Mosquitoes, the tiny pests that Houston residents are more than accustomed to buzzing around and being micro-sized nuisances, are packing a heavier punch this summer season. According to Harris County Public Health, West Nile — a virus transmitted by Culex mosquitoes — is rising. There have been 74 confirmed cases...
Mosquitoes, the tiny pests that Houston residents are more than accustomed to buzzing around and being micro-sized nuisances, are packing a heavier punch this summer season.
Hotez noted that other arboviruses — infections caused by certain arthropods — such as tick-borne illnesses, could also increase in number over the summer months because of environmental conditions. “We seem to be better prepared to do mosquito control for as opposed to the Aedes mosquitoes where you have to go into individual homes and turn over containers containing water,” Hotez added. “It’s much more intrusive and not as well received. So, it tends to be more problematic using conventional control methods.
Hotez said Houston is a hotbed for arboviruses, and the factors that drive these illnesses to spread include warming temperatures, increased rainfall patterns, urbanization and poverty.
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