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By Region: South America

Dengue fever presence in Florida at a ‘pretty serious level’

(AlJazeeraAmerica) Marty Baum, 59, dragged his feverish, achy bones out of bed on a hot, humid day in early September, lathered himself with mosquito repellent and attended a clean-water rally in central Florida. Most days, he prefers to be surrounded by water. Baum is an official Indian River Keeper — a post devoted to the Read More »

September 13, 2013
| Filed under North America, South America, and Public Health
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CDC warns of complacency on global health issues

(WashingtonTimes) America is facing a “perfect storm of vulnerability” for exposure to infectious diseases, making public health efforts more important than ever, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Tuesday. “There is in some quarters a sense that public health is less and less relevant,” CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden said Read More »

September 11, 2013
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, and Public Health
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Effects of climate change on West Nile virus

(EurekAlert) A study projects how climate change may affect virus-carrying mosquitoes across the southern US; Changes are expected to vary with region, and the southern states should see a trend toward longer seasons of activity and smaller midsummer populations. The varied influence of climate change on temperature and precipitation may have an equally wide-ranging effect Read More »

September 10, 2013
| Filed under North America, South America, and Research
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Two new versions of the flu vaccine arriving soon

(ScienceDaily) For the first time, there will be a vaccine which protects against four strains of the flu virus. Until now, flu vaccines have only protected against three forms of the virus. Each year, scientists choose what they believe will be the three most common forms of the flu to spread during the winter months, Read More »

September 4, 2013
| Filed under North America, South America, and Countermeasures
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Science Can Never Rest in the War Against Emerging Pathogens

(FoodSafetyNews) The war on emerging pathogens isn’t like any others. The war on drugs might well end with a new approach. The war on terrorism might eventually wind down. But the war on emerging pathogens is different. It will never end. This conclusion is showing up fairly often in the scientific literature this year, from Read More »