From WLRN September 4, 2018 Florida has had 66 reported cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus this year, with the number increasing slightly during the past three weeks, according to…
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Zika virus study reveals possible causes of brain pathology
From Science Daily September 4, 2018 In healthy individuals, the Zika virus causes flu-like symptoms. If a pregnant woman becomes infected, the unborn child can suffer from severe brain abnormalities…
News Brief 8.31.18
Award Nominations Now Open; Insecticide Resistance Testing; Natular Survey; Don’t Give Bugs a Biting Chance! – New Digital Repellent Education Materials from CDPH; New Mosquito Video from Monterey County; 87th…
Invasive Aedes mosquitoes spreading across Southern California
From the VC Star September 1, 2018 Officials say a couple of invasive types of mosquito known as “ankle biters” are spreading quickly throughout Southern California. Aedes mosquitoes are responsible for…
Labor Day Indicates Summer Is Winding Down But West Nile Virus Carrying Mosquitoes Are Still Very Active
Press Release From San Joaquin County Mosquito & Vector Control District August 31, 2018 (STOCKTON, CA) – Labor Day typically reminds us that summer is winding down. Unfortunately, mosquitoes carrying West…
MORE MOSQUITOES AND BIRDS TEST POSITIVE AS WEST NILE VIRUS ACTIVITY CONTINUES
Press Release from Contra Costa MVCD August 31, 2018 The District Urges Citizens to Protect Themselves Over the Holiday Weekend CONCORD, CALIFORNIA – The Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District…
Researchers patent fast, accurate technology for early Zika detection
From FIU News August 30, 2018 In the first half of 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported only 34 symptomatic Zika virus disease cases, down from more…
Placer County Sprays Rocklin And Roseville For West Nile Virus
From CBS Sacramento August 29, 2018 PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) — New efforts started Wednesday night to help eradicate West Nile Virus in Placer County. A plane began aerial spraying over…
Natular Survey
On behalf of the MVCAC IVM Committee and Nancy Voorhees of Clark Mosquito Control Products we have received responses from California Natular (spinosad) users for the period of 2014-17. The…
Mosquito ‘breeding sites’ in Northridge among areas targeted for West Nile virus prevention efforts
From the Los Angeles Daily News August 29, 2018 Mosquito breeding sites in Northridge and surrounding neighborhoods are the target of a wider effort to prevent the spread of the…
New Mosquito Video from Monterey County
Northern Salinas Valley MAD and Monterey County created an educational video all about mosquitoes – Click here to view the video.
Daytime mosquitoes bedeviling south Napa residents, students
From The Napa Valley Register August 28, 2018 There’s nothing to like about the salt marsh mosquito. They have a painful bite that can leave a welt. They like warm…
Spray repellent, wear long sleeves because virus-carrying mosquitoes are in Tulare Co.
From The Fresno Bee August 28, 2018 Tulare County has confirmed the first case of West Nile virus in 2018 in an individual in Porterville. Fresno County has had three…
California mom bitten by ‘kissing bug’ warns others about danger of ‘silent killer’ parasitic disease
From Fox News August 28, 2018 When Lynn Kaufer Hodson was bitten by a triatomine, also known as a “kissing bug,” she couldn’t even feel it. It wasn’t until a…
Sentinel chicken in Lake County tests positive for West Nile virus
From Lake County News August 28, 2018 LAKEPORT, Calif. – County officials said that recent tests have confirmed new findings of West Nile virus in Lake County. This week’s sentinel…
AEDES AEGPYTI MOSQUITOES DETECTED IN RANCHO MIRAGE
From KMIR August 28, 2018 Mosquitoes capable of transmitting harmful viruses like Zika and yellow fever have been found in Rancho Mirage, prompting a round of planned door-to-door inspections, local…
News Brief 8.24.18
Award Nominations Now Open; Insecticide Resistance Testing; Don’t Give Bugs a Biting Chance! – New Digital Repellent Education Materials from CDPH; Reminder to Participate: Tick Surveillance Program Survey; 87th Annual…
Never thought that the mosquito bite would do this to my kid “Mom said”
From Industry Global News August 25, 2018 A mother lives in North California is begging guardians to utilize bug spray after a mosquito chomp handled her child in the healing…
California Ranks Fourth in Nation With Most ‘Neuroinvasive’ West Nile Cases
From NBC Los Angeles August 23, 2018 Louisiana and Mississippi are leading the nation in the number of people who have become the most seriously ill from West Nile virus…
‘Ankle biter’ mosquitoes invade Southern California
From the U.S. News August 22, 2018 LOS ANGELES Officials say a new species of mosquito known as the “ankle biter” is spreading quickly throughout Southern California. The Daily Breeze…
Dangerous species of mosquitoes known to carry diseases like Zika and Yellow Fever found in Los Banos
From ABC30 August 22, 2018 LOS BANOS, Calif. (KFSN) — Efforts are underway to fight a dangerous species of mosquitos found in Los Banos. The Merced County Mosquito Abatement…
Yellow Fever, Zika mosquitoes found in Merced County, officials say
From the Merced Sun-Star August 21, 2018 A foreign mosquito capable of transmitting several fatal human diseases has been found in Los Banos, according to the Merced County Mosquito Abatement…
Next-gen insect repellents to combat mosquito-borne diseases
From Science Daily August 20, 2018 The scientists will present their research today at the 256th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). “Our new repellents are…
West Nile virus found in horses
From The Press August 20, 2018 The California Department of Agriculture recently issued the following press release on West Nile virus detected in horses in Sacramento, Kern and Placer counties: A dangerous…
News Brief 8.17.18
Reminder to Participate: Tick Surveillance Program Survey; July Board Meeting Minutes Available Now; 87th Annual Conference – Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2019 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award…
