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Zika hasn’t been in the news much, but that doesn’t mean it’s gone
From Science News October 30, 2017 Less than a year after the World Health Organization declared Zika is no longer a public health emergency, the virus seems to have fallen…
L.A. County far outpaces us in West Nile cases
From VC Star October 28, 2017 While Ventura County has seen only one human case of West Nile virus this year, neighboring Los Angeles County has seen more than 200…
Zika virus infects developing brain by first infecting cells meant to defend against it
From EurekAlert October 27, 2017 Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in Brazil, report that the Zika virus is transmitted from mother to…
What you can learn from the people who protect you from disease-carrying pests
From The Orange County Register October 25, 2017 A fly landing on salad. A roof rat scurrying across the yard. A flea hopping from your pet to your skin. For…
Sonoma preschoolers learn about yellow jackets
From Sonoma News October 23, 2017 The Marin-Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District protects the health and welfare of the communities it serves from mosquitoes and vector-borne diseases by utilizing…
News Briefs 10.20.17
Visual Gateway Workshop Interest Form; The head of the U.S.’s largest mosquito control program has science on her side; From ESA – Hurricane Recovery: Your Help is Needed; Agency Spotlight;…
Warm Weather Helps Prolong West Nile Virus Risk
From UCANR October 23, 2017 Summer may be over, but continued warm weather means that mosquitoes are still active. So far this year, 361 cases of the mosquito-borne illness West…
Second bird tests positive for West Nile Virus in El Dorado County
From YubaNet.com October 20, 2017 PLACERVILLE, CAlif. October 20, 2017 – El Dorado County health officials received confirmation last week that a bird found in the Garden Valley area of…
Mosquitoes evolved to fly away with a belly full of your blood—without you ever noticing
From Popular Science October 19, 2017 Mosquitoes are weird fliers. Your typical aeronaut—a sparrow or a fruit fly, for instance—takes flight by jumping into the air. Only once aloft do they…
If A Pile Of Poo Has An Emoji, Shouldn’t A Mosquito Have One Too?
From NPR October 18, 2017 There are 2,666 emojis available for tweets and texts. Everything from a butterfly to a croissant to a unicorn. But global health advocates think there’s…
The head of the U.S.’s largest mosquito control program has science on her side
From Popular Science October 17, 2017 There are more than 3,000 species of mosquitoes in the world, and if Jodi Holeman could, she’d catch one of each. She can identify…
West Nile Virus infected Mosquitoes found in Palm Springs
From KESQ October 16, 2017 PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – For the second time in Palm Springs this year, a sample of mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile. The Coachella…
News Briefs 10.13.17
MVCAC Planning Meeting; Visual Gateway Workshop Interest Form; CDPH VBDS 2016 Annual Report; From ESA – Hurricane Recovery: Your Help is Needed; Agency Spotlight; 86th Annual MVCAC Conference – January…
Aedes aegypti mosquito detected in Mecca
From KESQ October 11, 2017 MECCA, Calif. – Mecca has become the latest city in the valley to be detected with the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The Coachella Valley Mosquito and…
Disease-Transmitting Aedes Mosquito Prompts Santa Clarita Public Information Session
From KHTS AM 1220 October 10, 2017 The disease-transmitting Aedes mosquito has been confirmed in the Santa Clarita area, prompting city officials to host a Public Information Session about the…
WEST NILE VIRUS ACTIVITY CONTINUES IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
From Contra Costa MVCD October 10, 2017 More dead birds, chickens, and mosquitoes test positive for the virus CONCORD, CALIFORNIA – – The Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District…
News Briefs 10.06.17
From ESA – Hurricane Recovery: Your Help is Needed; Contra Costa MVCD – Paula Macedo, New General Manager, Takes the Helm; Alameda MAD – Quarterly Newsletter and Updates; Agency Spotlight;…
CDPH VBDS 2016 Annual Report
From CDPH October 9, 2017 The 2016 Annual Report of the Vector-Borne Disease Section has been posted on the VBDS Annual Report webpage: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/VBDSAnnualReports.aspx. A PDF of the report is…
Orange County records its first West Nile virus-related death
From The Orange County Register October 6, 2017 The peak season of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus should be nearing its end, but state and local agencies are warning people…
Four chickens near Redding catch West Nile virus
From The Record Searchlight October 3, 2017 Four “sentinel chickens” east of Redding have tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control District. The…
MOSQUITOES, DEAD BIRDS, AND A CHICKEN TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
From Contra Costa MVCD October 3, 2017 Two Contra Costa County residents also test positive for the virus CONCORD, CALIFORNIA – – The Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control…
