San Antonio ISD said there is no infestation at the school and this is not a health concern for students at the school. Source: KENS
Bugs, rat droppings found at several CPS schools after surprise inspections (via WGN-TV)
CHICAGO –Chicago Public Schools will be performing more inspections after recent ones turned up rats, rodent droppings, and dirty food preparation equipment — among other issues. Source: WGN-TV
‘It’s nasty’: Woman says she was bitten by bed bugs at Jacksonville hospital (via WJAX)
A Jacksonville woman says she was bitten by bed bugs at Memorial Hospital, just steps away from where babies are born. Source: WJAX
Bedbug and ant infestation closes fire station (via 13 WTHR Indianapolis)
ANDERSON, Ind. (WTHR) – A fire station in Anderson had to be closed because firefighters found bedbugs and ants there. Source: 13 WTHR Indianapolis
Experts predict bigger tick season this spring in East TennesSee (via wbir.com)
It may not be easy to spot one, but the ticks are out there. Source: wbir.com
New Mexico boy being treated in Aurora for rodent-carried hantavirus (via 7NEWS)
It started with flu-like symptoms. But within days, nine year old Fernando Granado was being airlifted to Children’s Hospital in Aurora and is now fighting for his life. Source: 7NEWS
Kilgore College students to take rabies shot series after handling diseased bat (via Stephanie Frazier)
Animal Control sent the bat to a laboratory for testing, and today KCPD was informed that the result came back positive for rabies Source: Stephanie Frazier
Four people to be treated for possible rabies exposure in Dillon County (via WBTW)
A bat may have exposed four people in Latta to rabies, DHEC announced in a press release Monday. Source: WBTW
Scope of Pest’s Vt. Invasion Worse Than Previously Thought (via NBC10 Boston)
The emerald ash borer has now been discovered in three Vermont counties, with field surveys continuing. Source: NBC10 Boston
Consumer alert issued for Bloomfield pizzeria with ‘extensive mouse droppings’ (via TribLIVE.com)
The Allegheny County Health Department has issued a consumer alert for the Vocelli Pizza in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood after finding dead mice and mouse droppings. … Source: TribLIVE.com
