A restaurant in downtown Fort Walton Beach was closed Nov. 16 after inspectors found more than 100 rodent droppings and evidence that rodents had been Source: Northwest Florida Daily News
Avoiding bed bugs before, after thrift store purchases (via Stillwater News Press)
Thrift-store shopping can be fun and often has the added benefit of reducing the wear and tear on the family budget. Source: Stillwater News Press
Elderly Flemington woman battles DCA and landlord over bedbugs (via r20.rs6.net)
FLEMINGTON >> Caroline Harmon had a freakish routine. Every night, when her neighbors were sound asleep, she’d rise, retrieve a broom from her cockroach-infested kitchen and sweep the bedbugs out of her bedroom mattress inside her apartme Source: r20.rs6.net
Audiologist: There’s a huge connection between Lyme disease and profound hearing loss. (via HuffPost)
In September, I was contacted by a representative of the American Academy of Audiology, who wrote that the AAA is working on educating the public of the… Source: HuffPost
Dodge County resident tests positive for West Nile Virus (via Wiscnews.com)
JUNEAU — The Dodge County Human Services & Health Department Public Health Unit reports a county resident with a confirmed West Nile virus infection. Source: Wiscnews.com
Pregnant and breastfeeding women travelers underprotected from disease (via U.S.)
(Reuters Health) – Pregnant and breastfeeding women who travel to places with high risk of diseases like malaria and yellow fever are less likely than other women travelers to be protected by vaccines and drugs, recent U.S. research suggests. Source: U.S.
Flies more germ-laden than suspected (via BBC News)
Flies’ disease-carrying potential may be greater than previously thought, say US researchers. Source: BBC News
Rat droppings and damage found on Las Vegas middle school campus (via KTNV)
Evidence of rats have been spotted on the Cadwallader Middle School Campus and the Southern Nevada Health District is requiring immediate changes. Source: KTNV
Rats have been in New York City since the 1700s and they’re never leaving (via AOL.com)
A graduate student investigated how rat families move around the city, and found that certain areas had more genetic diversity. Source: AOL.com
