Mosquitos that carry West Nile are becoming resistant to insecticides, CDC says By Erika Edwards, July 29, 2023 A report by NBC News discussed a visit with the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) insect lab in Colorado. One growing concern for health officials is West Nile virus, as mosquitos that carry the disease are growing […]
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Cancer treatment could halt Lyme disease in its tracks, UMass Amherst researchers say By Jeremy C. Fox, July 28, 2023 A type of drug used to treat some cancers could be effective in halting the symptoms of tick-borne Lyme disease, a bacterial infection that affects nearly half a million Americans each year, according to a new […]
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Family of Henrietta Lacks Settles With Biotech Company That Used Her Cells By Amanda Holpuch, August 1, 2023 Henrietta Lacks, a Black mother of five, was dying of cervical cancer in 1951, when doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore took a sample of her cells without her knowledge or consent. The invasive procedure led […]
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A kitten survived deadly disease after UC Davis experimental trial. Now he needs a home By Sonora Slater, July 19, 2023 Experimental treatment saved a kitten’s life after he was found abandoned at a Sacramento park suffering from an illness that is usually fatal in cats. The kitten, later named Grayson, was struggling to walk […]
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You Really Are a Tick Magnet by Darren Incorvaia, July 1, 2023 A New York Times article discusses a recent publication in Current Biology by Dr. Sam England, Dr. Katie Lihou and Daniel Robert. The research team investigated static electricity fields and their role in assisting ticks to attach to new hosts. The model demonstrated […]
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Lyme disease in horses Cornell University – College of Veterinary Medicine News, July 3, 2023 Many horses are infected with Borrelia burgdorferi, the organism that causes Lyme disease – though clinical signs appear to be uncommon. Board-certified internist and emergency and critical care specialist Dr. Thomas Divers explains how Borrelia spreads, what clinical disease looks like, […]
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USDA Awards $3.2 Million to Fund Antimicrobial Resistance Dashboards By Jennifer Shike, July 13, 2023 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is awarding more than $3.2 million in cooperative agreement funding to create antimicrobial resistance dashboards. These public-private partnerships will improve access to information on antimicrobial resistance […]
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Rabid cat bites 2 in Canandaigua by James Battaglia, July 13, 2023 ROCHESTER, New York — A feral cat captured in Canandaigua has tested positive for rabies. According to Ontario County Public Health, the cat was captured Tuesday after biting two people. It was submitted for testing, which came back positive for rabies Wednesday. Those […]
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Rabbit hemorrhagic disease’s spread appears to be slowing By Coco Lederhouse, July 13, 2023 Since the latest strain of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 (RHDV-2) was first detected more than three years ago, it continues to spread in North American wild rabbit and hare populations, but reports of detections are greatly reduced. An outbreak of the […]
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Surging bird flu outbreaks raise human-infection risk, UN agencies warn By Reuters Staff, July 12, 2023 Three UN agencies on Wednesday warned that an ongoing rise in avian flu outbreaks globally raised concerns that the virus might adapt to infect humans more easily, and urged countries to strengthen disease surveillance and improve hygiene at poultry […]
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