News Scan for Aug 28, 2017 – CIDRAP


News Scan for Aug 28, 2017 – CIDRAP
08/28/2017
News Scan for Aug 28, 2017CIDRAPMexico, Belize, and Costa Rica are among the few Americas countries reporting small increases in Zika virus activity, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said in its Aug 25 epidemiologic update. In Mexico, the number of Zika cases rose …
Americans OK with GMs for health care, but still wary about food – Purdue Agricultural Communications
08/28/2017
Americans OK with GMs for health care, but still wary about foodPurdue Agricultural CommunicationsWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – More than three-quarters of Americans would accept release of genetically modified mosquitoes to decrease risk of the Zika virus, but fewer than half accept genetic modification (GM) of animals, grain crops and produce, according …
Will Flooding in Texas Lead to More Mosquito-Borne Illness? – The Atlantic
08/28/2017
The AtlanticWill Flooding in Texas Lead to More Mosquito-Borne Illness?The AtlanticAnd that means that residents already made vulnerable by the hurricane might also eventually be at increased risk for mosquito-borne diseases like West Nile virus and Zika. West Nile virus has been endemic in Texas since 2002. In 2016, the state had …and more »
Area Zika mosquito program wraps up – Coldwater Daily Reporter
08/28/2017
Coldwater Daily ReporterArea Zika mosquito program wraps upColdwater Daily ReporterCOLDWATER — A Zika mosquito-monitoring program operated for a second year by the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is now wrapping up. The program came under a $40,000 grant for both surveillance and a community outreach …Mosquitoes capable of spreading Zika found in Wayne CountyWSYM-TVStorm to Raise Number of Zika-Infected MosquitoesKRGVBGSU teams with Wood County to monitor mosquitoesToledo Bladeall 8 news articles »
Meeting Scheduled to Discuss Use of Naled in Miami-Dade Mosquito Fight – NBC 6 South Florida
08/28/2017
NBC 6 South FloridaMeeting Scheduled to Discuss Use of Naled in Miami-Dade Mosquito FightNBC 6 South FloridaOfficials will determine a strategy for future fighting against the pest, a fight that was amplified during the Zika outbreak in both the cities of Miami, Miami Beach and other areas across the county. The mosquito borne illness has been found to cause …and more »

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