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In 1822, Europeans brought honey bees to Australia as agricultural heroes; 200 years later, researchers found they were helping tree death spread faster than windNew research published in NeoBiota suggests western honey bees may be helping spread myrtle rust, a destructive fungal disease threatening ...- Hantavirus scare a wake-up call: Why India must build its disease X defencesA recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship echoes past pandemic scares. Experts warn Disease X, a future unknown pathogen, is a near cer...
- Hantavirus outbreak: How an African lab identified the deadly Andes strainA hantavirus scare aboard a cruise ship off Cape Verde prompted a rapid scientific response, with researchers in Senegal quickly identifyin...
- Singapore reports nearly 60% surge in weekly new COVID-19 casesSingapore recorded a significant rise in COVID-19 cases. New infections jumped by over 58 percent in a week. Hospital admissions also saw a...
- Ebola, hantavirus show world's risk preparedness lagging: Pandemic expertGlobal health crisis response has improved since Covid-19. However, a leading expert warns that awareness of pandemic risks remains low. Re...
- Is Hantavirus the next COVID-like threat? Experts explain the real risks & warning signs you should never ignoreHantavirus Outbreak: A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sparks Covid-19 comparisons. Experts clarify hantavirus is distinct, with limit...
- Where native rats disappear, something far more dangerous takes overMadagascar's unique wildlife faces a threat from invasive black rats. These newcomers are pushing out native tufted-tailed rats from degrad...
- Why Your Bird Feeder Might Be Bringing More Than Just BirdsBird feeders attract more than just birds. Spilled seeds draw rodents, deer, and even bears. This can lead to increased wildlife presence i...
- Chagas disease spreading in U.S.: Kissing bugs found in California and other statesChagas disease, spread by kissing bugs, is now being found in the United States. Health experts say the illness, already common in South Am...
- One-shot chikungunya vaccine found safe, effective in first phase 3 trial: Lancet study"This could be the first chikungunya vaccine available for people living in endemic regions, as well as for travellers to endemic areas or ...
- Covid is endemic, but it's not time yet to take off that maskVirologist Shahid Jameel of the University of Oxford, said Covid-19 is endemic in not just India but most of the world. He said the infecti...
- Threat of large severe Covid waves is on the wane in India: Experts“Endemicity requires that the virus stay with us, and that its behaviour is predictable even if there are periodic outbreaks,” said K Srina...
- More than 200 cases of monkeypox worldwide: EU disease agency"This is the first time that chains of transmission are reported in Europe without known epidemiological links to West or Central Africa, w...
- Dr. Anthony Fauci: 'Pandemic phase' over for US, but COVID-19 still hereIn comments Wednesday to The Washington Post, however, Fauci seemed to clarify his earlier remarks, saying that unlike the "full-blown expl...
- Covid far from becoming endemic: WHOWHO emergencies director Michael Ryan said it was also wrong to think that if Covid-19 did settle down and become endemic, that would mean ...
- Country by country, scientists eye beginning of an end to the COVID-19 pandemicAs the devastating Delta variant surge eases in many regions of the world, scientists are charting when, and where, COVID-19 will transitio...
- Covid may be heading towards endemicity in India, local flare-ups may form 3rd wave: Vaccinologist Gagandeep KangThe endemic stage is when a population learns to live with a virus. It is very different from the epidemic stage when the virus overwhelms ...
- Covid will be like common cold in the next few years, mostly affecting unvaccinated childrenBecause Covid severity is lower among children, the overall burden from the disease may decline.
- In the future, scientists feel Covid will resemble the common cold-causing virusHow fast this shift comes will depend on how fast the virus spreads.
- Chinmayi SK devises low-tech solution to tackle endemic diseasesThe 28-year-old tech start-up founder has always believed in plugging the gap between tech developers and users.
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