/tags/mosquitoes mosquitoes en-US Copyright Mon, 25 Jul 2022 09:00:00 GMT /2022-07-25/climate-change-upping-the-ante-in-fight-against-disease-carrying-mosquitoes Columbus and other cities routinely spray for mosquitoes. It helps keep the pests at bay and limit disease, but climate change appears poised to make the job of fighting the biters more difficult. Mon, 25 Jul 2022 09:00:00 GMT /2022-07-25/climate-change-upping-the-ante-in-fight-against-disease-carrying-mosquitoes Matthew Rand /news/2018-08-08/ohio-state-researchers-finding-early-success-with-zika-vaccine Ohio state researchers may have come up with an effective Zika vaccine. Symptoms from the primarily mosquito-borne disease are often mild, but the virus… Wed, 08 Aug 2018 18:20:32 GMT /news/2018-08-08/ohio-state-researchers-finding-early-success-with-zika-vaccine Nick Evans /news/2017-07-26/ohio-distributes-a-million-dollars-to-counties-for-battling-mosquitoes The Ohio EPA is distributing nearly $1 million to 35 counties to battle mosquitoes and the diseases they carry. While Franklin County did not receive one… Wed, 26 Jul 2017 16:41:36 GMT /news/2017-07-26/ohio-distributes-a-million-dollars-to-counties-for-battling-mosquitoes Mitch Felan /news/2016-07-22/health-officials-discover-west-nile-virus-in-clintonville-northland Columbus Public Health officials are urging residents to eliminate any standing water on their property. The warning follows the discovery of mosquitoes… Fri, 22 Jul 2016 21:54:32 GMT /news/2016-07-22/health-officials-discover-west-nile-virus-in-clintonville-northland