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
MedPage Today • December 16, 2025
Lyme Disease Did Not Come From a Secret Military Lab, Contrary to FDA Chief's Claim MedPage Today
UNC Health • May 29, 2025
UNC Researchers Help Marion Family Affected by Rare Mosquito Disease UNC Health
NC State University • July 8, 2025
Summer Research Program Opens Doors of Discovery for Veterinary Students NC State University
Nature • November 17, 2025
Comparative analysis of diagnostic methods and genetic analysis for canine vector-borne diseases in Thailand Nature
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
Mountain Xpress • June 1, 2019
WNC a hot spot for vector-borne diseases Mountain Xpress
WFAE • September 30, 2024
Human development and climate change has made North Carolina a great home … for mosquitos WFAE
LymeDisease.org • August 10, 2021
$4.8 million awarded to develop treatment for Bartonella-related disease LymeDisease.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov) • May 15, 2024
ELC Funding Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)
medschool.duke.edu • December 1, 2023
Sarah Clarke embarks on a new journey medschool.duke.edu
AAHA • July 11, 2025
Longhorned ticks: What to know American Animal Hospital Association - AAHA
PBS North Carolina • August 8, 2023
Stopping NC’s Most Common Mosquito-Borne Disease PBS North Carolina
NC State University • April 9, 2018
A Distinguished Professorship for an Extraordinary Scientist NC State University
Clinical Lab Products • October 1, 2020
5 Emerging Tick-Borne Illnesses Clinical Lab Products
LymeDisease.org • April 3, 2019
Breitschwerdt explains what’s known and unknown about Bartonella LymeDisease.org
LymeDisease.org • December 13, 2021
LYME SCI: A test to find many infections at once is on the horizon LymeDisease.org
NC State University • August 20, 2019
N.C. Dogs Provide Clues About Dangerous Pathogen NC State University
LymeDisease.org • February 7, 2022
Free CME course on neurological infections of 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
