Tag: Bites & Stings
Almost 3,000 Cases of West Nile Virus Reported in U.S. in 2021
69 percent of West Nile disease cases were classified as neuroinvasive disease, for national incidence of 0.61 per 100,000
Three Fleaborne Typhus-Associated Deaths Reported in 2022
Deaths all occurred in patients with comorbidities that may have put them at increased risk for severe disease
Lyme Disease Tied to Higher Risk for Psychiatric Conditions, Suicide
Risk particularly heightened in the six months following diagnosis
CDC: Wildlife Rabies, Especially in Bats, Poses Risk in U.S.
Seventy percent of rabies infections acquired in the United States attributed to bats
CDC: First Confirmed ID of ‘Kissing Bug’ in Delaware
Triatoma sanguisuga insect can transmit parasite that causes Chagas disease
Considerable Morbidity, Mortality Due to Animal Encounters
Greatest number of deaths for bites from nonvenomous arthropods; rat bites most lethal
Allergists Concerned About Bee, Wasp Venom Extract Shortage
Facing expected season-long shortage, doctors asked to urge patients to carry epinephrine auto-injectors
CDC: Number of U.S. Counties With Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes Up
Surveillance also spotted increase in mosquitoes that transmit dengue, chikungunya viruses
Chagas Disease Presents Public Health Challenge in the U.S.
Without early treatment, Chagas disease can cause heart failure
Recent Outbreak of Yellow Fever in Brazil
Yellow fever has potential to be fifth mosquito-borne infection to appear in U.S. since 1990s
