Mosquitoes kill nearly a million people in the world every year according to the World Health Organization. For that reason, they are called the world's deadliest creatures.
Across the country, there are growing concerns about mosquito-borne illnesses as reports of West Nile Virus, Zika, malaria, and even dengue fever have returned. A man in New Hampshire died this week from the rare Eastern Equine Encephalitis also known as EEE.
Ten cases of rare sloth fever were also reported in Florida. Sarasota was also ground zero for local malaria cases last year.
In addition, all the rain and standing water have brought more mosquitoes, and as more folks are expected outdoors for the Labor Day holiday local officials have ramped up efforts to tackle the issue and get rid of harmful mosquitoes before they bite anyone.
"It is in Florida and we do have the vectors here in Sarasota. Culiseta melanura and also Coquilletidia perturbans are two of the main vectors," said Wade Brennan, Sarasota County Mosquito Management.
While the specific mosquitoes that carry EEE and sloth fever are low in number officials say this is peak disease season for risks to the public including for West Nile virus.
"This time every single year we're going see about 32 cases in our set chicken and not humans but her set no chickens because that's a natural part of the cycle it's very unnatural for humans to be infected," said Brennan.
With plenty of stagnant water from Debby mosquito treatment efforts continue ramping up in Sarasota where seven local cases of malaria were discovered and treated last year.
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