Histoplasmosis is a disease the Mayo Clinic says is caused by breathing in spores from bird and bat droppings. Source: Chris Sutter
Sightings of cockroaches in residence hall lead to questions of potential infestation (via The State News)
Freshman Meagan Wozny received a surprise, just a few short weeks after moving into her MSU dormitory. Source: The State News
Portsmouth Housing addresses bed bugs at Margeson Apts. (via seacoastonline.com)
PORTSMOUTH The Portsmouth Housing Authority is currently treating for bed bugs at Margeson Apartments, while PHA director Craig Welch said it’s not uncommon for bed bugs to go unreported. Source: seacoastonline.com
Missouri state park workers being tested for tick-borne virus (via Missourinet)
The state Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are testing for evidence of Bourbon virus in the blood of some state park workers. Source: Missourinet
West Nile cases climb to 26 in Georgia (via WRBL)
Hurricane Irma created new breeding ground for mosquitoes. Source: WRBL
West Nile virus spreads to Lehigh and Northampton counties (via themorningcall.com)
Lehigh and Northampton counties have each reported one human case of West Nile virus, bringing the state total up to 12. Source: themorningcall.com
Police deals with ill skunks and fox complaint (via The Daily Star)
ONEONTA — City police have dispatched four skunks in a week among an “uptick of sick animals” in the last month, Chief Douglas Brenner told the Common Council on Tuesday Source: The Daily Star
Health inspection reveals leaky ceilings, wasp nests at Charlotte school (via WSOC)
Channel 9 uncovered an inspection report that gave another Charlotte-Mecklenburg School a poor grade. Source: WSOC
New hosts for Chagas disease vectors identified – Outbreak News Today (via Outbreak News Today)
Solitary weasel-like animals called tayra might look pretty harmless, but some may actually be incubators for a parasite that causes Chagas disease, a chronic, debilitating condition that is spread by insects called kissing bugs and affects more than 8 million people worldwide. In a study published today in the journal PeerJ, researchers from the University of … Source: Outbreak News Today
Emanuel AME Church being tented for termites as it grapples with major repairs (via Post and Courier)
As Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church prepares to mark its bicentennial next year, church leaders are beginning repairs to make sure their historic building lasts at least 100 years more. Source: Post and Courier
