A graduate student sequenced rats all over Manhattan, and discovered how the city affects their genetic diversity. Source: The Atlantic
Ohio Teen Causes $300,000 In Damage Trying To Kill Bed Bug (via International Business Times)
In efforts to kill a bed bug, a teen boy doused the insect with alcohol and lit it on fire. Source: International Business Times
Two positive rabies cases reported in DeKalb (via WXIA)
Fox and raccoon picked up, tested positive for rabies Source: WXIA
Bat Infected With Rabies Found Outside Anaheim Shopping Center (via r20.rs6.net)
Anyone who may have come into contact with the bat should call the Orange County Health Care Agency immediately. Source: r20.rs6.net
Rats Seen running around Cadwallader Middle School campus (via KTNV)
School district officials are working to get rid of rats that have reportedly been Seen on Ralph L. Cadwallader Middle school near Buffalo and Elkhorn. Source: KTNV
Chicago elementary school still infested with rodents despite clean-up efforts (via r20.rs6.net)
Authorities found 285 mice droppings scattered throughout Mollison Elementary School Source: r20.rs6.net
Texas Sees increase in flea-borne Typhus (via KXAN.com)
In 2017, the increased typhus activity has been reported in the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston areas. Source: KXAN.com
Bedbugs invade Northwest classrooms (via St. Joseph News-Press and FOX 26 KNPN)
Bedbugs were discovered in six classrooms Tuesday inside Colden Hall at Northwest Missouri State University, and the school is pursuing measures to contain the invasive pest. Source: St. Joseph News-Press and FOX 26 KNPN
Case of West Nile virus discovered in Volusia (via OrlandoSentinel.com)
A case of West Nile virus infection has been found in Volusia County, according to the Florida Department of Health in Volusia County. Source: OrlandoSentinel.com
Allergens widespread in largest study of U.S. homes (via National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Over 90 percent of homes had three or more detectable allergens. Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
