The AHD team has presented posts about mosquitoes and how they affect animals and humans five times in past two years. Link. Our friends at QUARTZ did a great job summarizing how the 3,000 known mosquito species are the deadliest animals in the world. They also note the importance of an upcoming mosquito emoji that will help researchers communicate via social media about the presence of mosquitoes.
Source: QUARTZ Obsession, August 20, 2018. Link. “A mosquito emoji will give health professionals a quick way to communicate with the public about the presence of mosquitoes and allow researchers to promote their work around mosquito-borne disease more easily via social media,” writes Johns Hopkins’s Stephanie Desmon.
INSIGHTS: This edition of this daily email offers key facts about mosquitoes and a graphic that depicts how mosquitoes are the deadliest known animal. It is a good learning tool and helps make communicating the real threats mosquitos are to clients and employees alike.