This page brings together the latest News coverage focused on vector-borne diseases in North Carolina, including updates related to mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, and other insects known to transmit disease. The live news feed below highlights recent reports from public health agencies, university research labs, medical institutions, and trusted news organizations across the state. Articles may include information on disease surveillance, outbreak investigations, laboratory findings, prevention strategies, and emerging public health concerns affecting communities throughout North Carolina. This resource is designed to help homeowners, professionals, and the general public stay informed with timely, relevant, and continuously updated news in one convenient location.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • October 22, 2025
La Crosse virus research gets personal The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
UNC Health • May 29, 2025
UNC Researchers Help Marion Family Affected by Rare Mosquito Disease UNC Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov) • December 19, 2025
ELC Funding Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)
AAHA • July 11, 2025
Longhorned ticks: What to know American Animal Hospital Association - AAHA
MedPage Today • December 16, 2025
Lyme Disease Did Not Come From a Secret Military Lab, Contrary to FDA Chief's Claim MedPage Today
SciTechDaily • March 3, 2026
New Tick-Borne Bacteria Discovered in U.S. Dogs SciTechDaily
Nature • November 17, 2025
Comparative analysis of diagnostic methods and genetic analysis for canine vector-borne diseases in Thailand Nature
LymeDisease.org • August 10, 2021
$4.8 million awarded to develop treatment for Bartonella-related disease LymeDisease.org
WFAE • September 30, 2024
Human development and climate change has made North Carolina a great home … for mosquitos WFAE
University of South Carolina • July 6, 2022
Melissa Nolan awarded $585K grant from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to continue, expand South Carolina tick surveillance program - Arnold School of Public Health University of South Carolina
Smoky Mountain News • January 5, 2022
Telling the biters apart: WCU lab helps researcher with mosquito project Smoky Mountain News
USAFacts • May 15, 2024
Which states have the highest risk for Lyme disease and other tickborne diseases? USAFacts
Frontiers • December 11, 2024
Dynamics of invasive mosquitoes: introduction pathways, limiting factors, and their potential role in vector-borne pathogen transmission Frontiers
Mountain Xpress • June 1, 2019
WNC a hot spot for vector-borne diseases Mountain Xpress
American Academy of Family Physicians | AAFP • May 1, 2020
Tickborne Diseases: Diagnosis and Management American Academy of Family Physicians | AAFP
vetmed.wisc.edu • March 25, 2021
Study Finds Evidence of Bartonella Infection in Schizophrenia Patients vetmed.wisc.edu
East Carolina University • May 26, 2021
BITING RESEARCH East Carolina University
LymeDisease.org • April 3, 2019
Breitschwerdt explains what’s known and unknown about Bartonella LymeDisease.org
Frontiers • August 17, 2023
Case report: Substantial improvement of autism spectrum disorder in a child with learning disabilities in conjunction with treatment for poly-microbial vector borne infections Frontiers
LymeDisease.org • December 13, 2021
LYME SCI: A test to find many infections at once is on the horizon LymeDisease.org