Shasta County reports first case of West Nile virus
From the Record Searchlight August 18, 2018 While 80 percent of people infected with West Nile have no symptoms, health officials advise the public to tell their doctor if they have had…
Yearly total of West Nile virus cases in Contra Costa jump by 50 percent in one week
From the East Bay Times August 18, 2018 DISCOVERY BAY — The number of birds and mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus has increased by 50 percent in the…
Female mosquitoes get choosy quickly to offset invasions
From Science Daily August 16, 2018 At issue is the displacement of Aedes aegypti (yellow fever) mosquitos by a cousin species, Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger), which occurred in the southeastern United States in the…
NIH begins clinical trial of live, attenuated Zika vaccine
From EurekAlert! August 16, 2018 Vaccinations have begun in a first-in-human trial of an experimental live, attenuated Zika virus vaccine developed by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and…
West Nile rears head in county
From the Thousand Oaks Acorn August 16, 2018 One person in Ventura County has contracted West Nile virus, health officials said last week. County Public Health Agency officials issued a…
West Nile virus found in mosquitoes in Santa Clara, Sunnyvale
From the Mercury News August 14, 2018 West Nile virus was detected in mosquitoes collected from an area around the 94087, 95050 and 950512 zip codes in parts of Santa…
In the war on West Nile Virus, mosquito-eating fish are the latest biological weapon
From the Los Angeles Daily News August 14, 2018 Millie Cavafian lives in South Pasadena next door to a vacant home with an old swimming pool teeming with green algae.…
Experts recommend longer follow-up period for children exposed to Zika
From Healio August 14, 2018 For children with suspected or confirmed exposure to Zika virus in utero, the CDC recommends screening for signs of congenital Zika syndrome and other birth…
KEEPING MOSQUITOES AND SPIDERS AWAY FROM YOUR HOME
From Action News Now August 13, 2018 Chico, Calif.– Maybe the most infamous pest of the summer season is the mosquito – with reports of West Nile Virus in recent years…
News Brief 8.10.18
July Board Meeting Minutes Available Now; 87th Annual Conference – Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2019 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/3/18; 2019 MVCAC Annual Conference;…
West Nile virus found in dead birds in eastern Contra Costa County
From The Mercury News August 11, 2018 West Nile virus was found in two dead birds and mosquitoes in eastern Contra Costa, the county Mosquito & Vector Control District said Friday.…
Dead birds, mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus in Discovery Bay area
From 7 News August 11, 2018 DISCOVERY BAY, Calif. — Two dead birds found in Discovery Bay have tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Contra Costa Mosquito…
RISK GROWS AS BIRDS, MOSQUITOES TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
Press Release from Contra Costa MVCD August 10, 2018 CONCORD, CALIFORNIA – The Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District is reporting mosquitoes from Oakley and Discovery Bay and two dead…
Mosquito known to carry Zika and other viruses found in Ontario
From the Daily Bulletin August 10, 2018 A mosquito known to transmit the Zika virus has been discovered in Ontario. The Aedes aegypti, known as the Yellow Fever mosquito, was found in…
Mosquitoes Carrying Encephalitis Virus Found On Westside
From the Venice Patch August 10, 2018 LOS ANGELES, CA — A batch of mosquitoes trapped in Playa Vista tested positive for the St. Louis Encephalitis virus, which is similar…
17 GROUPS OF MOSQUITOES & CHICKENS INFECTED WITH WEST NILE VIRUS IN BUTTE COUNTY
From Action News Now August 9, 2018 OROVILLE, Calif. – The Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District (BCMVCD) said various groups of mosquitoes, and some chickens have been infected with…
Mosquito Season Getting Longer
From WBRZ August 8, 2018 The number of days each year that are suitable for disease transmission by mosquitoes is rising in much of the U.S., as temperatures climb with…
Ohio State Researchers Finding Early Success With Zika Vaccine
From WOSU August 8, 2018 Ohio state researchers may have come up with an effective Zika vaccine. Symptoms from the primarily mosquito-borne disease are often mild, but the virus can…
Babies with Zika-related Health Problems Continue to Need Attention
From the CDC August 7, 2018 About 1 in 7 babies now 1 year or older who were born to women with Zika virus infection during pregnancy had one or…
Invasive crayfish lead to more mosquitoes and risk of disease in Southern California
From Phys.org August 7, 2018 Invasive red swamp crayfish are a serious problem in the Santa Monica Mountains and other parts of Southern California. They devastate native wildlife, including threatened…
News Brief 8.3.18
87th Annual Conference – Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2019 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/3/18; 2019 MVCAC Annual Conference; HR resources for districts to use…
West Nile Virus Confirmed in Dead Bird and Mosquitoes in Brentwood, Discovery Bay
From East County Today August 4, 2018 CONCORD, CALIFORNIA – The Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District is reporting a dead bird from Brentwood and mosquitoes from Discovery Bay have tested…
Mosquitoes Test Positive For Encephalitis, West Nile
From the Palm Desert Patch August 3, 2018 COACHELLA VALLEY, CA – “Persistent virus activity” in Mecca stemming from disease-carrying mosquitoes has led local vector control officials to call for…
FIRST HUMAN CASE OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN BUTTE CO: PUBLIC HEALTH
From Action News Now August 2, 2018 The first confirmed human case of West Nile Virus in Butte County has been announced Thursday morning by the Butte County Public Health…
The case for greater focus on mosquitoes, ticks in epidemiology
From Science Daily August 2, 2018 The textbook approach to managing disease outbreaks focuses on three factors — pathogen, host, and environment — but it leaves out one critical component…