Discover how environmental degradation and climate change contribute to the emergence and intensification of 10 infectious diseases.
The visitors who flock to the hyacinth and tulip fields of the Netherlands every spring may encounter a new type of farmer this year. Tulpenselectierobots [literally “tulip selection robots”] have become an increasingly common site in the country’s bulb fields. Their job is to spot sick plants and terminate them before they infect their neighbours. A field full of weak (or dead) tulips is a major potential setback for farmers in an industry that remains one of the biggest in
The tree all but vanished in the 1970s. Now, thanks to two amateur nature lovers, it may soon grace our landscapes againConstable painted them. Shakespeare wrote of them. And Francis Drake sailed the world in a ship made from them. English elms were a mainstay of England’s landscape and culture – until they all but disappeared to Dutch elm disease in the 1970s.Since that devastation, when 25m elms were felled, enthusiasts and academics have searched for varieties resistant to the fungus spread...
The invasive mosquito was found in the East San Jose foothills. Residents in the area are being asked to dump standing water on their properties so that the mosquito can't breed.
Frank Mullen will be making the gruelling 300km journey this summer to fundraise for charity
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has confirmed the spread of the Sokoto and Zamfara strange disease to Kaduna with a total of 7 deaths.
A research team has engineered a "broadband nanogap gold spectroscopic sensor" using a flexible material capable of bending to create a controlled gap. With the developed technology, it is possible to rapidly test various types of materials, including infectious disease viruses, using only a single nano-spectroscopic sensor to find molecular fingerprints. The research findings have been published in Nano Letters.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 15, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has confirmed that nine beavers found dead in the past few months tested positive for a disease called tularemia, which also can be dangerous to humans. The DWR is asking the public to take caution by not touching the […] The post Utah DWR confirms 9 beavers killed by disease harmful to humans first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The results of an investigation into a rare infection caused by fungus found in a Kansas veterinarian and two cats is being released Wednesday. The Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) journal, affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), published a report April 10 following an investigation into three cases of []
The northside hospital has warned of rolling road closures in the area
Japan will establish a new organization to advise the government on major outbreaks of infectious diseases from April next year, the country's health minister said Tuesday, in response to criticisms over the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. At a ministry meeting, Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Keizo Takemi expressed hopes
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry encourages farmers and dairy producers to implement “biosecurity measures” after reports of cattle diseases in the United States.