Read More
A 99-million-year-old fossil shows even dinosaurs got bitten by ticks (via Business Insider)
It’s the first direct evidence we have of the parasites feeding from dinosaurs. It’s also the oldest evidence of ticks acting as parasites. Source: Business Insider
Health inspectors find cockroaches in surprising places at a Pasadena restaurant, vermin in other San Gabriel Valley eateries (via San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
Cockroaches, rodent droppings and flies were found. Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Weld County dealing with rabid skunks; At least 14 dogs exposed, health department says (via 7NEWS)
At least five rabid skunks have been causing problems across Weld County, according to the sheriffs department. Source: 7NEWS
City addressing bed bug reports in Denver Human Services building (via 7NEWS)
Bed bugs may have taken hold of a city building. A Denver7 viewer who works at that building claims the city isn’t doing enough to fix the problem. Source: 7NEWS
Marlboro County classroom treated for bed bugs (via WPDE)
A classroom at McColl Elementary Middle School in Marlboro County has been treated for bed bugs after the bugs were found on a student, according to Marlboro School District Public Information Officer Dr. Henry Cobb. Source: WPDE
Statement to the Federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (via HuffPost)
Today, the United States Department of Health and Human Services will convene the first of two planned public deliberations of the federal Tick-Borne Dis… Source: HuffPost
A Snapshot of Lyme Disease in the U.S. (via r20.rs6.net)
CDC surveillance report lists top 7 states Source: r20.rs6.net
First human case of West Nile virus in 2017 reported (via r20.rs6.net)
County typically has one to two cases reported each year Source: r20.rs6.net
