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Factsheets on the various encephalitic diseases carried by mosquitos.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/arbdet.htm
Directory of factsheets, articles, and educational materials.
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ento/TickEd.htm
Article by Jonathan A Edlow, MD.
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic584.htm
Factsheets and resources concerning several diseases.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/list_tickborne.htm
Discusses several tick-borne illnesses and how they affect people enjoying outdoor sports.
http://gorp.away.com/gorp/health/ticks.htm
Factsheet on preventing tick borne disease.
http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2002/06_02/pn_tick.htm
Factsheets on many insect-borne illnesses.
http://www.traveldoctor.co.uk/insects.htm
Details about this national and international reference center for vector-borne viral and bacterial diseases. Location: Colorado, USA. Covers disorders such as lyme, plague, yellow fever, west nile, virus, and dengue fever. Publications, links and details about specimen submissions.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/
Factsheets, articles, and news reports on arthropod borne diseases.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/insects/
Discusses ticks and the diseases they carry.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/6458-1.asp
Factsheet with brief discussions on tick-borne diseases.
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/31360.html
Directory of factsheets, news reports, and articles concerning tick and insect bites and the disease they carry.
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MedlinePlus: Tick Bites Med for recent research articles on 149; Tick Bites You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages 149; Insect Bites and Stings• Lyme Disease 149; Infections• Injuries and Wounds Latest News Scientists Show That Tick-Borne Flaviviruses Use a...Includes symptoms, carriers, prevention, and proper tick removal techniques.
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/ticks/keyfacts.htm
Curriculum guide and video designed to teach 4th grade students about mosquito biology and the prevention of La Crosse encephalitis. From CDC Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/neato.htm
Advocates citizen action to educate community leaders about the dangers of disease vectors from breeding mosquitoes, especially in storm water drains in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
http://www.geocities.com/stopbreedingmosquitoes/