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Why the last cases of sleeping sickness will be the hardest to eliminate
Pharmaceuticals and vector-control programmes have greatly diminished the once-widespread disease, but sustained effort will ...
Half of adult ticks in the Northeast carry Lyme disease bacteria, study reveals
Across most of the Northeast, getting bitten by a blacklegged tick—also called a deer tick—is a risk during spring, summer, ...
23 species of blood-sucking flies recorded in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ZSI researchers identify 23 blood-sucking fly species in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, including bluetongue virus carriers, ...
Food Safety News1d
Researchers shed light on parasite problem
Scientists have predicted that the rate of foodborne trematode infections will remain stable up to 2030. Foodborne ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN10d
Jimmy Carter Worked to Eradicate the Vicious Guinea Worm Parasite, Slashing Cases by the Millions
The 39th U.S. president aimed to quash the debilitating water-based infection before he died. Through the Carter Center's ...
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50% of Adult Ticks in the Northeast Carry Lyme Disease
A new study finds that 50% of adult blacklegged ticks and 25% of the younger ticks in the Northeast US carry the bacteria ...
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Study reveals high prevalence of Lyme disease bacteria in Northeast ticks
Across most of the Northeast, getting bitten by a blacklegged tick- also called a deer tick - is a risk during spring, summer, and fall. A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, ...
News Medical on MSN11d
Single-dose malaria vaccine offers unprecedented 90% protection
Results from the malaria vaccine trial indicate that GA2 immunization provides significant protection, paving the way for ...
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Indonesia’s voracious songbird trade laps up rare and poisonous pitohuis
Among New Guinea’s rainforest inhabitants is a group of birds called pitohuis, chatty songbirds that stand out for their loud ...