Author: Sarah Spencer

From The Science Times May 28, 2021 Three scrub jays found dead in the Galt area tested positive for the West Nile virus, confirming the first case of a disease…

From the Sacramento Bee May 26, 2021 Sacramento County’s first positive West Nile virus cases of 2021 have been detected in dead birds. The birds — three nestling scrub jays…

From the Capitol Weekly May 26, 2021 One thing we have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic is that there is an immense need to invest in public health and disease…

From UW Medicine Newsroom May 20, 2021 A new device will let doctors monitor infants and toddlers who are asymptomatic with Zika after contracting the virus in utero from their mothers, according…

From San Joaquin County MVCD May 14, 2021 (STOCKTON, CA) – San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District’s (District) mosquito-borne disease surveillance program recently detected West Nile virus (WNV)…

From NBC Los Angeles May 6, 2021 It’s that time of year again: it’s time for swimming, basking in the sun, and of course, fending off annoying bites from mosquitoes. …

From the Fountain Valley Patch May 5, 2021 Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District and Irvine Ranch Water District have teamed up to remind residents that mosquito control is…

From the Visalia Times Delta April 28, 2021 An invasive mosquito species that feasts on humans during the day has seen an uptick in Visalia neighborhoods. The special district that manages…

From The Ceres Courier April 28, 2021 As the temperatures increase, so do the number of mosquitoes which are responsible for spreading diseases such as West Nile Virus and Saint…

From the Turlock Journal April 28, 2021 As pleasant spring temperatures transition into sweltering summer days and nights, mosquitoes will be more active and looking to make a meal of…

From KGET.com April 27, 2021 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County Mosquito and Vector Control will provide an update on this year’s mosquito season on Wednesday. This time last year…

From The Union April 22, 2021 The Nevada County Environmental Health Department Vector Control Program will be holding Mosquito Fish Giveaways at the Eric Rood Administrative Building, 950 Maidu Ave,…

From KCRA3 April 21, 2021 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It’s Mosquito and West Nile Virus Awareness Week in California. As the weather gets warmer, the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District…

From The Escalon Times April 21, 2021 As outdoor activity increases and temperatures rise, local residents are being encouraged to prevent mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases. The focus is especially on…

From the San Joaquin County MVCD April 19, 2021 (STOCKTON, CA) – San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District (District) requests residents to remove standing water on their properties.…

From the Lake County News April 18, 2021 Notwithstanding February’s cold snap in Texas and Louisiana, climate change is leading to warmer winter weather throughout the southern U.S., creating a…

From The Daily Republic April 16, 2021 FAIRFIELD — Nicer weather draws more people outside, and that draws mosquitoes. “As the weather warms up and residents head outside, it’s important…

From The Daily Campus April 8, 2021 A University of Connecticut associate professor recently had successful results in animal trials and is moving onto the next steps to produce a…

From Pasadena Now April 6, 2021 The San Gabriel Valley saw no deaths from West Nile virus during the pandemic lockdown, and vector control officials say they are hoping to…

From NBC KOBI April 5, 2021 JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — As the weather gets warmer, Jackson County Vector Control wants to remind you to protect yourself and your pets. Mosquitoes…

From Science Daily April 1, 2021 UConn researcher Paulo Verardi, associate professor of pathobiology and veterinary science in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, has demonstrated the success…

From Cal Poly News March 2021 SAN LUIS OBISPO — A new study from Cal Poly and the University of South Florida (USF) is the first to provide direct evidence…

From Washington University in St. Louis March 24, 2021 The Zika virus that ravaged the Americas, leaving many babies with permanent brain damage, may have a silver lining. The virus…

From SCVNews.com March 22, 2021 As Southern California residents, water conservation is part of our lifestyle and rain barrels are an easy way to capture rainwater for future use. However,…

From WTSP March 17, 2021 FLORIDA, USA — A new study from the University of Florida found that mosquitoes that carry and transmit the Zika virus have shown resistance to insecticides designed…

From the Cache Valley Daily March 17, 2021 LOGAN —  While most people consider mosquitos an annoying pest according to pest control jacksonville fl, Utah State University Assistant Biology Professor…

From the National Institutes of Health March 10, 2021 The mosquito protein AEG12 strongly inhibits the family of viruses that cause yellow fever, dengue, West Nile, and Zika and weakly…

From EurekAlert! February 25, 2021 ROCKVILLE, MD – The Zika outbreak of 2015 and 2016 is having lasting impacts on children whose mothers became infected with the virus while they…

From Palo Alto Online February 25, 2021 On Friday, Santa Clara County plans to hover over the Palo Alto Flood Basin — an area known to be a mosquito breeding…

From MedicalXpress February 16, 2021 The Zika virus candidate, Ad26.ZIKV.001, a replication-incompetent human adenovirus serotype 26 (ad26) vector showed promising safety and immunogenicity in a phase I clinical trial. Researchers…

From UC San Diego February 11, 2021 Despite the broad notoriety of sharks, snakes, scorpions and other formidable creatures, mosquitoes remain the deadliest animal on the planet… by far. Mosquito-transmitted…

From EurekAlert! February 3, 2021 Tampa, FL (Feb. 3, 2021) — A preclinical study by a University of South Florida Health (USF Health) Morsani College of Medicine research team has discovered a…

From Cal State Fullerton February 2, 2021 With no treatment or cure for West Nile virus — spread through the bite of an infected mosquito — Cal State Fullerton undergraduate…