Rabies attacks the central nervous system in warm-blooded animals, including humans, and is usually fatal without a preventative vaccination for pets or medical treatment for humans. Source: heraldsun
Florida man fights eviction over ’emotional support squirrel’ (via Fox News)
A Florida man has been served with an eviction notice over his emotional support squirrel. Source: Fox News
D.C. Addressing Growing Rat Problem (via NBC4 Washington)
With the number of rat complaints in D.C. growing, Mayor Muriel Bowser toured an alley in Dupont Circle to highlight the problem and what’s being done about it. Source: NBC4 Washington
Britain’s most hazardous spiders are set to invade homes as temperatures plummet | The Weather Channel (via The Weather Channel)
Britain’s most poisonous spider is set to invade homes up and down the country this winter as temperatures continue to fall, experts are warning. Source: The Weather Channel
BUGS ON THE BUS | Roaches were ‘just huddled, like a group,’ on an MTA bus (via WBFF)
BALTIMORE (WBFF) – There were roaches on a Baltimore City bus, a dirty discovery caught on camera by one rider who found herself nearly sitting in the nasty nest of bugs. Source: WBFF
2017 Seen as above average for tick bites (via Glens Falls Post-Star)
In the spring, researchers at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, and news outlets, predicted summer and fall were going to be particularly bad in terms of ticks. Source: Glens Falls Post-Star
Purdue researchers studying mosquitoes, hope to prevent spread of diseases (via WISH-TV)
Mosquito season may be over for this year but that has not stopped professors at Purdue and their research. Source: WISH-TV
West Nile virus deaths in California have nearly tripled from last year (via Daily News)
The latest data on West Nile virus show that the number of people who died this year from complications from the disease is higher than last year. Source: Daily News
Raccoon hamburger bandit caught on camera at Ga. college campus (via WMAZ)
Authorities in a south Georgia college town are on the lookout for a thief with a taste for danger – and hamburgers. Source: WMAZ
Yes, people can still — and do — die from rabies in the United States (via Metro US)
Rabies won’t kill you — as long as get you treatment. Source: Metro US
