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Public health
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 days ago

CDC warns of spread of Chagas disease from 'kissing bugs,' says it could become endemic in US

Chagas disease, spread by kissing bugs, poses growing U.S. risk, can remain dormant for decades, and causes severe chronic cardiac and neurological complications.
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Public health
fromNature
3 weeks ago

When will dengue strike? Outbreaks sync with heat and rain

Dengue outbreaks in the Americas follow El Niño by five months; local outbreaks occur three months after peak temperatures and one month after peak rainfall.
Public health
fromMail Online
3 weeks ago

Mutant deer with horrifying flesh bubbles spotted in US

Deer across the US are contracting deer cutaneous fibroma (deer warts), a species-specific papillomavirus spreading via biting insects, increasing this summer.
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