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Neglected tropical diseases threaten to become the next pandemic. We must prepare for them now
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 days agoPuerto Rico is not the only part of our nation affected by dengue; 35 states have reported cases so...
‘Seek care immediately’: Four dead in outbreak of waterborne disease following Brazil floods
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoMore than 50 cases of the waterborne leptospirosis disease have been confirmed in the wake of...
Houston mosquito sample tests positive for West Nile virus | Houston Public Media
Houston Public Media· 6 days agoMost people infected by the virus do not develop any symptoms, while others develop fever and body...
Tips to prevent mosquito bites as West Nile virus found in Clark County
KTNV Las Vegas· 4 days agoThe Health District’s Mosquito Disease Surveillance Program trapped and identified the West Nile...
These animals are mostly likely to 'win' climate change
The Week· 4 hours agoWhile climate change is expected to cause wide-scale extinction, some animals might potentially fare...
I Hate Summer—and You Should Too
Time via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSmall children and teens suffer particularly when the change in the clocks affects sleep cycles. Finally, the atmospherics are all wrong. Nighttime is...
As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north
Houston Today· 3 days agoIt was 15 years ago that Ontario student Justin Wood started feeling sick. A keen soccer player,...
Mosquito season is revving up. Here's how to protect yourself
Winston-Salem Journal· 3 days agoThe pests cause itchy bites, and they can spread parasites like malaria and viruses such as dengue, West Nile and Zika.