Controlling mosquitoes through aerial management
From Sierra Wave Media October 2, 2017 OVMAP news release Recent mosquito trap data indicate that recent aerial larviciding treatments were very successful, with mosquito populations reduced by about half in the two…
WVMVCD Media Release: Invasive Mosquito Alert: Aedes albopictus Detected in Montclair
From West Valley MVCD October 2, 2017 The West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District has detected the presence of Aedes albopictus, commonly known as the Asian tiger mosquito, in…
News Briefs 09.29.17
Call for Speakers; Agency Spotlight; 86th Annual MVCAC Conference – January 28-30, 2018; 2018 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/1/17; District Trustee Information Form; Leading Edge Training…
Deadly West Nile virus cases are spiking in LA. The first line of defense: chickens
From Stat News September 29, 2017 EL MONTE, Calif. — The chickens are used to the needles. They don’t fuss when vector ecologist Tanya Posey pulls opens the door of…
West Nile virus targeted in Sepulveda Basin as public health concerns heighten
From The Los Angeles Daily News September 27, 2017 Vector control agents conducted a pre-dawn raid on adult mosquitoes in the Sepulveda Basin on Wednesday to knock down the populations…
SoCal mosquito season brings disease danger
From ABC 7 September 26, 2017 HAWAIIAN GARDENS, Calif. (KABC) — Several people have died this year from the West Nile Virus in Southern California. With mosquito season in full…
Yellow fever mosquito found in Tulare
From The Porterville Recorder September 25, 2017 The yellow fever mosquito has been found in the City of Tulare by the Tulare Mosquito Abatement District, the Tulare County Health and…
INVASIVE Aedes aegypti MOSQUITOES FOUND IN MERCED, CA
Press Release From Merced County MAD September 25, 2017 MERCED, CA– The Merced County Mosquito Abatement District identified Aedes aegypti, also known as the yellow fever mosquito, in the city…
News Briefs 09.22.17
Call for Speakers; Agency Spotlight; District Trustee Information Form; 86th Annual MVCAC Conference – January 28-30, 2018; 2018 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/1/17; Leading Edge Training…
West Nile virus has killed 8 Californians this year. In parts of L.A. County, the risk is especially high
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…
Mosquitoes spread deadly diseases, and public health experts hope to fight back with this new emoji
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…
Move over malaria: Mosquitoes carrying Zika, dengue may thrive in warmer Africa
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…
Multiple cases of West Nile virus in Glendale prompt education campaign
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,…
Election of MVCAC Honorary Members and 2017-2018 Officers
Honorary Membership Below you will find an honorary membership ballots for Jack Cavier, retired District Manager of the Glenn County Mosquito and Vector Control District and Branka B. Lothrop, Ph.D., retired…
Family of West Covina Woman Killed by West Nile Virus Speak Out After Infection Claims 6 Lives in California This Year
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…
Aedes aegypti mosquito detected in Palm Desert
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…
Increase in mosquito population throughout Orange County — particularly in Santa Ana — has vector officials on alert
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…
Invasive mosquito population up 330 percent in Orange County
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…
Health officials launch door-to-door campaign against West Nile Virus in Los Feliz area
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…
News Briefs 09.15.17
Award Nominations Now Open; Passing of Jeff Cahn; ELC Funding For Enhanced Aedes Surveillance and Control; Call for Speakers; Support for Hurricane Harvey; Agency Spotlight; District Trustee Information Form; 86th…
Mosquitoes take a harmful bite out of Tulare County
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…
Gulf Flood Waters — Breeding Grounds For Mosquitoes, Raising Zika Concerns
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…
News Briefs 09.08.17
Support for Hurricane Harvey; Award Nominations Now Open; Agency Spotlight; District Trustee Information Form; 86th Annual MVCAC Conference – January 28-30, 2018; 2018 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications…
First Indication of West Nile virus in Shasta County
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…
Aggressive yellowjackets breaking records in much of Bay Area
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.…
Infectious Mosquitoes Are Turning Up in New Regions
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…
News Briefs 09.01.17
Support for Hurricane Harvey; Award Nominations Now Open; Agency Spotlight; District Trustee Information Form; 86th Annual MVCAC Conference – January 28-30, 2018; 2018 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications…
San Bernardino County reports first West Nile Virus death for 2017
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…