Author: Sarah Spencer

From The Fresno Bee September 3, 2020 A Madera County man in his 90s died in August from the Saint Louis Encephalitis virus, the county health department reported Thursday. The county…

From the Los Alamitos Patch September 2, 2020 LOS ALAMITOS, CA — Have you seen more mosquitoes than usual in Orange County this year? It is 2020, after all. Mosquito…

From the Antelope Valley Press September 1, 2020 PALMDALE —  Mosquitoes collected from various mosquito traps in Palmdale have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). The traps were located…

From the Daily Bruin August 31, 2020 Los Angeles County residents should take precautions against a disease spread by mosquitoes, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said. West…

From Champion Newspapers August 29, 2020 The West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District detected the presence of West Nile Virus in a collection of five mosquitoes trapped near Mountain…

From KRON4 August 29, 2020 BRENTWOOD, Calif. (BCN) – More birds and trapped mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile virus were found recently in Contra Costa County and vector control…

From the Merced Sun-Star August 28, 2020 Merced County’s first confirmed human West Nile virus infections of the year were traced to the City of Merced, according to Merced County…

From Bakersfield.com August 28, 2020 One benefit Bakersfield has long enjoyed — a benefit millions of Americans do not have — has been the ability to take a walk on…

From the Valley News August 26, 2020 The mosquito-borne Zika virus can defeat a person’s immune system by drilling into the cellular defenses needed to combat diseases, according to research…

From KRCR 7 News August 26, 2020 SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control District (SMVCD) identified two species of invasive mosquitoes on Wednesday. While responding to an initial…

From the Record Searchlight August 26, 2020 A second invasive mosquito species has for the first time been discovered in Shasta County, the Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control District announced Wednesday.…

From KGET August 26, 2020 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – La Thao, with Kern Mosquito and Vector Control, joined 17 News at Sunrise to explain why the aedes aegypti mosquito is…

From the Berkeley News August 26, 2020 A 27-month trial in Indonesia of a unique method of mosquito control shows that the strategy can reduce the incidence of dengue —…

From the Lake County News August 24, 2020 LAKEPORT, Calif. – The recent high temperatures and unusual summer rain have created an opportunity for mosquitoes and West Nile virus to…

From The Press August 24, 2020 The Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District (District) reports a dead bird and a group of mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile…

From Recordnet.com August 23, 2020 St. Louis Encephalitis has been discovered in San Joaquin County, and the San Joaquin County Mosquito & Vector Control District asks the public to take…

From The Sacramento Bee August 19, 2020 Aggressive day-biting mosquitoes that can transmit yellow fever, Zika, dengue and other serious illnesses have been in traps set in Yuba City, public…

From The Atlantic August 19, 2020 or about a week this past September, I adopted a wellness routine that—at the time—felt like neurotic overkill. I didn’t bother with masks or hand…

From the Antelope Valley Press August 19, 2020 LANCASTER — Mosquitoes collected from a mosquito trap in Lancaster tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). The trap was located near…

From NBC 7 San Diego August 19, 2020 It seems like the plot of a ripped-from-the-headlines episode of “TheTwilight Zone”: A pandemic hits, then people shut themselves away inside homes…

From 10 WJAR August 19th, 2020 If you’re in Rhode Island and think you spotted a giant Asian hornet, which is also known as the “murder hornet,” environmental experts are…

From CBS Sacramento August 18, 2020 LODI (CBS13) — Mosquitoes carrying St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE) virus have been discovered in Lodi. It’s the first instance of the virus in San…

From the Modesto Bee August 18, 2020 Mosquitoes that can carry yellow fever, Zika and a few other diseases have turned up in Turlock and Ceres, officials said Tuesday. The…

From the Sacramento Patch August 17, 2020 DAVIS (CBS13) — Vector control is warning that the sustained hot weather is causing mosquito populations to multiply – with West Nile virus…

From the San Francisco News August 17, 2020 CONTRA COSTA—On Friday, August 14, the Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District announced that they found a group of mosquitoes that tested positive…

From the Record Searchlight August 17, 2020 The first known mosquitoes with the potential to carry such diseases as Zika and yellow fever has been discovered in Shasta County. The first…

From NBC Bay Area August 15, 2020 Mosquitoes trapped earlier this week near Byron tested positive for West Nile virus, Contra Costa County vector control officials said Friday. The infected…

From the Sun Gazette August 12, 2020 VISALIA – Leaving flowers at the grave site of a lost loved one is an important part of the grieving process. Unfortunately, the…

From The Patch August 12, 2020 RIVERSIDE, CA — The mosquito-borne Zika virus can defeat a person’s immune system by drilling into the cellular defenses needed to combat diseases, according…

From NBC Los Angeles August 12, 2020 A man from Alpine has been confirmed to be the first person in San Diego County in 2020 to test positive for the…

From KRON 4 August 11, 2020 SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) – Officials said West Nile virus has been confirmed in adult mosquitoes collected in a limited area of Los…

From pleasantonweekly.com August 11, 2020 A dead bird found in Dublin last week tested positive for West Nile virus, marking the “first indication of active virus transmission” in the county…

From NBC Los Angeles August 10, 2020 A child who tested positive for West Nile Virus is the first person to be infected this year in Orange County, officials reported…

From Outbreak News Today August 6, 2020 Researchers led by Columbia University’s International Research Institute for Climate and Society and the Pan-American Health Organization have developed a system to monitor and forecast…

From The Horse August 6, 2020 On Aug. 3, California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) officials confirmed the state’s second case of West Nile virus (WNV) in a horse in 2020.…

From the Davis Enterprise August 6, 2020 West Nile Virus is in Davis. Dead birds found July 30 and Aug. 2 have tested positive for the virus, as have multiple…

From Berkeley News August 5, 2020 As climate change heats up the weather in Southern California, coastal populations from San Diego to Santa Barbara may face an increased risk of…

From State of the Planet August 4, 2020 Researchers led by Columbia University’s International Research Institute for Climate and Society and the Pan-American Health Organization have developed a system to…

From Newsweek August 4, 2020 Asian giant hornets have the potential to spread across the United States and establish a permanent presence in the country, experts have told Newsweek. The…

From NBC Los Angeles August 3, 2020 Mosquitoes in Pomona tested positive for West Nile virus, officials with the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District announced Monday. After…

From Champion Newspapers August 1, 2020 The “Aedes” mosquitoes are aggressively biting residents leaving behind red marks that are itchy and sometimes painful. The black mosquitoes with distinctive white bands…

From NBC Los Angeles July 31, 2020 Mosquitoes netted in Nuevo tested positive for West Nile virus, but there were no immediate plans to start pest control spraying in the…

From News Medical Life Sciences July 30, 2020 To fight viruses, cells can deploy defence enzymes that progressively destroy viral genome strands starting from one of the two strand ends.…

From ABC7 July 31st, 2020 BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. — Butte County has confirmed seven mosquito pools and two sentinel chicken have tested positive for the West Nile virus (WNV). Mosquitoes carrying…