Rats prefer the neighborhoods of Harlem, the Upper West Side, and Bedford-Stuyvesant — and they really like to party in the summer, a new study shows. Source: New York Post
Child in Idaho being treated for plague (via newsnet5)
A child in Elmore County, Idaho is at home after being treated with antibiotics for a plague infection, according to health department officials there. Source: newsnet5
As summer approaches, so does the West Nile Virus (via WTVA News)
With summer right around the corner, more mosquitoes are starting to come out. Source: WTVA News
Mosquito season worst in nearly 40 years, official says (via Delmarva Daily Times)
Heavy rain over the past month or so has left standing water in farm fields and roadside ditches that serves as prime breeding ground for mosquitoes. Source: Delmarva Daily Times
High waters, flooding contribute to Flathead’s busy mosquito season (via KECI)
The Flathead County Mosquito Control program is reporting an early and relatively bad mosquito season.Nice weather brings people outdoors, but it also brings mosquitoes. Source: KECI
The Lone Star tick is gorging on Garden State blood (via Asbury Park Press)
The Lone Star tick has extended its range to cover a majority of New Jersey, according to new data gathered by Rutgers. Source: Asbury Park Press
Concerns over tick-borne disease Powassan after local case confirmed (via WTEN)
The Columbia County Department of Health confirmed on Tuesday that one resident has contracted powassan a rare and sometimes deadly tick borne illness. Source: WTEN
TennesSee HS football player hospitalized with tickborne illness, brown recluse bite (via WTVC)
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–Just over a month after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported an increase in tickborne illnesses, a Middle TennesSee high school football player has been hospitalized from a tick and brown recluse bite. Source: WTVC
5 things you thought wrong about bedbugs (via WJXT)
True: Bed bugs feed off human blood. False: Bed bugs transmit diseases between humans. (Did you know all that?) Let’s See if we can clear up any other bed bug misconceptions. Source: WJXT
Raccoon triumphs over skyscraper in a climb that captivated the internet, celebrates with cat food (via Washington Post)
The #MPR raccoon somehow found itself trapped on a building ledge — and apparently decided the only way to go was up. Source: Washington Post
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