Vector-borne diseases from mosquitoes, ticks and fleas have tripled in the United States, with more than 640,000 cases reported from 2004 through 2016, according to a new report from the CDC.
“The report contains new information about our nation’s growing burden of disease from mosquitoes, ticks and fleabites,” said CDC Director Robert R. Redfield, MD. “We are specifically talking about vector-borne diseases such as dengue, Zika, West Nile,