Search results
Zika-like virus found in sloths spreads from Amazon to humans
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe virus was first detected in Uganda in 1947, and sporadic outbreaks were recorded in...decades,...
Dr. Anthony Fauci on how COVID-19, Trump turned him into a hero and villain | The Excerpt
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoBut you talk about problems in other areas like communicating with Americans about it, and you said, "We should have made it clearer from the beginning to a deeply concerned public that we knew ...
Anthony Fauci on contradicting Trump, combating COVID and becoming a hero − and a villain
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day agoNew daily cases were hitting record highs. But on the campaign stump, Trump had been promising that...
How the Paris Olympics could become a super-spreader event for dengue | CNN
CNN.com· 6 days agoCNN is showcasing the work of The Conversation, a collaboration between journalists and academics to...
Mosquito-fighting drone takes flight in South Florida, a ‘huge difference’ to keep insects at bay
The Bismarck Tribune· 4 days agoFrom vast parks to wetlands to conservation areas, Broward County is now using a drone to spray for...
Dr. Anthony Fauci on pandemics, partisan critics, and "the psyche of the country"
CBS News· 4 days agoGrowing up on 13th Avenue in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, in the 1940s and '50s, Anthony "Tony" Fauci...
This Summer Is Gearing Up to Be a Wild Mess. Welcome to Big Brat Summer.
Slate via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt’s unclear if this is the fall of a republic, or simply the growing pains of a country built...
More mosquitoes are in the St. Louis area but not the kind that carry diseases
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 3 days agoSpring rains have brought more mosquitoes to the region, and experts say they’re seeing more of the species that bite and itch rather than those that spread diseases to humans. “It’s been a ...
The First Three Months
The Atlantic· 4 days agoA reporter calling me at home on a holiday about a possible disease outbreak was concerning, but not that unusual. The press sometimes had better, or at...
Museums preserve clues that can help scientists predict and analyze future pandemics
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoNearly all emerging infectious diseases in humans originate from microorganisms that are harbored by wildlife and subsequently “jump,” either directly or indirectly – for example, through mosquitoes ...