Author: Sarah Spencer

From The Los Angeles Times September 23, 2017 Julie Shepherd ended up in the hospital earlier this month after her neighbor found her on the floor of her West Covina…

From The Los Angeles Times September 22, 2017 Mosquitoes are more than a spoiler of backyard barbecues. They threaten more than half the world’s population with their disease-spreading bites. In…

From Reuters September 21, 2017 DAKAR, Sept 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – From deadly droughts and destroyed crops to shrinking water sources, communities across sub-Saharan Africa are struggling to withstand…

From The Los Angeles Times September 21, 2017 With eight cases of West Nile virus reported in Glendale so far this year, health officials took part in a door-to-door education campaign Wednesday,…

From KTLA September 20, 2017 Just as Ventura County health officials warned of mosquitoes found infected with West Nile Virus on Wednesday, a family a county away in West Covina…

From KESQ September 20, 2017 PALM DESERT, Calif. – The Aedes aegypti mosquitoes — capable of transmitting chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever and Zika — has been found in Palm Desert. While these…

From The Orange County Register September 19, 2017 SANTA ANA – Wilshire Square resident Raul Ramos was tossing out trash in his backyard on a Saturday two weeks ago when…

From ABC7 News September 19, 2017 The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control district announced a sharp spike in the presence of the invasive Aedes mosquito in Orange County. The…

From The Eastsider September 19, 2017 Officials will be going door-to-door in the Los Feliz-Glendale area on Wednesday, Sept. 20 to warn residents about the risks posed by the potentially…

From Visalia Times-Delta September 14, 2017 As the weather cools down the number of mosquitoes are going up. And so is the number of mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile Virus. Climate, as well as…

From Triplepundit.com September 14, 2017 Hurricane Harvey’s devastating floods, which inundated vast tracks of neighborhoods in August and brought with it the chance of toxic leaks has raised concern recently about another…

From KRCR TV September 8, 2017 REDDING, Calif. – The first indication of West Nile virus (WNv) for 2017 has been reported in Shasta County in a positive dead bird…

From The East Bay Times September 7, 2017 Aggressive yellowjacket populations are booming this year in the Bay Area as reports of complaints about nests hit records in some areas.…

From The New York Times September 7, 2017 A mounting number of citations on a popular disease-tracking website suggests that mosquitoes may be moving into new ecological niches with greater…

From San Bernardino Sun August 31, 2017 SAN BERNARDINO >> San Bernardino County Public Health officials announced Thursday the first West Nile Virus death of the 2017 season. The victim was…

From Northridge Patch August 17, 2017 WOODLAND HILLS, CA — Almost half of the 22 people from Los Angeles County who tested positive for West Nile virus so far this…

August 17, 2017 MERCED, CA– The Merced County Mosquito Abatement District received confirmation that one sentinel chicken from Merced County tested positive for St. Louis Encephalitis Virus (SLEV). SLEV is…

From The Sacramento Bee August 15, 2017 The first human case this year of West Nile virus in Northern California was reported by Butte County health officials Tuesday. The virus was identified…

From The Sacramento Bee August 14, 2017 Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus have increased in the Elk Grove area, and authorities are boosting efforts to control their spread, the Sacramento-Yolo…

By Trina Wood on August 10, 2017, in Human & Animal Health This week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a bold step to enhance public-health preparedness for…

From the San Mateo Daily Journal August 7, 2017 Countywide agency recently commended for fiscal management, transparency From an employee embezzlement scandal to receiving commendations for accountability practices, a little-known…

From The Modesto Bee August 7, 2017 A mosquito sample in Stanislaus County tested positive for the St. Louis encephalitis virus, which is capable of causing a potentially deadly illness. The…

From The Sacramento Bee July 31, 2017 Zika, dengue fever and other mosquito-born illnesses have surged to public attention in recent years, with Zika afflicting thousands of people across the Americas.…

From CDPH July 28, 2017 SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) advises pregnant women, and men and women of childbearing age, not to go to areas with…

From Sierra Wave Media July 26, 2017 Inyo County press release The Owens Valley Mosquito Abatement Program (OVMAP) confirmed Tuesday that some mosquito samples trapped last week tested positive for West…

From The Sacramento Bee July 24, 2017 Yellowjacket infestations are hitting Sacramento County early this year, prompting specialists to eradicate the sometime aggressive insects whose sting can sometime kill. The…

From KRCR TV July 17, 2017 PALERMO, Calif. – According to the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District, a mosquito pool in an area of north Honcut south Palermo…

By LOUIS CASIANO JR. | Orange County Register July 10, 2017   A batch of 22 mosquitoes infected with the West Nile Virus was discovered late last month in Costa Mesa’s Fairview…

From Nasa.gov June 28, 2017 In many parts of the world, mosquitoes are more than just a summertime nuisance. They spread diseases that kill nearly 2.7 million people a year.…

From CaliforniaHealthline.org This graphic details the Zika virus infections among California residents from 2015 through June 30, 2017. All cases on record have been among people who were infected while traveling to areas…

From OCMVCD June 26, 2017 National Mosquito Control Awareness Week is a Reminder to Orange County Residents to Protect Themselves Garden Grove, CA. There is a new giant inflatable mosquito…

National Mosquito Control Awareness Week is a Reminder to Californians to Protect Themselves  SACRAMENTO, June 22, 2017 – While California’s wettest winter in 122 years ended the state’s historic drought,…

Last year, with the Western Hemisphere in the grip of a surprising Zika virus epidemic, CDC researchers used a survey to compile a list of U.S. counties where the mosquito…