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#Mosquito-Borne #Disease ‘#TripleE’ Is Spreading in #US as Temperatures Rise
#EasternEquineEncephalitis (#EEE) cases have been reported in five states this year, including a fatal case in New Hampshire last month. Rare mosquito-borne illness, which has no known cure, kills 30-40% of those infected and often causes permanent neurological damage in survivors. EEE is becoming more common in #NorthAmerica as #climatechange expands habitats of insects.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-mosquito-borne-disease-triple-e-is-spreading-in-the-us-as-temperatures-rise/
https://archive.ph/OQJ4k

Town urges curfew over mosquito-spread disease that kills up to 50% of people - Enlarge / A mosquito collected to test for mosquito-borne diseases. (cr... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2044837 #easternequineencephalitis #infectiousdisease #massachusetts #mosquito #science #health #curfew #deaths #oxford #virus #cdc #eee

Repel, control, and eat mosquitos

#Mosquitos. They can be an infuriating nuisance. Occasionally (but increasingly) they can be a vector of disease in my part of the world.

This post is going to touch briefly upon some diseases they spread, then focus mostly on which repellents work safely, and conclude with two ways to reduce their numbers in an environmentally friendly way - creating a breeding trap, or feeding them to a voracious, mystery predator.

#WestNile #Zika #EasternEquineEncephalitis #dengue #JapaneseEncephalitis #yellowfever #StLouisEncephalitis #LaCrosseEncephalitis #heartworm #malaria

https://mccormickmd.substack.com/p/repel-control-and-eat-mosquitos

Repel, control, and eat mosquitos

#Mosquitos. They can be an infuriating nuisance. Occasionally (but increasingly) they can be a vector of disease in my part of the world.

This post is going to touch briefly upon some diseases they spread, then focus mostly on which repellents work safely, and conclude with two ways to reduce their numbers in an environmentally friendly way - creating a breeding trap, or feeding them to a voracious, mystery predator.

#WestNile #Zika #EasternEquineEncephalitis #dengue #JapaneseEncephalitis #yellowfever #StLouisEncephalitis #LaCrosseEncephalitis #heartworm #malaria

https://mccormickmd.substack.com/p/repel-control-and-eat-mosquitos

Repel, control, and eat mosquitos

#Mosquitos. They can be an infuriating nuisance. Occasionally (but increasingly) they can be a vector of disease in my part of the world.

This post is going to touch briefly upon some diseases they spread, then focus mostly on which repellents work safely, and conclude with two ways to reduce their numbers in an environmentally friendly way - creating a breeding trap, or feeding them to a voracious, mystery predator.

#WestNile #Zika #EasternEquineEncephalitis #dengue #JapaneseEncephalitis #yellowfever #StLouisEncephalitis #LaCrosseEncephalitis #heartworm #malaria

https://mccormickmd.substack.com/p/repel-control-and-eat-mosquitos

Repel, control, and eat mosquitos

#Mosquitos. They can be an infuriating nuisance. Occasionally (but increasingly) they can be a vector of disease in my part of the world.

This post is going to touch briefly upon some diseases they spread, then focus mostly on which repellents work safely, and conclude with two ways to reduce their numbers in an environmentally friendly way - creating a breeding trap, or feeding them to a voracious, mystery predator.

#WestNile #Zika #EasternEquineEncephalitis #dengue #JapaneseEncephalitis #yellowfever #StLouisEncephalitis #LaCrosseEncephalitis #heartworm #malaria

https://mccormickmd.substack.com/p/repel-control-and-eat-mosquitos

Repel, control, and eat mosquitos

#Mosquitos. They can be an infuriating nuisance. Occasionally (but increasingly) they can be a vector of disease in my part of the world.

This post is going to touch briefly upon some diseases they spread, then focus mostly on which repellents work safely, and conclude with two ways to reduce their numbers in an environmentally friendly way - creating a breeding trap, or feeding them to a voracious, mystery predator.

#WestNile #Zika #EasternEquineEncephalitis #dengue #JapaneseEncephalitis #yellowfever #StLouisEncephalitis #LaCrosseEncephalitis #heartworm #malaria

https://mccormickmd.substack.com/p/repel-control-and-eat-mosquitos