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Congo Republic declares mpox epidemic: In 2022, the WHO declared an outbreak that spread to Europe and North America a global health emergency.
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Congo Republic declares mpox epidemic
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Mpox: Researchers warn of new variant from Congo: Kinshasa - A new variant of the Mpox virus has emerged in the Congo, which, according to an international “Mpox ...
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Mpox: Researchers warn of new variant from Congo
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Records reveal mpox exposures in elementary school as Mecklenburg County cases grow
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Records reveal mpox exposures in elementary school as Mecklenburg County ...
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Government watchdog critical of federal mpox response: The Government Accountability Office (GAO) says in a new report that the Department of Health and Human ...
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Government watchdog critical of federal mpox response
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Worrying new strain of monkeypox spreading with pandemic capabilities: The virus could spread more easily than the strain which ripped through parts of the UK ...
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Worrying new strain of monkeypox spreading with pandemic capabilities
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High-level meeting on monkeypox opens in DR Congo: This meeting, which will be held from Thursday to Saturday, gathered 12 health ministers of the African region ...
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High-level meeting on monkeypox opens in DR Congo
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Cambodia records three more cases of monkeypox; total now stands at 17: Cambodia has detected three more cases of mpox, also known as monkeypox ...
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Cambodia records three more cases of monkeypox; total now stands at 17
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Mpox infections rise to almost double last year’s numbers: Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the comparison time frame for 2023 and 2024 ...
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Mpox infections rise to almost double last year’s numbers
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Fauci to testify before Congress for the first time since stepping down: Anthony Fauci, former chief medical adviser to President Biden, will testify before the ...
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Fauci to testify before Congress for the first time since stepping down
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New “gene accordion” aims to explain global epidemic: It is still a mystery to this day why the previously rare monkeypox virus suddenly spread worldwide ...
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New “gene accordion” aims to explain global epidemic
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Aaron Rodgers' HIV Comments Spark Furious Backlash: The New York Jets quarterback has become known for sharing his controversial opinions and he is currently ...
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Aaron Rodgers' HIV Comments Spark Furious Backlash
Quick Glance: Controversy Surrounding Aaron Rodgers' HIV Remarks
  • Aaron Rodgers, the New York Jets quarterback, is facing strong online criticism for his contentious statements.

  • Recently surfaced comments made by Aaron Rodgers regarding HIV have sparked significant backlash on social media.

  • In a podcast episode from March, Rodgers alleged that the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s was deliberately orchestrated by the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases with government assistance.

  • Additionally, Rodgers has voiced disapproval of the handling of both health crises by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former chief medical advisor to the U.S. president.
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Biden administration announces strategy to combat future pandemics with 50 country partnership
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Biden administration announces strategy to combat future pandemics with 50 country partnership
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Quick Glance: Biden admin partners with 50 nations to prevent future pandemics
  • President Joe Biden's administration will assist 50 countries in identifying and responding to infectious diseases to prevent future pandemics like Covid-19.

  • The U.S. will collaborate with countries to enhance testing, surveillance, communication, and preparedness for outbreaks.

  • The announcement addresses the challenge of achieving a global agreement on responses to future pandemics.

