by admin | Oct 3, 2017 | Arbovirus Info
Date: Mon 2 Oct 2017 Source: Outbreak News Today [edited] <http://outbreaknewstoday.com/italy-chikungunya-outbreak-prompts-cdc-travel-notice-32299/> Italy has reported nearly 200 chikungunya cases in the Lazio region, and this has prompted the...
by admin | Oct 2, 2017 | LCMCD News, Uncategorized
2017Week41ArbovirusReport_10-14-17 For earlier Arbovirus reports click here: https://lcmcd.com/what-we-do/disease-surveillance CHIKUNGUNYA (12): ASIA (PAKISTAN) ********************************* A ProMED-mail post <http://www.promedmail.org> ProMED-mail is a...
by admin | Sep 25, 2017 | LCMCD News, Uncategorized
This Posting was first published on this website on Sept. 20, 2016. The Wall Street Journal (9/23, Evans, Subscription Publication) reported that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Tom Frieden said that aerial spraying likely prevented a Zika...
by admin | Sep 24, 2017 | LCMCD News, Uncategorized
Originally posted Sept. 1, 2016 See the CDC comments on Aerial adulticiding and larviciding further down this page. There is a great deal of information on the internet about aerial adulticiding and larviciding. There are claims aerial spraying will not work against...
by admin | Sep 18, 2017 | LCMCD News, Uncategorized
Hurricane Irma Press Release For Immediate Release: 09/18/2017 For further information, contact Shelly Redovan, Deputy Director, Education & Communication at (239) 694-2174 or redovan@lcmcd.org Hurricane Irma’s Impact on Mosquito Populations Ft....
by admin | Aug 8, 2017 | LCMCD News, Uncategorized
A mosquito carrying a possibly debilitating virus rarely seen in Northern California has been found in the town of Plumas Lake, 30 mi [approx. 48 km] north of Sacramento, local health officials said on [Mon 7 Aug 2017]. The virus is spread through bites from infected...
by admin | Jun 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
How we view our work as proud members of the American Mosquito Control and Florida Mosquito Control...
by admin | Apr 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Due to Hurricane Irma, the 75th Anniversary celebration and open house has been cancelled. The Lee County Mosquito Control District will be holding an open house honoring the 75th Anniversary of the Buckingham Army Airfield on November 10, 2017 from 10:00 AM until...
by admin | Mar 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Consumer Reports finds some repellents are not as effective as others....
by admin | Feb 22, 2017 | LCMCD News, Uncategorized
The CDC has issued a Level 2 Travel Alert for Yellow Fever in areas of Brazil. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/alert/yellow-fever-brazil Yellow fever is a viral disease found in tropical regions of Africa and the Americas that mainly affects humans and monkeys...
