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
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov) • December 19, 2025
ELC Funding Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)
MedPage Today • December 16, 2025
Lyme Disease Did Not Come From a Secret Military Lab, Contrary to FDA Chief's Claim MedPage Today
NC State University • July 8, 2025
Summer Research Program Opens Doors of Discovery for Veterinary Students NC State University
UNC Health • May 29, 2025
UNC Researchers Help Marion Family Affected by Rare Mosquito Disease UNC Health
AAHA • July 11, 2025
Longhorned ticks: What to know American Animal Hospital Association - AAHA
Nature • November 17, 2025
Comparative analysis of diagnostic methods and genetic analysis for canine vector-borne diseases in Thailand Nature
WFAE 90.7 • September 30, 2024
Human development and climate change has made North Carolina a great home … for mosquitos WFAE 90.7
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
LymeDisease.org • August 10, 2021
$4.8 million awarded to develop treatment for Bartonella-related disease LymeDisease.org
PBS North Carolina • August 8, 2023
Stopping NC’s Most Common Mosquito-Borne Disease PBS North Carolina
Business Insider • June 7, 2022
What to know about Heartland virus, a new tick-borne disease spreading through the Midwest and southern US Business Insider
ASM Journals • October 27, 2021
Coinfection with Multiple Tick-Borne Pathogens in a Walker Hound Kennel in North Carolina ASM Journals
vetmed.wisc.edu • March 25, 2021
Study Finds Evidence of Bartonella Infection in Schizophrenia Patients vetmed.wisc.edu
NC State University • August 20, 2019
N.C. Dogs Provide Clues About Dangerous Pathogen NC State University
LymeDisease.org • April 3, 2019
Breitschwerdt explains what’s known and unknown about Bartonella LymeDisease.org
Mountain Xpress • August 9, 2024
WNC grapples with Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever Mountain Xpress
LymeDisease.org • December 13, 2021
LYME SCI: A test to find many infections at once is on the horizon LymeDisease.org
LymeDisease.org • February 7, 2022
Free CME course on neurological infections of Bartonella LymeDisease.org
