Teams will be following pregnant women with confirmed cases of the Zika virus. Source: r20.rs6.net
How to Banish Mosquitoes from Your Yard (via Longview News-Journal)
Time spent in the backyard on spring and summer afternoons and evenings contributes heavily to the popularity of these times of year. Source: Longview News-Journal
WATCH OUT: Ticks Are Already a Big Problem and It’s Not Even Spring (via Good Housekeeping)
Dog owners, you need to read this! Source: Good Housekeeping
Cochise County has two more positive rabies contacts (via Arizona Range News)
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office has been advised by the USDA Agent that two cases where animals were contacted by wildlife has resulted in the rabies virus being identified Source: Arizona Range News
Man makes rabid discovery: Bats in Houston apartment complex (via KPRC)
Elliot Krolcyzk said he has a major problem on his hands in the form of bats at his apartments at the Portofino Landing complex, some that have even tested positive for rabies. Source: KPRC
Two people get treatment after exposure to rabid stray cat in Ayden (via WITN)
The Pitt County Health Department says they learned on Monday that the short-haired, gray cat had rabies. Source: WITN
Rodent sighting at South Side school leaves parents concerned (via ABC7 Chicago)
Parents at Mollison Elementary School on Chicago’s South Side are concerned after Chicago Public Schools reported a rodent sighting in one of the school’s classrooms. Source: ABC7 Chicago
Rodents pooped all over these restaurants. Five were shut down (via miamiherald)
The monthly Rodent Report from state restaurant inspections includes 14 South Florida restaurants that were cited, five of which were shut down for the day. Source: miamiherald
Critter trapped in mother’s wall for weeks, ruins Thanksgiving (via WHBQ)
A mother said her Thanksgiving is ruined because of a rodent living in her wall. Source: WHBQ
Within the next 5-10 years, Virginia Beach could have an unwanted visitor: Lyme disease | Southside Daily (via Southside Daily)
A walk through the woods can be more dangerous than one might expect. Hampton Roads is prime territory for the confluence of several species of disease-carrying ticks. Source: Southside Daily