  • The U.S. government will involve multiple agencies to aid countries in refining their infectious disease response.
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Aaron Rodgers' HIV Comments Spark Furious Backlash: The New York Jets quarterback has become known for sharing his controversial opinions and he is currently ...
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Aaron Rodgers' HIV Comments Spark Furious Backlash
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FBI found it ‘alarming’ that Fauci-funded virus research at Wuhan lab would leave no trace of ‘human manipulation’
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FBI found it ‘alarming’ that Fauci-funded virus research at Wuhan lab ...
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Confronting Trump over Covid not easy but necessary, Fauci says on Dublin trip: Director of US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases says role ...
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Confronting Trump over Covid not easy but necessary, Fauci says on Dublin ...
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WHO clarifies what counts as a pathogen that can spread through the air: The World Health Organization is opening up the definition of airborne pathogens – such ...
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WHO clarifies what counts as a pathogen that can spread through the air
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Fears sick people will 'soldier on' at work with pseudoephedrine: Michael Baker said pseudoephedrine masks Covid-19 symptoms, meaning people could go back to ...
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Fears sick people will 'soldier on' at work with pseudoephedrine
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Elevated mpox cases spur efforts to avoid summer spread: Mpox cases have been elevated since October, with an average of roughly 200 monthly cases detected per ...
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Elevated mpox cases spur efforts to avoid summer spread
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Paxlovid COVID Treatment Is Most Beneficial for Unvaccinated People with Risk Factors. Others May Not Need It
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Paxlovid COVID Treatment Is Most Beneficial for Unvaccinated People with ...
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Surge in long-forgotten illness resulting in months of coughing: The latest figures show that a total of 824 Britons fell ill with whooping cough in the week ...
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Surge in long-forgotten illness resulting in months of coughing
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Holiday souvenirs Hepatitis A: When providing travel medical advice, you should always consider the hepatitis A vaccination. In many countries to which Germans ...
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Holiday souvenirs Hepatitis A
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Solar eclipse watchers at Children's Museum may have been exposed to measles: Marion County health officials advise watching out for symptoms and say risk to ...
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Solar eclipse watchers at Children's Museum may have been exposed to ...
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What you need to know about the latest outbreak of dengue fever: Heavy precipitation from El Nino and the ongoing effects of human-driven climate change have ...
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What you need to know about the latest outbreak of dengue fever
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Yellow fever vaccine: Holidaymakers issued travel warning as fatal disease surges - symptoms and how to reduce risk
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Yellow fever vaccine: Holidaymakers issued travel warning as fatal disease ...
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Nine beavers die from disease in Utah — and it can spread to people, officials say
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Nine beavers die from disease in Utah — and it can spread to people ...
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Yellow fever vaccine: Holidaymakers issued travel warning as fatal disease surges - symptoms and how to reduce risk
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Yellow fever vaccine: Holidaymakers issued travel warning as fatal disease ...
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Schools at centre of Leicester's measles infections: A drop in vaccination uptake has been blamed for the higher than normal levels of the disease
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Schools at centre of Leicester's measles infections
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DWP list of 57 medical conditions that could qualify for £424 monthly payment: The Attendance Allowance is given to those who need assistance with their care
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DWP list of 57 medical conditions that could qualify for £424 monthly ...
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DWP giving claimants £434 this month if you have one of 57 conditions: The amount you receive is dependent on the level of care your disability requires
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DWP giving claimants £434 this month if you have one of 57 conditions
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Texas doves dying from Trichomoniasis, Texas Parks and Wildlife warns: The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced multiple dove deaths as a result of ...
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Texas doves dying from Trichomoniasis, Texas Parks and Wildlife warns
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Bird flu spread: The dairy and meat industries don’t want you to think cows have bird flu
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Bird flu spread: The dairy and meat industries don’t want you to think ...
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What you need to know about the latest outbreak of dengue fever: Heavy precipitation from El Nino and the ongoing effects of human-driven climate change have ...
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What you need to know about the latest outbreak of dengue fever
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Argentina dengue mosquitoes reach cooler areas, hatch earlier: Dangerous re-infections could lead to a deadlier outbreak next year, infectious disease ...
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Argentina dengue mosquitoes reach cooler areas, hatch earlier
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Sabah Health Dept detects 44 melioidosis cases so far this year: KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Health Department confirmed the detection of active Burkholderia ...
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Sabah Health Dept detects 44 melioidosis cases so far this year
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Why is resistance to vaccination rising: In this explainer, we lay out why the disease, which can kill up to 50 percent of patients who progress to severe ...
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Why is resistance to vaccination rising
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Alarming increase in rubella in Schwerin: In Schwerin there is a significant increase in cases of rubella, especially in children. This infectious disease causes ...
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Alarming increase in rubella in Schwerin
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Stool transplant could improve motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease: A small study suggests that a single-dose transplant of fecal matter from healthy matters ...
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Stool transplant could improve motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease
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Illness warning at holiday hotspots due to increase of lethal virus: The government has told people travelling to some popular destinations including the ...
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Illness warning at holiday hotspots due to increase of lethal virus
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Climate Change and Infectious Disease: Why It’s a Growing Global Concern: As greenhouse gas emissions collect in the atmosphere and the Earth becomes a hotter ...
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Climate Change and Infectious Disease: Why It’s a Growing Global Concern
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Serious illness warning for UK holidaymakers as official health alert issued: The government body has issued a warning for Brits travelling to holiday hotspots ...
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Serious illness warning for UK holidaymakers as official health alert ...
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Three dogs seized by police die after being diagnosed with 'infectious' disease: Two other seized canines were also diagnosed with the potentially deadly virus ...
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Three dogs seized by police die after being diagnosed with 'infectious' ...
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Researchers explain grim reason to never flush toilet with seat up: It is a particular concern in public health settings like hospitals
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Researchers explain grim reason to never flush toilet with seat up
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DWP £434 monthly payment due if you have these health conditions: The DWP provides an attendance allowance to people with a disability severe enough to require ...
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DWP £434 monthly payment due if you have these health conditions
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Infectious whooping cough disease soaring in the Philippines; 54 deaths reported and all are children below age of 5
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Infectious whooping cough disease soaring in the Philippines; 54 deaths ...
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These proteins could help identify people who unknowingly spread tuberculosis: Scientists have made a promising start to developing a new blood test that could ...
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These proteins could help identify people who unknowingly spread ...
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Study reveals TB-cancer connection: Urgent call for screening: The European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases will host a groundbreaking ...
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Study reveals TB-cancer connection: Urgent call for screening
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Japan's tissue-damaging bacterial disease: What you need to know: Misconceptions are fueling jitters at home and abroad, with travelers considering putting off ...
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Japan's tissue-damaging bacterial disease: What you need to know
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When Infection Sparks Obsession: PANDAS and PANS: A controversial diagnosis is increasingly accepted among doctors. Finding care remains out of reach for many ...
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When Infection Sparks Obsession: PANDAS and PANS
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Williams: Dr. Fauci in Richmond: America sickened by lies: The virus shined a spotlight on our society's inequities, including access to health care and the ...
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Williams: Dr. Fauci in Richmond: America sickened by lies
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Hiltzik: Who made the COVID debate so toxic?: Richard Ebright and Bryce Nickels of Rutgers have labeled leading virologists fraudsters, perjurers ...
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Hiltzik: Who made the COVID debate so toxic?
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Mpox cases in the US are on the rise as vaccination rates lag and new threats loom
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Mpox cases in the US are on the rise as vaccination rates lag and new ...
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Mpox cases nearly double what they were at the same time last year: There is a national year-to-date estimate of 511 cases as of mid-March.
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Mpox cases nearly double what they were at the same time last year
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Cases of mpox 'far outpacing' last year's numbers: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that more than 570 cases of mpox have been ...
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Cases of mpox 'far outpacing' last year's numbers
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Warning as monkeypox cases on the rise again: Mpox is on the rise in the US, with almost double the number of cases compared to this time last year. However ...
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Warning as monkeypox cases on the rise again
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Rostocker suffers stroke at age 16: “Worst night of my life”: David Dubinski was supposedly in good health. But then a bacterial infection had fatal consequences ...
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Rostocker suffers stroke at age 16: “Worst night of my life”
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Starvation has decimated gray whales off the Pacific Coast. Can the giants ever recover?
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Starvation has decimated gray whales off the Pacific Coast ...
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Over 14m people set for yellow fever vaccination: The exercise will be conducted in 53 districts in Ankole, Greater Masaka, Teso and Karamoja
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Over 14m people set for yellow fever vaccination
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'I was shocked': A Malaysian lecturer's Tuberculosis (TB) experience: This infectious disease is not only still around in Malaysia, but also affecting more ...
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'I was shocked': A Malaysian lecturer's Tuberculosis (TB) experience
Quick Glance: Crucial Investments for Global Eradication of TB
  • Experts emphasize the need for increased investment in tuberculosis screening and preventive treatment to ensure the global eradication of the disease.

