Epidemic thunderstorm asthma
One stormy November night in 2016, a horror story unfolded across Melbourne.
Environment
Dec 15, 2023
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News tagged with fever
Building boom boosts malaria-carrying, invasive mosquito in Ethiopia, evidence shows
A malaria-carrying mosquito that thrives in urban environments is moving into Africa where a construction boom may be one factor helping the newcomer feel at home.
Ecology
Dec 5, 2023
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New study shows how the Ebola virus infects cells
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Karolinska Institutet and the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology have identified a new molecule in cells that is necessary for Ebola and Marburg viruses ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 1, 2023
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US Customs officials seize giraffe feces from woman at Minnesota airport
Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of an Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on a trip to Kenya and brought back to the U.S. in her luggage.
Ecology
Oct 6, 2023
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Discovery in mosquitoes could lead to new strategy against dengue fever and other mosquito-borne vectors
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have made an important finding about Aedes aegypti mosquitoes—one that could one day lead to better methods ...
Ecology
Sep 22, 2023
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Biologist explains why there were so many mosquitoes this year
If you think there were more mosquitoes this year than usual, you're not wrong.
Plants & Animals
Sep 22, 2023
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Nanotechnology in the fight against viruses
Newly emerging and recurrent cases of viral infections constitute a significant problem and a huge challenge to public health. Most countries prevent or control acute viral infections through widespread vaccination and improved ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 20, 2023
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Accelerometers that read behavior of wild boars can detect when they are infected with a fatal virus
Behavioral sensors attached to wild boars have been used to detect when animals are sick with African Swine Fever, a fatal viral disease that affects both boar and domestic pigs. Accelerometer sensors, which measure tiny ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 12, 2023
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Wild boar in a Hungarian forest may be key to protecting Europe's pig herds
As African swine fever stalks the EU's biggest livestock population, researchers aim to deploy a vaccine to halt the disease's spread and shield millions of animals.
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2023
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World losing high-stakes fight against invasive species
Invasive species that wreck crops, ravage forests, spread disease, and upend ecosystems are spreading ever faster across the globe, and humanity has not been able to stem the tide, a major scientific assessment said Monday.
Ecology
Sep 4, 2023
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