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fromArs Technica
1 month agoWe study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what's coming
Measles outbreaks impose substantial economic costs through containment, medical expenses, and productivity losses, while declining vaccination coverage threatens control of multiple infectious diseases.
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1 month agoWhy the Bay Area has been a tuberculosis hotspot for more than a century
The Bay Area experiences tuberculosis rates three times the national average due to its ports and immigration history, with over 200 high school students recently infected in San Francisco.
Public health
fromThe Mercury News
1 month agoWhy the Bay Area has been a tuberculosis hotspot for more than a century
The Bay Area has tuberculosis rates three times the national average due to its ports and immigration history, with over 90% of active cases occurring among immigrants from countries with limited vaccine access.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months agoMass grave in Jordan sheds new light on world's earliest recorded pandemic
A US-led research team has verified the first Mediterranean mass grave of the world's earliest recorded pandemic, providing stark new details about the plague of Justinian that killed millions of people in the Byzantine empire between the sixth and eighth centuries. The findings, published in February's Journal of Archaeological Science, offer what researchers say is a rare empirical window into the mobility, urban life and vulnerability of citizens affected by the pestilence.
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2 months agoHow Londoners tracked death figures to survive the Great Plague of 1665
New research has uncovered how Londoners reacted in real time to the Great Plague of 1665, revealing that people reshaped their daily lives around published death figures - using them to decide where to go, who to meet, and whether to remain in the city or flee. The study, from the University of Portsmouth, shows that weekly death reports, known as the Bills of Mortality, served as a practical guide to survival.
Public health
fromMedievalists.net
2 months agoNew Medieval Books: The Forsaken 14th Century - Medievalists.net
In this volume, the authors aim to provide a truly global overview of the 14 century, with each region given approximately the same space. It is obviously impossible to cover every event in every country of the world in a single volume, just as you would not be able to visit every city in every country if you traveled around the world for a year.
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