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Residents encouraged to do their part to prevent mosquito borne illness
From the Pacific Daily News December 28, 2018 Residents are encouraged to do their part in keeping a mosquito borne illness from spreading. A small number of cases of dengue…
Barbara Yaroslavsky, longtime community volunteer and activist, dies at 71
From the Pasadena Star News December 27, 2018 The wife of former Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky had been seriously ill since contracting West Nile virus weeks ago. LOS…
News Briefs 12.21.18
Thank You for Supporting Members Impacted by CA Wildfires; PacVec Second Annual Meeting; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; NPDES Coalition Report Filed with SWB;…
News Briefs 12.14.18
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‘We’ve been forgotten’: Brazil’s Zika generation
From Malaymail December 18, 2018 RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 18 — When doctors told her that the six-month-old foetus she was carrying had severe brain damage caused by the Zika…
Residents Cautioned About Ticks, Lyme Disease In Santa Cruz Co.
From the Santa Cruz Patch December 17, 2018 SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — Santa Cruz County Mosquito and Vector Control officials are warning residents to be on the lookout for…
City Health Dept. Reports 93 Dirty Pasadena Swimming Pools, Possibly Mosquito Breeding Sites, Cleaned or Emptied
From Pasadena Now December 17, 2018 City authorities and staff from the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District identified a total of 93 dirty swimming pools in Pasadena…
Florida had 93 cases of Zika in this year
From the Tampa Bay Times December 11, 2018 As the end of the year approaches, Florida has reported 93 cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in 2018, according to numbers…
News Briefs 12.7.18
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Mosquitoes, Ticks, Rats, West Nile Virus, Zika and More: Independent District Has it Covered
From ANewsCafe.com December 6, 2018 Today we check in with Peter Bonkrude, District Manager of the Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control District, an independent special district that provides public health mosquito…
If you plan to travel to Cuba, bring repellent: Deadly dengue virus has returned
From the Miami Herald December 5, 2018 If you’re planning to spend Christmas in Cuba, take plenty of insect repellent with you and stay away from areas where the mosquito Aedes…
New Zika vaccine effective in preclinical trials
From MedicalXpress December 4, 2018 Researchers at the University of Hawaii medical school have successfully developed a vaccine candidate for the Zika virus, showing that it is effective in protecting…
News Briefs 11.30.18
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Multistate Infestation with the Exotic Disease–Vector Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis — United States, August 2017–September 2018
From the CDC November 30, 2018 Haemaphysalis longicornis is a tick indigenous to eastern Asia and an important vector of human and animal disease agents, resulting in such outcomes as human…
Combatting the Increasing Threat of Vector-Borne Disease in the United States with a National Vector-Borne Disease Prevention and Control System
From ASTMH November 29, 2018 Reported cases of vector-borne diseases in the United States have more than tripled since 2004, characterized by steadily increasing incidence of tick-borne diseases and sporadic…
Six antibodies produced to combat Zika virus
From Science Daily November 29, 2018 Researchers have generated six Zika virus antibodies that could be used to test for and possibly treat a mosquito-borne disease that has infected more…
Google’s Parent Has a Plan to Eliminate Mosquitoes Worldwide
From Bloomberg November 28, 2018 Silicon Valley researchers are attacking flying bloodsuckers in California’s Fresno County. It’s the first salvo in an unlikely war for Google parent Alphabet Inc.: eradicating mosquito-borne…
Prenatal US detects brain abnormalities in fetuses exposed to Zika virus
From Radiology Business November 28, 2018 In a cohort of 82 pregnant women with the Zika virus (ZIKV) infection, prenatal ultrasound (US) was able to detect all fetal brain abnormalities…
Meghan Markle Skips Zambia Tour With Prince Harry Due To This Risk
From the International Business Times November 26, 2018 Meghan Markle has opted to not join Prince Harry on his trip to Zambia due to a possible health risk. Nicholas Bieber,…
Sequential imaging of Zika-exposed fetuses reveals most have normal brain development
From EurekAlert! November 26, 2018 WASHINGTON-(Nov. 26, 2018)-Ultrasound (US) imaging performed during pregnancy and after childbirth revealed most Zika-related brain abnormalities experienced by infants exposed to the Zika virus during…
News Briefs 11.21.18
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News Briefs 11.16.18
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Monkeys can carry zika virus, scientists discover
From Health 24 November 15, 2018 Wild monkeys in South America carry the Zika virus, which can then be transmitted to people via mosquitoes, researchers report. The scientists said the finding…
Mothers infected by dengue may have babies with higher risk of severe Zika, and vice versa
From Science Daily November 14, 2018 Two new studies provide evidence that previous Dengue infection in pregnant mothers may lead to increased severity of Zika in babies, and that previous…
Zika may hijack mother-fetus immunity route
From MedicalXpress November 14, 2018 To cross the placenta, Zika virus may hijack the route by which acquired immunity is transferred from mother to fetus, new research suggests. The results…
Sterile mosquitoes best weapon against Zika virus. But will program continue?
