• Boxes containing the eggs of genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, water and a little food are being placed in six locations in the Lower and Middle Keys this week.
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• A controversial plan to use bats for mosquito control is causing a flap in Orange County.
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• A new mosquito-borne illness has the potential to make its way to Florida. It causes flu-like symptoms.
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• Common anti-parasite medicine used in household pets could be re-purposed to curb outbreaks in humans. It works by killing the mosquitoes that infect people with diseases.
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• The number of tick, mosquito, and flea-borne illnesses tripled in the United States over the past decade. Most local cases were travel-related.
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• Last year, most of Florida’s Zika cases were travel-related. Officials are warning people visiting high-risk countries to take necessary precautions.
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• Hospitals and health departments could have a new tool in 2018 to detect Zika – a test that is cheap, portable and fast.
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