Dismay at south-east Asian outbreaks of malaria resistant to artemisinin drugs, the most powerful drugs currently available Source: the Guardian
Groundhog Day 2018: Punxsutawney Phil Sees his shadow, 6 more weeks of winter (via ABC News)
Punxsutawney Phil, the world-famous groundhog, emerged from his burrow in western Pennsylvania and saw his shadow Friday morning, predicting another six weeks of winter. Source: ABC News
A dead rat, sewage backups and rodent droppings: Tenants of a Syracuse landlord are fed up (via syracuse.com)
Tenants of Syracuse Quality Living, a company that owns 61 rental properties, say they are fed up with the landlord and living conditions, but stuck in leases. Source: syracuse.com
Rat infestation spoils food, donated supplies never sent to Puerto Rico (via OrlandoSentinel.com)
A rat infestation closed down a government office in Kissimmee that was storing donations destined for Puerto Rico, contaminating boxes of supplies that were never sent to the island. Source: OrlandoSentinel.com
Deer ticks will rebound quickly in Pennsylvania after cold weather, experts say (via TribLIVE.com)
Joyce Sakamoto, a Penn State University research associate in entomology, wanted to See for herself whether the harsh winter has taken a toll on the … Source: TribLIVE.com
Sharp rise in Lyme disease spurs new action by Donovan (via SILive.com)
Rep. Dan Donovan joins Congressional Lyme disease Caucus as number of tick-borne diseases worsens across the region. Source: SILive.com
Warm weather spurs increase in mosquito reports (via KRCR)
The Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control has noticed an increase in calls complaining about mosquitoes for 2018. District Manager Peter Bonkrude said so far they’ve received around 20 calls, where normally it’s zero for the winter months. Source: KRCR
Mosquitoes awaken from winter slumber in Solano County (via r20.rs6.net)
The rain has stopped and the sun is out and that means the slightly warmer weather has pulled hibernating mosquitoes out from their slumber. Source: r20.rs6.net
David Beckham stars in short film to tell world ‘Malaria must die’ (via U.S.)
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – British soccer legend David Beckham put his star-power to use on Wednesday in a bid to reinvigorate the fight against malaria under the slogan “Malaria must die – so millions can live”. Source: U.S.
Rodent’s Nest Blamed For DRW Appliance Fire (via KBND)
BEND, OR — An alert neighbor is credited with spotting a fire inside a Deschutes River Woods home, Wednesday morning. Initially he thought it was steam, but quickly realized it was smoke. Source: KBND
