Missouri physicians warn against bug-borne diseases

 


COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri residents should be on the lookout for diseases caused by mosquito, flea and tick bites, according to a recent report.

The 12-year study by the Centers for Disease Control found that bug-borne diseases have more than tripled across the U.S. from 2004 to 2016, the Columbia Daily Tribune reported . During that time period, nine new bug-borne diseases have been introduced.

Missouri ranks around the average for mosquito-borne diseases, but is in the top 40 percent in cases of disease caused by tick bites.

Christelle Ilboudo, an infectious disease physician for Univers...



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