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Mosquito

NC reports first West Nile case of 2026

  • Aug 6

Google wants to release 32M good mosquitoes | Here's why

  • Jun 2

Wendell Park has an ant invasion, NCSU researchers try to help

  • Apr 15
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Mosquitoes found in Iceland for 1st time as temperatures rise

  • Oct 22, 2025

Spider or mosquito bite? Here's how to tell

  • Sep 9, 2025

CDC issues travel health notice for chikungunya virus in China

  • Aug 6, 2025

First case of West Nile virus confirmed in Durham County

  • Jul 30, 2025

Murphy's Naturals: NC Made

  • Jun 7, 2025

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Mosquito resistance grows as West Nile Virus monitored in NC

  • Aug 6
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Less mosquitos in the south due to rising temperatures

  • Jul 6, 2023
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NCDHHS launches 'Fight the Bite' campaign to avoid tick- and mosquito-borne disease

  • Apr 2, 2023
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Person in Cumberland County is first death from West Nile Virus in NC

  • Oct 4, 2022
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First case of West Nile virus confirmed in Cumberland County

  • Sep 9, 2022
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Raleigh & Durham ranked 2 of the worst US cities for mosquitoes: What yard treatments are safe?

  • Jun 1, 2021
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Mosquito-borne virus EEE kills horse in Cumberland County

  • Jul 31, 2019
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Tips to help eliminate mosquito breeding

  • Jul 21, 2018

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North Carolina child recovers from rare mosquito-borne illness, family joins research effort

La Crosse virus is a mosquito-borne disease transmitted by the eastern treehole mosquito (Aedes triseriatus).

  • Jun 1, 2025
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New York reports death from EEE after 1st case diagnosed in nearly a decade

The first person in New York state to be diagnosed with eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in nearly a decade has died, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office announced Monday.

  • Sep 24, 2024
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As mosquito-borne illnesses spread, here's how to tell West Nile, dengue and EEE apart

Health officials are reporting at least eighteen deaths from West Nile virus in the U.S. this year, with three recent deaths recorded in Wisconsin and Illinois. There have been six cases of EEE, including one person who died after testing positive for the virus, as well as dengue cases recorded in several states.

  • Sep 4, 2024
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2nd case of EEE reported in Massachusetts, bringing total in US to 6

The patient is a woman in her 30s who was exposed in the area of Plymouth County, in the southeastern part of the state.

  • Aug 30, 2024
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What you need to know about 'sloth fever' after 21 cases confirmed among US travelers

Oropouche virus is an arthropod-borne virus, meaning a type of virus spread to people by the bite of infected arthropods, a group of insects.

  • Aug 30, 2024