{"id":45995,"date":"2016-06-07T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T14:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/mosquitoes-and-diseases-they-carry-experts-say-control-with-insect-screening\/"},"modified":"2016-06-07T10:22:27","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T14:22:27","slug":"los-mosquitos-y-las-enfermedades-que-transmiten-expertos-recomiendan-controlarlas-con-mallas-contra-insectos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/los-mosquitos-y-las-enfermedades-que-transmiten-expertos-recomiendan-controlarlas-con-mallas-contra-insectos\/","title":{"rendered":"Mosquitoes And Diseases They Carry: Experts Say Control With Insect Screening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">TUSCALOOSA, Alabama<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 7, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0As news of the Zika virus continues to dominate headlines, health experts recommend taking precautionary measures, including installing insect screening, to help prevent further spread of the mosquito-borne disease. <\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160603\/375464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160603\/375464<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Warnings of the recent Zika outbreak gained traction earlier this year after the disease spread to almost every country in the Americas. On Feb. 1,\u00a0the Zika virus was declared a global public health emergency by the World Health Organization. On <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 13<\/span>, the\u00a0U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u00a0released a report confirming\u00a0that the\u00a0Zika virus\u00a0 can cause a rare birth defect called\u00a0microcephaly,\u00a0a neurological disorder that results in babies being born with abnormally-small heads and developmental issues.<\/p>\n<p>While efforts to find a vaccine are underway, in the meantime, education and prevention are key. Installing or repairing damaged insect screens is a simple, low-cost home improvement that can be completed as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YQeMLYk6XsA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">DIY project<\/a> or by a local contractor. Phifer Incorporated, the world&#8217;s largest and only Made in the <span class=\"xn-location\">U.S.A.<\/span> manufacturer of insect screening, is actively participating in forums and on-site visits to brainstorm ideas for installing insect screening in various types of windows, doors and openings, including areas outside of the U.S. Other <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/zika\/prevention\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CDC-recommended precautions<\/a> include wearing long sleeves and pants, applying insect repellent and placing netting over infant carriers when outside. <\/p>\n<p>Mosquito-borne diseases account for millions of deaths annually. Other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes include West Nile, yellow fever and encephalitis. <\/p>\n<p>For more information on the complete line of Phifer insect screening products, visit the company website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phifer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.phifer.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>ABOUT PHIFER<br \/><\/b>Founded in 1952 by <span class=\"xn-person\">J. Reese Phifer<\/span> and located in <span class=\"xn-location\">Tuscaloosa, Alabama<\/span>, Phifer is a family-owned, diversified manufacturer of woven wire, cutting-edge, fiberglass and polyester screen products for windows and doors, interior and exterior solar screening, sling and cushion furniture fabrics, drawn metal wire and engineered products used in a variety of industrial applications.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">TUSCALOOSA, Alabama<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 7, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0As news of the Zika virus continues to dominate headlines, health experts recommend taking precautionary measures, including installing insect screening, to help prevent further spread of the mosquito-borne disease. <\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160603\/375464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160603\/375464<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Warnings of the recent Zika outbreak gained&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-salud"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}