A five-year-old girl in Mississippi temporarily lost the ability to walk after she developed “tick paralysis.” Source: Live Science
This Family Learned Tick Bites Can Transmit More Than Lyme Disease (via Healthline)
How one mother’s persistence and perseverance helped doctor’s properly treat her son’s complicated Lyme disease diagnosis. Source: Healthline
Lyme disease may linger even with treatment (via TribLIVE.com)
Here’s a terrifying concept: the battle against Lyme disease isn’t progressing. Source: TribLIVE.com
3 Simple Ways to Stay Tick-Free This Summer (via r20.rs6.net)
There’s a good reason to wear white this summer. Source: r20.rs6.net
West Nile virus confirmed in 3 Harris County ZIP codes (via Houston Chronicle)
In what marks the start of the West Nile season, mosquitoes have tested positive for the virus in three locations in Harris County, public health officials reported Monday. Source: Houston Chronicle
“I could barely walk,” Oklahoma woman talks about West Nile Virus diagnosis (via KFOR.com)
OKLAHOMA CITY – While many families are out enjoying the summer heat, health experts are warning Oklahomans to take precautions against mosquitoes. Source: KFOR.com
Local health department officials urge you to keep an eye out for mosquitoes and ticks (via WTRF)
According to local health officials, this year is more important than ever to guard against ticks and mosquitoes. Source: WTRF
Staying safe from potentially deadly mosquito bites (via Michael Schwartz)
Last week Governor Andrew Cuomo released a plan to educate more New Yorkers about the dangers that mosquitoes can pose on a person’s life. Source: Michael Schwartz
First Longhorned Tick Confirmed in AR (via FOX16)
According to the Arkansas Agriculture Department, the tick came from a dog in Benton County. Source: FOX16
This viral video of flies swarming on a gas pump is skin-crawling (via Sarasota News | Mysuncoast.com and ABC 7)
SLIDELL, LA (WAFB) – As the phrase goes, you'll catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. But what about with a gas pump? Source: Sarasota News | Mysuncoast.com and ABC 7
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