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Public health
fromwww.esquire.com
1 week ago

ICE Detainees Are Testing Positive for Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is spreading in U.S. immigration detention centers due to overcrowding, poor sanitation, and inadequate health protocols, risking wider community transmission.
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Experts warn parasites 'feed on humans' and transmit deadly disease

Kissing bugs in the southeastern US are spreading Trypanosoma cruzi, causing Chagas disease, which infects around 280,000 Americans.
fromThe Local France
1 year ago

MAP: Tiger mosquitoes found in 81 of 96 departements in France

In 2025, 81 of the 96 metropolitan départements of France had been colonised by tiger mosquitoes, which spread dengue fever, chikungunya, and the Zika virus.
Public health
fromFlowingData
2 months ago

John Snow probably didn't use that Broad Street map to reach his conclusions about cholera

The famous map centered on Broad Street did not lead to an 'a-ha!' moment, nor was it the way in which Snow came about the truth behind cholera's transmission.
Public health
Coronavirus
fromNature
3 months ago

Black Death bacterium has become less lethal after genetic tweak

A genetic change in Yersinia pestis makes it less fatal but possibly more transmissible, altering its impact on disease spread.
Miami food
fromMiami Herald
3 months ago

Mosquito season begins in South Florida. Is climate change making it worse?

Climate change increases mosquito populations and the diseases they transmit, making South Florida more vulnerable.
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