January 29, 2010
Dangerous new mosquito finds a home in Washington County
St. Croix Valley Press - The mosquito has been identified as a potential carrier of the West Nile virus and LaCrosse encephalitis. http://presspubs.com/articles/2010/01/28/st_croix_valley_press/news/doc4b620b6755a5d336366299.txt
Posted by sball at 9:06 AM
UF's Emerging Pathogens Institute poised to fight tomorrow's diseases
Gainesville Sun - "Florida is a magnet for pathogens that pose a threat not only to people but also to agricultural mainstays and to our native ecosystem. http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100125/ARTICLES/100129652/-1/NEWS1001?Title=UF-s-EPI-poised-to-fight-tomorrow-s-diseases
Posted by sball at 9:01 AM
January 11, 2010
Bald Eagle Released Back Into Wild
WGAL - State game officials said when the eagle was found it was suffering from blood poisoning, barbiturate poisoning and possibly had the West Nile virus. http://www.wgal.com/news/22183742/detail.html
Posted by sball at 2:26 PM
Black-capped chickadee
Kansas.com - Once a common Kansas songbird, black-capped numbers were dramatically reduced by West Nile virus several years ago. http://www.kansas.com/sports/outdoors/story/1130286.html#ixzz0cKjnAsT8
Posted by sball at 2:24 PM
January 5, 2010
Independent Examines Diseases That Jump From Animals To Humans
MedicalNewsToday.com - Looking at "five emerging and re-emerging diseases - malaria, lyme disease (spread by ticks), Hantavirus (spread by mice and rats), West Nile disease (spread by mosquitoes), and schistosomiasis (spread by freshwater snails). They argue that changes in land use, farming practices and climate lie behind the increasing number of outbreaks." http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/175091.php
Posted by sball at 11:51 AM
H1N1 flu scare distracts from West Nile virus threat
Chicago Tribune - Illinois tallied a remarkably low number of human cases of another relatively new infectious disease, West Nile virus. But health experts attribute this largely to the cool and wet spring and summer, not a diminishment of West Nile virus. http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/chi-west-nile-virusjan03,0,7322936.story
Posted by sball at 7:12 AM