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)
UNC Health • May 29, 2025
UNC Researchers Help Marion Family Affected by Rare Mosquito Disease UNC Health
MedPage Today • December 16, 2025
Lyme Disease Did Not Come From a Secret Military Lab, Contrary to FDA Chief's Claim MedPage Today
NBC News • August 14, 2025
Watch out for this invasive tick. It could saddle you with a little-known, debilitating infection. NBC News
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
LymeDisease.org • August 10, 2021
$4.8 million awarded to develop treatment for Bartonella-related disease LymeDisease.org
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
USAFacts • May 15, 2024
Which states have the highest risk for Lyme disease and other tickborne diseases? USAFacts
WFAE • September 30, 2024
Human development and climate change has made North Carolina a great home … for mosquitos WFAE
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
CBS News • December 29, 2025
Lyme disease research at Johns Hopkins in jeopardy due to federal funding delays CBS News
grist.org • July 5, 2022
A lethal tick-borne disease is spreading in the US, driven by climate change grist.org
EMJ • December 2, 2025
Tick, Tick, Boom! An Update on Tickborne Infections in the United States EMJ
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
LymeDisease.org • March 10, 2025
The three Bs – Borrelia, What, and What? Co-infections and chronic illness LymeDisease.org
