California Department of Public Health Announces First Confirmed Human West Nile Virus Case in 2008  
     
Missouri Residents Receiving Donation of DEET-Based Insect Repellents and Educational Brochures  
     
Southern Students Win Second Annual National 'Fight the Bite' Poster Contest  
Repellents Help Prevent Mosquito-Borne Diseases, New Study Shows  
Popular Children’s Books Series Author, Public Health Leader Recruited to Judge Fight the Bite Poster Contest  
Sun Belt Students Win First Annual National “Fight the Bite” Poster Contest  
Video Demo of Proper Repellent Application  
Experts Offer Opinions on DEET  
Americans Increasingly Sickened By Ticks; May-July is Prime Time for Acquiring Tick-Borne Illness  
Hurricane Help: Program Members Donate 500,000 Containers of Repellent  
West Nile Virus Case Counts Rising in Several States  
 
Our Response to New Repellent Guidelines from CDC  
 

•  Centers for Disease Control -- advice and information about insect-and tick-borne diseases and their prevention -- www.cdc.gov

•  American Lyme Disease Foundation -- advice and information about tick-borne diseases and their prevention -- www.aldf.com

•  MayoClinic.com -- general health news, including an article on "global travel" that addresses insect-borne diseases overseas -- www.mayoclinic.com

•  Learn all about insects and ticks at www.aboutbugs.com

•  Mosquito Repellents: A Clinician's Guide" by Mark S. Fradin, M.D.
http://www.acponline.org/journals/annals/01jun98/mosquito.htm

•  DEET.COM
http://www.deet.com