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It’s a hot and humid summer night, the window is open, a breeze filters in, and you begin to drift off to sleep when you hear the maddening buzz of a mosquito at your ear. After several unsuccessful slaps to the side of your head, you flip on the lights and see a little hole in your window screen.
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A Brazilian study found Zika virus in many wild marmoset monkeys, which could become part of a threatening transmission cycle for humans.
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SHADOW HILLS (CBSLA) – A longtime Los Angeles County Public Defender and father of two died over the weekend after contracting what was suspected to be West Nile Virus.
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Have you experienced an unusual number of mosquito bites this summer?
Have they landed mostly below the knee and especially around your ankles?
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With nearly 400 students and families enjoying fun, interactive exhibits, learning about mosquitoes, and feasting on delicious food, we couldn’t be happier with our April 19th event.
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Murine Typhus is a disease transmitted by arthropods such as fleas, ticks, and lice. However, in urban areas, like Compton, it is primarily transmitted by fleas.
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An invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito was discovered here in Compton in mid-September. Staff at the Compton Creek Mosquito Abatement District are taking the appropriate steps to inform the public how they can best protect themselves – and their community – from this threat.
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The Compton Creek Mosquito Abatement District (CCMAD) joined the City of Compton, the Compton Unified School District, and elected officials at the grand reopening of Sibrie Park on July 21st.
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has partnered with Oxitec – a British biotechnology firm – to develop a strain of “self-limiting” mosquito that targets specific malaria-carrying strains.
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A recent study out of Baltimore reveals striking variations of mosquito activity within city neighborhoods. These variations, primarily driven by socioeconomic factors, impacted the frequency that mosquitoes bit humans and revealed the primary source of their blood meals.
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