  • Implementing TB screening and preventive treatment can significantly reduce TB incidence and mortality.

  • Experts highlight that early detection of TB through screening and preventive treatment improves chances of cure and curbs the spread of the disease.
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Study: Mpox Vaccine Immunity Weakens Rapidly, Raises Call for Boosters: Research shows that mpox vaccination protection declines rapidly after two doses ...
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Study: Mpox Vaccine Immunity Weakens Rapidly, Raises Call for Boosters
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Law change in Singapore to nudge more with HIV to get tested and treated: A recent law change that removes the requirement for some people living with the human ...
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Law change in Singapore to nudge more with HIV to get tested and treated
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New York’s Flaco the owl had fatal conditions before colliding into building: Beloved zoo escapee had rat poison in its bloodstream and had contracted a serious ...
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New York’s Flaco the owl had fatal conditions before colliding into ...
Quick Glance: Zoo releases definitive necropsy results on Flaco the owl's death
  • Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl, had high rat poison levels and severe herpesvirus, leading to his death.

  • The necropsy findings revealed pigeon herpesvirus and rodenticides as critical factors in Flaco's demise.

  • Identification of the herpesvirus in Flaco explains severe organ damage that led to his death.

  • Additionally, traces of DDE, a DDT breakdown product, were detected but did not contribute to the death.
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Health commissioner says Enugu committed to free TB treatment - Healthwise: The Enugu State Government has reiterated the fact that tuberculosis is curable and ...
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Health commissioner says Enugu committed to free TB treatment - Healthwise
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New measles case confirmed in Florida, in an adult who traveled outside the US: A new case of measles has been confirmed in Florida, bringing the 2024 case count ...
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New measles case confirmed in Florida, in an adult who traveled outside ...
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Case study: guesswork about thickened nipples: A 33-year-old went to his family doctor because of redness and thickening of the left nipple ...
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Case study: guesswork about thickened nipples
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Biochemists discover first new antibacterial class in decades: Vanderbilt biochemists are part of a team taking a stride toward the development of antibacterials ...
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Biochemists discover first new antibacterial class in decades