The recent explosion of monkeypox cases in countries where the infection had not previously spread, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic, has underscored the rising threat of emerging viruses in the 21st century.
Jun 10, 2022
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American farmers are at increased risk for tick bites, but new research shows they are doing little to defend themselves against the insects and the illnesses they cause.
Jun 7, 2022
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Spraying a cow with pesticides, health workers target blood-sucking ticks at the heart of Iraq's worst detected outbreak of a fever that causes people to bleed to death.
May 29, 2022
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified key signaling pathways that when blocked by existing drug candidates limit reproduction of the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus. The findings, published ...
Apr 19, 2022
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Snake, dog and cat bites were responsible for the majority of hospitalizations for animal bites in tropical Queensland, according to a new study conducted by Cairns Hospital and the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney. But whether ...
Mar 18, 2022
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Australia said Friday it is buying extra vaccines to fight the potentially deadly, mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus, which has spread down the flood-hit east coast for the first time.
Mar 11, 2022
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In the United States, West Nile virus circulates among wild birds, transmitted by Culex mosquitoes, which transmit West Nile virus and other viruses in the southern United States. Humans can become infected when a person ...
Feb 21, 2022
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As black-legged ticks crawl their way across Michigan, scientists hope a new vaccine in development could make their presence less menacing.
Jan 3, 2022
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t's been a busy summer for ticks, with three invasive species thriving in Connecticut. And while it's mathematically sound to conclude more ticks means more risk for tick-borne illness, the path to pathogen transmission may ...
Aug 31, 2021
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The portion of food that you put on your plate and how fast you eat it could determine how much you're eating—or potentially overeating.
Jun 7, 2021
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