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West Nile virus was detected on the east and west banks of New Orleans amid an active mosquito season that has seen at least three confirmed human cases of the virus in New Orleans, city officials ...

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In 2024, "sloth fever" hit the news cycle as a new public health threat: The virus was found in people who'd recently ...

These trends threaten to undermine progress made in tackling animal vector-borne pathogens, including decades of investment and emerging technologies such as harnessing bacteria, genetic engineering ...

Health experts are warning of potentially deadly viruses spreading by mosquitoes this summer, with the diseases already ...

The Wellcome Photography Prize awards photographers who show how science affects human health around the world.

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