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Brazil’s Tale Of Two Epidemics: Zika And COVID-19 – OpEd
From EurasiaReview July 2, 2020 As Brazilian athletes were preparing for the upcoming Summer Olympics, a growing global health crisis shifted the government’s attention from winning gold medals to securing testing kits. On February 16th, the Brazilian government ordered the deployment of 220,000 soldiers to hand out educational material to citizens on how to combat the new virus that…
Wash. state begins trapping for Asian giant hornets
From Komonews July 1, 2020 BELLINGHAM, Wash. — About 600 traps to catch invasive Asian giant hornets are being placed in Whatcom County by the Washington State Department of Agriculture, more than doubling the number already set out by citizens. The Capital Press reports the state traps are being placed around Blaine, Custer and Bellingham,…
COVID-19 isn’t the only virus spreading this summer; entomologists watching spread of West Nile
From ABC 10 San Diego July 1, 2020 Heather Hyland, a self-proclaimed bug nerd, has found a love for mosquitos despite the diseases they carry. “I have loved bugs I would say since I was about 2 years old,” Hyland said. Initially a public information officer for the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District…