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Topic: Disease


Related Articles (5)

Bird flu virus outlasted pasteurization, study finds

  2024-06-17 by in Axios

The more virus there is in milk, the longer it takes to kill.

  Tagged under: Disease


Detection of H5N1 avian influenza virus from mosquitoes collected in an infected poultry farm in Thailand - PubMed

  2024-04-24 (or before) in PubMed National Center for Biotechnology Information

Blood-engorged mosquitoes were collected at poultry farms during an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Central Thailand during October 2005. These mosquitoes tested positive for H5N1 virus by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results were confirmed by limited se …

  Tagged under: Climate Change Impacts | Disease


The next pandemic? It’s already here for Earth’s wildlife

  2024-03-11 by in The Conversation

Bird flu is decimating species already threatened by climate change and habitat loss.

  Tagged under: Disease | Birds


Seal pup die-off from avian flu in Argentina looks 'apocalyptic'

  2024-01-17 by in Popular Science

The highly contagious strain of bird flu is not spreading among humans, but it may in the future.

  Tagged under: Argentina | Disease | Birds


Candida Auris: An Unforeseen Threat Amplified by Climate Change

  2023-09-20 in Popular Mechanics

Candida auris is a fungal infection already deadly for humans. Meanwhile, Valley fever infections will only continue to grow as global temperatures rise.

  Tagged under: Climate Change Impacts | Disease


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