From The Fresno Bee November 14, 2018 A Fresno County experiment to trick female mosquitoes to mate with sterile males has been so successful in reducing the number of mosquitoes…
WNV in California Horses: Case Confirmed in Sacramento County
From The Horse November 9, 2018 California animal health officials have confirmed another equine case of West Nile virus (WNV). So far this year, there have been 11 confirmed cases of…
News Brief 11.9.18
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What is Japanese encephalitis virus and how can I avoid it when I travel?
From The Conversation November 13, 2018 If you’re travelling to Asia, you’re probably mindful of the risks of malaria, dengue, or Zika. But authorities are warning Australians to take care…
How does the Zika virus prevent immune responses against itself?
From the Medical News Bulletin November 7, 2018 When the immune system first comes into contact with a virus, it generates responses in an attempt to identify and eliminate the threat. In…
How to Mail Mosquitoes
From Atlas Obscura November 7, 2018 HE SYRINGE WAS FILLED WITH so many mosquitoes that they hardly even looked like insects anymore. Their wings, antennae, and other appendages were pressed so…
News Brief 11.2.18
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Are wild monkeys becoming a reservoir for Zika virus in the Americas?
From Science Magazine October 31, 2018 When the Zika virus exploded in the Americas in 2015, it quickly became an international scare: Pregnant women, bitten by infected mosquitoes, could pass…
Mosquito-to-mosquito infections keep dengue circulating
From the Cornell Chronicle October 31, 2018 While mosquitoes acquire dengue viruses from people when they feed on blood, the insects can also infect each other, a recent study finds. …
UCR researchers use DNA splicing to prevent Zika virus, dengue fever
From The Highlander October 30, 2018 On Oct. 1, 2018, Distinguished Professor of Entomology Alexander Raikhel and Lin Ling, a postdoctoral scholar at UCR, published their research on the genetic foundation for…
Discovery of Zika virus in monkeys suggests disease may also have wild cycle
From EurekAlert! October 30, 2018 Zika virus has been detected in dead monkeys found in Brazil near São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo State, and Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.…
News Brief 10.26.18
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FIRST WEST NILE VIRUS DEATH IN ORANGE COUNTY REPORTED IN TUSTIN
From New University October 26, 2018 Orange County Health Care Agency officials confirmed the first human death this year due to West Nile Virus (WNV) in the Orange County area…
India wrestles with first significant outbreak of Zika virus
From the Washington Post October 25, 2018 NEW DELHI — India is working to control an outbreak of the Zika virus that has infected more than 130 people in the city…
Skittles, Magnolia Leaf & Mosquito Eggs Aided UC Davis Research
From the Davis Patch October 25, 2018 DAVIS, CA – Using candy (Skittles), magnolia leaves, mosquito eggs and sheets of paper, UC Davis agricultural entomologist and remote sensing technology researcher…
Peptide successfully exploits Achilles’ heel of Zika virus
From Science Daily October 24, 2018 Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have engineered an antiviral peptide that exploits the Zika virus at its Achilles’ heel — the…
Deflecting mosquitoes during bite season
From the Los Altos Town Crier October 24, 2018 Mosquitoes are incredibly well adapted for living on Earth in extreme conditions. They exist at 8,000 feet in the Himalayas and…
News Brief 10.19.18
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First human West Nile Virus case of 2018 reported in San Diego County
From CBS 8 October 19, 2018 (COUNTY NEWS CENTER) – A 91-year-old man from La Jolla has been confirmed as the first person in San Diego County in 2018 to test…
Man recovering from rare mosquito-borne illness
From Wood TV October 17, 2018 KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — A couple from Allegan County hopes their experience with a rare and deadly mosquito-borne illness serves as a lesson for…
What is AFM? Everything you need to know about the polio-like virus suddenly affecting children across the U.S.
From the Los Angeles Times October 17, 2018 It’s mysterious, it’s dangerous and it’s got parents on edge from coast to coast. It’s a medical condition called acute flaccid myelitis, or…
Researchers identify new approach for controlling dengue fever and Zika virus
From EurekAlert! October 17, 2018 RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Mosquitoes are the world’s deadliest animals, killing thousands of people and causing millions of illnesses each year. To be able to reproduce…
Why it’s so hard to diagnose Zika
From Reuters October 17, 2018 CHICAGO (Reuters) – When a Zika epidemic was at its height in the Americas two years ago, diagnostics makers began working feverishly to create diagnostic…
1st human West Nile virus death in Orange County this year reported in Tustin
From the Orange County Register October 16, 2018 An elderly Tustin woman is the first this year to die from complications of West Nile virus, the county’s Health Care Agency…