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More West Nile virus in mosquitoes confirmed in D-FW
Dallas Morning News· 6 days agoFour new mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile virus in Dallas County, according to a release from health officials, adding to the number...
With 100M birds dead, poultry industry could serve as example as dairy farmers confront bird flu
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoAs the U.S. dairy industry confronts a bird flu outbreak, with cases reported at dozens of farms and...
Summertime can be germy: A microbiologist explains how to avoid getting sick at the barbecue, in the...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoCommon summer activities can expose you to a host of infectious diseases. But there are simple steps...
Mosquitos in North, South Dallas test positive for West Nile Virus, spray treatment scheduled
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 16 hours agoSpray treatments have been scheduled for overnight hours on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Bird Flu Is Spreading. Here’s Everything You Should Know Right Now
Self via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBirds spread this virus via their saliva, mucous, and poop—so yes, in theory, you can. (Other...
New therapeutic approach for frontotemporal dementia uses modified viruses to replace a missing...
Medical Xpress· 5 days ago"We inserted progranulin into the genome of a virus," explains Dr. Anja Capell, senior scientist at...
Cincinnati Zoo bonobos catch respiratory virus after food reportedly thrown into habitat
The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe virus impacting the troop is in the same family as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which the zoo said caused 3-year-old bonobo Amali’s death in November ...
Bird Flu detected in Houston area wastewater, public risk low
Fox local via AOL· 13 hours agoThe bird flu has been detected in wastewater samples taken in the Greater Houston area from March 1 to May 13, according to The Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute.
Bird tests positive for West Nile virus near Sterling
Clinton Herald, Iowa via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJun. 10—A deceased bird collected on May 31 near Sterling, Ill., has tested positive for the West Nile virus according to Jennifer Kolb, director of Environmental Health for ...
Tufekci: Covid a lesson for officials on fragility of trust | HeraldNet.com
Everett Herald· 2 hours agoAnthony Fauci, acknowledged that some key parts of the public health guidance their agencies promoted during the first year of the covid pandemic were not backed up by solid science. “It sort ...