Vector-borne Infection Rates Spike Sharply

New report from the CDC’s National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System shows a long-term increase in cases of vector-borne diseases brought on by bites from mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas.

More than 80 percent of vector-control organizations across the United States lack the capacity to prevent and control these fast-spreading, demanding illnesses.

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FILE PHOTO - A sign is displayed as San Diego County officials hand spray a two block area to help prevent the mosquito-borne transmission of the Zika virus in San Diego, California, U.S. August 19, 2016. REUTERS/Earnie Grafton