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Friday, April 11, 2014
virus advances through the Caribbean
Frances Robles covers some scary stuff in a recent article for The New York Times
"MIAMI — A painful mosquito-borne virus common in Africa and Asia has advanced quickly throughout the eastern Caribbean in the past two months, raising the prospect that a once-distant illness will become entrenched throughout the region, public health experts say."
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"MIAMI — A painful mosquito-borne virus common in Africa and Asia has advanced quickly throughout the eastern Caribbean in the past two months, raising the prospect that a once-distant illness will become entrenched throughout the region, public health experts say."
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Monday, November 26, 2012
What Could Disappear
NY TIMES:
Maps show coastal and low-lying areas that would be permanently flooded, without engineered protection, in three levels of higher seas. Percentages are the portion of dry, habitable land within the city limits of places listed that would be permanently submerged.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/11/24/opinion/sunday/what-could-disappear.html?ref=sundayBACK IN ACTION
Team Skeeter is back in action working out of an office in DUMBO Brooklyn (which is still recovering from Hurricane Sandy). We're happy to have the wonderful Mary Kerr on board.
More soon,
Jesse
More soon,
Jesse
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
CDC reports West Nile in US is worst on record
2012 West Nile virus update: November 14
As of November 14, 2012, 48 states have
reported West Nile virus infections in people, birds, or mosquitoes. A
total of 5,128 cases of West Nile virus disease in people, including 229
deaths, have been reported to CDC. Of these, 2,601 (51%) were
classified as neuroinvasive disease (such as meningitis or encephalitis)
and 2,527 (49%) were classified as non-neuroinvasive disease.
The 5,128 cases reported thus far in
2012 is the highest number of West Nile virus disease cases reported to
CDC through the second week in November since 2003. Almost 80 percent
of the cases have been reported from 12 states (Texas, California,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Illinois, South Dakota, Michigan, Oklahoma,
Nebraska, Colorado, Arizona, and Ohio) and over a third of all cases
have been reported from Texas.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Huffington Post Article Today
West Nile Outbreak This Year Likely To Be Second-Worst On Record: CDC
Oct 3 (Reuters) - The outbreak of West Nile virus that has hit Texas and other states remains on pace to make 2012 the second-worst year on record for the disease in the United States, with another 424 cases and 16 deaths reported last week, government figures showed on Wednesday.
So far this year, 3,969 cases of the mosquito-borne illness have been reported to federal health officials as of Oct. 2, up from 3,545 reported the week before, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its weekly update of outbreak data.
The pace of new cases has slowed since late summer, but the total cases reported by the first week in October is still the highest since a record-setting outbreak in 2003, when there were 9,862 cases for the full year.
More HERE
Oct 3 (Reuters) - The outbreak of West Nile virus that has hit Texas and other states remains on pace to make 2012 the second-worst year on record for the disease in the United States, with another 424 cases and 16 deaths reported last week, government figures showed on Wednesday.
So far this year, 3,969 cases of the mosquito-borne illness have been reported to federal health officials as of Oct. 2, up from 3,545 reported the week before, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its weekly update of outbreak data.
The pace of new cases has slowed since late summer, but the total cases reported by the first week in October is still the highest since a record-setting outbreak in 2003, when there were 9,862 cases for the full year.
More HERE
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