As Texas measles outbreak grows, U.S. cases quickly surpass total for all of 2024
As of Friday, 320 cases had been reported across 16 states, compared to 285 cases confirmed by the CDC for all of last year, ...
Measles cases reach nearly 300 total in Texas and New Mexico. Here’s what you should know
Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico now have nearly 300 cases in total. Two unvaccinated people have died from ...
All Life on Earth Comes From One Single Ancestor. And It's So Much Older Than We Thought.
All life on Earth can be traced back to a Last Universal Common Ancestor, or LUCA—and it likely lived on Earth only 400 ...
How the pandemic changed the world of disease control for worse — and for better
Five years after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, there has been progress — and backsliding in the ...
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WHO ‘Wake-up Call’: Measles in Europe Highest in 25 Years
Global organizations have warned that measles cases are now as high as they have been for the past quarter century.
Phage identification tool shortens the search for specific viruses to combat dangerous bacteria
A newly developed laboratory tool can, within hours, help to identify specific viruses which can be used to destroy variants ...
How disease detectives are hunting for viruses at major U.S. airports
A CDC program tests wastewater from airplanes, looking for pathogens that may have hitched a ride with passengers on long-haul international flights.
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Vaccinating chickens could help egg prices but U.S. remains hesitant
Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for ...
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Bird flu solution: Vaccinate chickens or slaughter every infected flock?
Vaccines could be a way to suppress bird flu in the U.S. and avoid the slaughter of millions of chickens amid the rising price of eggs. But there are some concerns, too. Here's what to know.
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The Next Flu Pandemic Could Be Worse Than Covid If We Don't Heed History
COVID and the 1918 flu pandemic gave us playbooks on how to prepare for the next pandemic. But we aren’t using it.