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Let skeeters feed on you for science? Welcome to front lines of mosquito control

At the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District, working on the front lines of mosquito control can be a prickly job

The Independent UK

Suburban Cook County resident first human Illinois West Nile virus-related death of 2023

The individual, who was in their 90s, had an “onset of symptoms” of the virus earlier this month and died shortly after, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Chicago Sun-Times

West Nile Virus-Carrying Mosquitoes Found In Southern Israel

Environmental Protection Ministry urges preventive measures and pest control in affected areas.

Zenger

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Virus-carrying tropical mosquitos found in Finland as climate heats

Culex modestus, already in UK, can carry West Nile virus causing flu-like symptoms and even death

The Guardian - UK

West Nile Virus detected in Louisville; Lexington free of mosquito-borne disease – so far

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, West Nile Virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental U-S. There are no vaccines to prevent it and no medications to treat it. Last week, the West Nile Virus was detected in mosquito traps set by the…

WEKU

West Nile virus: What you need to know

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed reports of West Nile virus in 10 states. The bite of an infected mosquito most commonly spreads the virus.

Tribune News Service

Malaria is making a comeback in the U.S. What you need to know to stay safe from it—and West Nile Virus—this summer

For Americans unfamiliar with malaria, here’s a primer on the disease—and what you need to know to stay safe from both malaria and West Nile this July 4 holiday and beyond.

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New mosquito diseases could hit UK in horror forecast of 'more cases and possibly deaths'

Heatwaves and flooding are becoming more frequent and severe in Europe and summers are getting longer and warmer, with the warm and wet weather encouraging the mosquito migration

Daily Mirror

EU holiday warning over dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, zika and West Nile

Thanks to climate change once tropical diseases can now be caught in Europe

Wales Online

Climate change leads to growing risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases, EU agency says

European Union officials say there is a growing risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases such as dengue and chikungunya in Europe due to climate change

The Independent UK

West Nile Virus found in Chicago-area mosquitoes

No humans have been infected by the virus in the state so far, but health officials are advising Chicagoans to take precautions throughout the summer months.

Chicago Sun-Times

Light pollution might extend mosquitoes' biting season: Study

The discovery of a recent study that metropolitan light pollution may disturb the winter dormancy phase for mosquitos that transmit the West Nile virus could be considered both good and bad news. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Epic California rains expected to take one more bite: Masses of mosquitoes

LOS ANGELES — After a parade of storms battered the state, Californians are enjoying an extended stretch of sunshine and warmer temperatures.

Los Angeles Times

Mateoh Eggleton's family told lifesaving bone marrow transplant could put him at risk of West Nile River virus

Stems cells donated to help save the life of six-year-old Queensland boy Mateoh Eggleton were left on a tarmac in the United States last month. Now, his family have been told they came from an ineligible donor and could make him sick.

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Uganda’s fuel smugglers: are the Opec Boys (anti-)heroes of the marginalised?

Smuggling in the Ugandan border region of West Nile has a long and chequered history. It straddles the fine line between legitimacy and legality. Governance and conflict researcher Kristof Titeca has studied smuggling in the border region since 2003. He explains the dynamics.

WEKU

Louisville health officials report first West Nile death since 2019

Daily Mirror

What is the West Nile virus, what are the symptoms and should we be worried?

Cases of West Nile virus have surged recently in Italy. The virus is caused by being bitten by an infected mosquito, resulting in a number of symptoms to be aware of

The Hindu

West Nile fever in Kerala: Two more samples sent for test

Health department examining how virus reached mosquitoes in Pananchery

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After West Nile fever death, Kerala seeks public support for vector control

West Nile fever is spread by culex mosquitoes that breed in stagnant waterbodies

The Hindu

Man succumbs to West Nile fever in Thrissur

Emergency meeting convened at MCH

Irish Mirror

Irish passengers heading to Spain warned over deadly Nile virus transmitted by mosquitos that killed eight last year

The deadly virus killed eight people last summer after 87 patients were infected with the virus in Andalusia, the region where Costa del Sol is located in the south of Spain

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois crows making a comeback, and there’s a surprising link to human health

West Nile virus infections soared in Illinois in the early 2000s in people and also among crows. Turns out that tracking the birds can help keep us safe. Here’s how.

Tribune News Service

Climate change may push the US toward the ‘Goldilocks zone’ for West Nile virus

Michael Keasling of Lakewood, Colorado, was an electrician who loved big trucks, fast cars, and Harley-Davidsons. He’d struggled with diabetes since he was a teenager, needing a kidney transplant from his sister to stay alive. He was already quite sick in August when he contracted West Nile virus after being…

Salon

Mosquitoes are happy with climate change

Scientists expect West Nile transmission to increase on a warming planet, posing a threat to public health

ABC News

West Nile virus cases in horses rise in NSW as hot, wet summer fuels mosquito population

A horse in the New South Wales Hunter region has died and more across the state have been infected with West Nile virus in numbers not seen since the outbreak of 2011.

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