Beth Ranson
Innovative NC Partnership Earns Harvard-based Award
The Clean Water for Carolina Kids program was the 2020 winner of the Harvard-based Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnership. The program, which protects children …
Clear Call for Larval Source Management
Literature review establishes clear reasoning in support of larviciding as part of an Integrated Vector Management strategy Parasites & Vectors is an open access, peer-reviewed …
California Experiences Autumn WNV Pressure
California’s improved 2020 numbers against West Nile Virus took a step backward, beginning with the last full week of September. After a total of 33 …
Saint Louis Encephalitis Makes Grim Appearance
In September, Madera County California officials reported the first Saint Louis Encephalitis Virus (SLEV) mortality in the US since 2018. SLEV-related deaths are relatively uncommon. …
Battle in the Upper Keys
FKMCD hoping to turn the tide in the first major outbreak of dengue since 2010 As the world remains embattled with COVID-19 and the unprecedented …
Mosquitos Not a Threat to Vector COVID-19
Mosquitos can’t transmit the coronavirus, according to a Kansas State University study published in Scientific Reports, the first to produce conclusive evidence on the relationship …
California Remains in Fight against WNV
A total of eight new cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) were reported in California’s August 28, 2020 Arbovirus Surveillance Bulletin, bringing the state’s year-to-date …
Parasites Need Conservation Too
Parasites like ticks and worms are often seen as pests and agents of diseases, but ecologists argue many parasites are actually harmless to humans and …
Acclimating in a COVID Climate
Dr. Waheed Bajwa answers the phone in his lab coat. He’s been looking at samples under the microscope, thinking about things most people will never …
Tick Season Troubles
Even while staying six feet apart, people venturing outside during quarantine are being exposed to other diseases: those carried by ticks. Ticks don’t obey any …