Chikungunya in Bermuda and Colombia

CDC issues travel notice to Bermuda due to chikungunya in Bermuda Posted by Robert Herriman on January 20, 2015 In December 2014, Bermuda reported local transmission of chikungunya. This is the first time that local transmission of chikungunya has been reported in...

Welcome Commissioners

Commissioners Brian Farrar and Richard Paul join LCMCD Board Lee County Mosquito Control and Hyacinth Control Districts welcomed two new Commissioners elected to the Board. Brian F. Farrar was elected from Area 2 and Richard Paul was elected from Area 4. They...

Sept. 11, 2014, Public Hearing

Public Hearing   LEE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT held an advertised public hearing to adopt a final millage rate and a final budget on September 11, 2014 at District headquarters, 15191 Homestead Road, Lehigh Acres, Florida 33971 in accordance with the provisions...

Texas mosquito carries chikungunya

US: First Texas mosquito carrying chikungunya virus poses mystery Via the Dallas Morning News: First Texas mosquito carrying chikungunya virus poses mystery. Excerpt: The first mosquito in Texas to test positive for the chikungunya virus is giving Harris County health...

Chikungunya count jumps to 442,000

PAHO’s chikungunya count jumps 24%, to 442,000 Chikungunya cases in the Americas increased last week by a dramatic 24%, to 442,310, with the Dominican Republic accounting for most of the new illnesses, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). ...