A diner in Berks County has temporarily closed its doors because of a pest issue. Source: WFMZ
West Nile virus cases are spiking in LA. The first line of defense: chickens (via STAT)
Severe cases of West Nile, which can cause paralysis and death, have spiked in LA County. So officials are going all out to try to curb spread of the virus. Source: STAT
De Blasio plans to battle Upper West Side rats with $750G plan (via NY Daily News)
The Upper West Side’s playgrounds and school yards are the newest front in an age-old New York City war: Mayor versus rats. Source: NY Daily News
The Zika Virus Grew Deadlier With a Small Mutation, Study Suggests (via Pam Belluck and Donald G. McNeil Jr.)
A single variation in its DNA may have helped equip the virus to attack fetal cells, contributing to a surge of birth defects in Latin America. Source: Pam Belluck and Donald G. McNeil Jr.
Deer that attacked Troy man tests positive for rabies. (via WRGB)
TROY, NY (WRGB)—The Rensselaer County Health Department said Wednesday that a Troy man will undergo treatment, as a precaution, after a deer that attacked him Tuesday tested positive for rabies. Source: WRGB
A student is being checked for rabies after hundreds of bats invaded Layton High School auditorium (via The Salt Lake Tribune)
About 1,500 bats, apparently Seeking shelter from a cold snap, descended on Layton High School about a week ago. Source: The Salt Lake Tribune
Two dogs quarantined due to rabies threat from bats in Mobile (via AL.com)
The Mobile County Health Department and the Alabama Department of Public Health are advising pet owners in the Mobile area not to handle bats, due to a rabies threat. Source: AL.com
Fruit fly invasion forces quarantine in Solano County (via KCRA)
Officials set traps in Solano County Wednesday to catch California’s number one pest – the Mediterranean fruit fly. Source: KCRA
Pacific Beach residents feds up with pests (via 10News)
Pacific Beach residents are fed up with rodents and other pests in their neighborhoods. They say they’re taking over. Source: 10News
Experts Work to Reduce Spread of Shrub Linked to Ticks (via NBC Connecticut)
A popular shrub called Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) remains on some garden center shelves in Connecticut in spite of attempts to have it added to the list of invasive species the state prohibits from sale. Source: NBC Connecticut
