Author: Sarah Spencer

From UCR Today January 2, 2018 RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — For decades, chemical pesticides have been the most important way of controlling insects like the Anopheles mosquito species that spreads malaria to…

From FOX 15 December 28, 2017 ABILENE, TX – West Texas is being hit by a cold front, bringing unfriendly temperatures for mosquitos. But Texas health officials are still concerned with…

From the Turlock Journal December 26, 2017 Even though the weather has turned colder and there are fewer mosquitos flying around, the Zika virus remains a serious public health concern…

From ChicoER December 25, 2017 With the arrival of cool and wet weather, ticks that may be carrying Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases are becoming more active in Butte…

From Fox26 December 20, 2017 Flowers at gravesites help us pay tribute to loved ones – and even celebrate holidays with them. But the final resting place for so many…

From CBS News December 19, 2017 While the threat from the Zika crisis has calmed, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention released a study last week exploring the effects…

From Yale News December 18, 2017 Near Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., a population of mosquitoes capable of transmitting tropical diseases is hunkering down for a sixth straight winter. A…

From the Texas Observer December 18, 2017 Brownsville can’t afford a Zika outbreak, but it also can’t afford to prevent one. At the Mary P. Lucio Health Center one July…

From the PBS News Hour December 14, 2017 Children born with congenital Zika infection and diagnosed with microcephaly face severe health and developmental challenges as they age, a new study…

From Science News December 13, 2017 One of the top stories of 2016 quietly exited much of the public’s consciousness in 2017. But it’s still a hot topic among scientists…

From Stanford Medicine News Center December 12, 2017 If there was a Mafia crime family of the virus world, it might be flaviviruses. Dengue, Zika, West Nile and yellow fever…

From Texas Public Radio December 11, 2017 Scientists at Texas BioMedical Research Institute in San Antonio are using a type of primate to help prevent birth defects caused by the…

From The Turlock Journal December 8, 2017 The Stanislaus County Health Services Agency has confirmed that the county has seen its first case of the St. Louis encephalitis virus with…

From the Modesto Bee December 6, 2017 It turns out that a Stanislaus County man who became sick in September was stricken by St. Louis encephalitis, a virus that has…

From The Menlo Park Patch December 5, 2017 From SMCMVCD: Officials at San Mateo Mosquito and Vector Control District (SMCMVCD) remind residents that winter is the season for the western black-legged…

From NBC News December 5, 2017 Humans have been trying to conquer malaria, Zika, dengue, and other mosquito-borne diseases for centuries. But with malaria alone still claiming more than 1 million…

From NIH – National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases December 4, 2017 Results from two Phase 1 clinical trials show an experimental Zika vaccine developed by government scientists at…

From Bio Med Central December 1, 2017 News of West Nile virus (WNV) first hit the popular press in 1999 when cases of infection in humans were  identified in Queen’s, New…

From PRI November 30, 2017 Mosquitoes are, by far, the deadliest animals on Earth. More than 725,000 people die from mosquito-borne illnesses like malaria each year, and millions are affected…

From WLRN November 29th, 2017 Hospitals and health departments could have a new tool in 2018 to detect Zika – a test that is cheap, portable and fast. The test…

From Action News Now November 28, 2017 With the arrival of cool and wet weather, ticks of medical concern are now active again. Butte County residents need to be alert…

From U.S. News November 27, 2017 Nerve-related complications of Zika infection may be caused by the immune system’s response to the virus, not the virus itself, according to a new…

From Science News November 27, 2017 DENVER – After unpleasant lessons in the lab, mosquitoes can learn some restraint in their zest for pursuing the scent of human skin. The test,…

From Newswise November 21, 2017 A new study demonstrates that outbreaks of mosquito-borne viruses Zika and Chikungunya generally occur about three weeks after heavy rainfall. Researchers also found that Chikungunya will…

From Yale News November 20, 2017 The immune system’s response to the Zika virus, rather than the virus itself, may be responsible for nerve-related complications of infection, according to a…

From CBS Miami November 20, 2017 MIAMI (CBSMiami) — A drug used to prevent and treat malaria could also help fight the Zika virus, according to research published Monday. It’s…

From The Johns Hopkins News-Letter November 16, 2017 Recently, the number of people suffering from Zika virus throughout the world has significantly decreased. However, biologists predict that Zika will return…

From TIME Magazine November 16, 2017 Mosquitoes are some of the deadliest creatures in the world, carrying diseases like Zika, dengue and chikungunya. In response, the U.S. government has given the green light to a unique…

From Futurism November 15, 2017 SELF-DESTRUCTING MOSQUITOES Gene editing is an incredibly powerful technique, made faster and more capable by CRISPR, which is the world’s most efficient and exact genetic manipulation…

From The Tribune November 14, 2017 Five birds have tested positive for West Nile virus in 2017, an “unusually high” number and more than in recent years, the San Luis…

From Los Angeles Daily News November 13, 2017 More people were infected and died of West Nile virus across California this year compared to last year, especially in Los Angeles…

From The Hill November 12, 2017 Though the World Health Organization has lifted the emergency alert on the Zika virus, scientists continue their push to develop a vaccine. Late last year,…

From WAMU November 9, 2017 Two years ago, when the Zika virus was first identified as the cause of microcephaly in babies, women were scared. Expectant mothers who got infected had…

From CBS Los Angeles November 7, 2017  

From The Washington Post November 7, 2017 Experts who work on the mosquito-borne West Nile virus have long known that it can cause serious neurological symptoms, such as memory problems and tremors,…

From KESQ November 6, 2017 COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. – Bugs have invaded the Coachella Valley. People have reported seeing thousands of the small insects on car windshields and in their pool.  The owner of Coachella Valley…

From EquiManagement November 1, 2017 Ontario, Canada, has reported additional cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and equine West Nile virus (WNV).  Second EEE Case in Ontario A second case…

From CNN November 1, 2017 Barely more than children themselves when they give birth, many of the forgotten mothers of Zika-striken babies in the Brazilian state of Alagoas are shiny-new…

From CBS SF Bay Area October 31, 2017 SANTA ROSA (CBS SF) — Sonoma County health officials said Tuesday they were concerned by the mosquito breeding threat posed by backyard…

From The Los Feliz Ledger October 31, 2017 West Nile Virus is on the rise across Los Angeles with 208 reported cases this year according to Los Angeles public health…

From Fox News October 31, 2017 Doctors hope a mosquito trap will prevent the spread of disease. The trap is smart enough to know what type of mosquito it’s trapping,…

From Stanford News October 31, 2017 It’s a sound that can keep even the weariest among us from falling asleep: the high-pitched whine of a mosquito. This irritating buzz already…