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Scientists all around the world are working on ways to stop the spread of mosquito-born diseases. Source: r20.rs6.net

SIOUX CITY | Itchy, pink bumps inflicted by pesky mosquitoes may Seem synonymous with summer in the Midwest, but experts say these bites, which could be life-altering or even life-ending Source: Sioux City Journal

Incidents in at least five Utah counties have health officials urging residents to make sure their pets and livestock are up to date on rabies vaccinations. Source: The Salt Lake Tribune

CASS COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A Cass County man is in critical condition tonight, after accidentally setting himself on fire while trying to get rid of a beehive.It happened around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, at the man’s home in the 28000 block of Middle Source: WWMT

Officials say calls for eliminating yellow jacket nests are up more than 40 percent this year. Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat

The West Nile virus has been detected in sentinel chickens along the Delaware River in Wilmington and west-central Kent County, state officials say. Source: delawareonline

A researcher at Arizona State University said Thursday that he has developed a tobacco plant-based vaccine for Zika virus. Source: KTAR.com

Two bats that tested positive for rabies have been found over a three-day period in the DuPage County portion of Naperville. Source: Naperville Sun

NEW HAVEN– Scientists believe this could be the worst summer ever, in terms of the number of infected ticks, in Connecticut. But, tight state and federal budgets may hamper efforts to put the brakes on this uptick. Over the last several years, 27 percent of the ticks tested, at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven, were infected with … Read More

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WBFF) – A Howard County family has a warning for other residents: be aware of potentially dangerous wildlife nearby. Courtney Kelley, who lives in the Turf Valley area of Ellicott City, said her dog was attacked Monday morning by a wild Source: WBFF