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  1. Ohio Commercial Pesticide Applicator Requirements: Who Needs a License and What Steps to Take

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0140

    Pests include any living organism such as weeds, insects, disease organisms, and rodents. Both general ... 8- Turf Pest Control Category 9- Livestock Animal Pest Control Domestic, Institutional, Structural, ...

  2. Shiga-Toxin Escherichia coli: What You Should Know About this Group of Foodborne Pathogens

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5561-11

    there are some strains that are pathogenic, or have the ability to cause serious disease. The most ... or flu. The local Health Department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot ... or in a salad spinner. References Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Vital signs: ...

  3. How to Control and Prevent Mosquito Bites In and Around Ohio Homes

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-88

    Disease Transmission Mosquitoes are reviled because they can transmit potentially deadly pathogens to ... state of Ohio pose the threat of disease transmission to humans and domestic animals (Table 1). Table 1: ... encephalitis, West Nile virus     In addition to disease transmission, when female mosquitoes bite humans and ...

  4. African Swine Fever: A Severe Threat to Swine Herds Is on the United States’ Doorstep

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/vme-1036

    a disease caused by the African swine fever virus (ASFV). ASFV is a viral pathogen found primarily in ... industry can respond and stop the spread of the disease. Signs include high fever; decreased appetite; ... There are four main types of disease depending on the strain of virus infecting the pigs: peracute acute ...

  5. Fleas

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-2081-11

    hiding in carpet fibers, bedding, lawns or other protected areas. Pupae are enclosed in silken cocoons ... frequents (rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, cat or dog boxes, kennels, sand boxes, lawns, etc.). Eggs ... Trim lawns and weeds to create a less habitable environment for flea larvae and adults. Restrain cats ...

  6. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-2073

    infect the host with any of several different diseases, which can result in mild to serious illness or ... species in Ohio are medically important because they are disease vectors: the American dog tick, the ... of the season until his death. Diseases: The American dog tick is the primary transmitter of Rocky ...

  7. Feral Swine in Ohio: Managing Damage and Conflicts

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/W-26

    Division of Wildlife Craig Hicks, Wildlife Disease Biologist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and ... pollution, predation and competition with native wildlife and livestock, and disease and parasite ... raccoons and wild turkeys, are quickly consumed by feral swine. Damage and Disease Feral swine cause ...

  8. Naturalist Series: Ticks in Ohio

    https://mahoning.osu.edu/events/naturalist-series-ticks-ohio

    An Update on Ticks in Ohio Ohio has gone from one tick of medical importance to humans, companion ... years.  This has caused an increase in disease transmission including fatalities in cattle.  Learn the ...

  9. Osteoporosis: Risk Factors, Prevention, and Detection

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5808

    Consumer Sciences, Clark County Osteoporosis means “porous bone.” It is a skeletal disease characterized by ... diseases affecting bone health in the United States and around the world. It is more common in women, ... disease. Osteoporosis is associated with certain medications such as cortisone-like drugs. Medical ...

  10. Extension Public Health AmeriCorps

    https://fcs.osu.edu/programs/extension-public-health-americorps

    strengthen civic engagement.​ Public Health AmeriCorps:  AmeriCorps and the Centers for Disease Control ...

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