On Thursday, federal officials announced that the tropical Chikungunya mosquito-borne disease had been transmitted for the first time within the United States, infecting two Florida residents. What’s notable about these cases is that the people affected reported no recent…
U.S. health officials have confirmed that a second case of the deadly MERS virus has reached American shores – this time in Florida.
U.S. health officials have identified the first American infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS.
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In other news Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control reported three times more cases of West Nile virus so far this year, blaming weather conditions that fostered optimal breeding conditions for mosquitoes. Also, a new study reveals that older fathers…
Hari interviews Carl Zimmer on his book, "A Planet of Viruses."…
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