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newsTitle[0] = "Mosquitoes may be early and numerous due to floods";
newsDate[0] = "6/13/2008";
newsURL[0] = "http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008a/080612WilliamsBigbites.html";
newsLede[0] = "Hoosiers should be extra vigilant this year to avoid mosquito bites because itching and scratching season likely will begin early due to June's massive flooding, according to Purdue University experts. ";
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newsTitle[1] = "West Nile virus season can take a bite out of the fun ";
newsDate[1] = "8/29/2007";
newsURL[1] = "http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2007b/070829WilliamsWestnile.html";
newsLede[1] = "Although many people think of mosquitoes as being the villain of summertime, the type of mosquito that spreads the potentially fatal West Nile virus is usually most active in Indiana from mid-August through October. ";
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newsTitle[2] = "Precautions and vaccinations needed to stem horse diseases";
newsDate[2] = "3/27/2006";
newsURL[2] = "http://news.uns.purdue.edu/html4ever/2006/060327.Hope.EHVvacc.html";
newsLede[2] = "Spring means vaccinations for horses against a number of potentially life-threatening diseases, one of which causes neurological damage and is often mistaken for other illnesses, including rabies and West Nile virus, according to a Purdue University veterinarian. ";
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newsTitle[3] = "Experts offer tips to protect animals and people";
newsDate[3] = "4/21/2005";
newsURL[3] = "http://news.uns.purdue.edu/html4ever/2005/050421.Williams.protect.html";
newsLede[3] = "Mosquito-transmitted illness can lead to paralysis and death or can be so mild that the infected person isn't even aware of the sickness. ";
newsImage[3] = "";
newsTitle[4] = "Unpredictable weather, disease carriers make protection paramount ";
newsDate[4] = "4/21/2005";
newsURL[4] = "http://news.uns.purdue.edu/html4ever/2005/050421.Hope.encephalitis.html";
newsLede[4] = "Because a number of factors can affect the risks of falling victim to potentially deadly brain-swelling diseases carried by mosquitoes, Purdue University experts recommend that all horses be vaccinated and that people take precautions to avoid mosquito bites.";
newsImage[4] = "http://news.uns.purdue.edu/images/+2005/hope-encephalitisLO.jpg";
newsTitle[5] = "Now is the time to take a bite out of mosquito season";
newsDate[5] = "3/12/2004";
newsURL[5] = "http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/2004/040312.Hope.boosters.html";
newsLede[5] = "Protective measures against infection by West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne diseases need to start now for horses, according to Purdue University experts.";
newsImage[5] = "http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/AgComm/Data/news_images/west nile.jpg";
newsTitle[6] = "Purdue experts say vigilance still needed for West Nile virus";
newsDate[6] = "9/5/2003";
newsURL[6] = "http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/030905.Hope.wnv.html";
newsLede[6] = "Early fall is prime time for West Nile virus cases, according to Purdue University experts who advise continued vigilance in avoiding mosquito bites.";
newsImage[6] = "http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/AgComm/Data/news_images/hope.jpg";
newsTitle[7] = "Flood benefit: onslaught of disease-carrying mosquitoes delayed";
newsDate[7] = "7/11/2003";
newsURL[7] = "http://news.uns.purdue.edu/html3month/030711.Williams.mosquito.html";
newsLede[7] = "The heavy Midwest rains have provided one temporary benefit, according to Purdue University experts. The floods have temporarily reduced the disease-carrying mosquito population, but people need to take precautions for later in the summer and in the fall.";
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newsTitle[8] = "For mosquito protection, repellents are best, devices don't work";
newsDate[8] = "5/22/2002";
newsURL[8] = "http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/020522.Williamskillmosquit.html";
newsLede[8] = "If you don't want to be covered with mosquito bites, a Purdue University entomologist suggests using a good repellent and skipping expensive devices advertised to eliminate the blood-sucking insect.";
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