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PROTOZOAN INFECTION
12 Gir lions recover from infection, return to the jungleEleven Asiatic lions have died in Gir National Park. A tick-borne parasitic infestation, babesiosis, is suspected as the main cause. Forest...- Another pandemic? Deadly new bat viruses found in China, Scientists warn of up to 75 percent fatality rateResearchers discovered 20 new viruses and two henipaviruses closely related to deadly Nipah and Hendra strains in Yunnan bats. The viruses,...
- After Wetland viruses, Babesiosis raises alarm in US: Symptoms, causes, treatment & moreHealth officials in the United States are concerned about a rise in Babesiosis, a tick-borne disease caused by the parasite Babesia microti...
- World Malaria Day: The disease spreads only in monsoon & other myths bustedOne cannot have long-lasting immunity from malaria.
- What's stopping the Asiatic lions of Gir from getting a new home?Gujarat’s refusal to move some of Gir’s lions to Madhya Pradesh despite the death of 24 lions has more to do with politics than the effecti...
- 10 more Gir lions die one by one in 10 days, total toll up to 21Four of the 11 lions that died between September 12 and September 16 were infected with canine distemper virus (CDV). This lethal virus spr...
- Malaria may have evolved 100 mn years ago & even affected dinosaurs, says studyMalaria is often thought to be of more modern origin- caused primarily by one genus of protozoa & spread by anopheline mosquitoes.
- Lioness dies due to tick-biteThe three-year-old lioness, Tapasya, which died at the Etawah lion safari on January 9 lost her life after she was bitten by a tick. Brough...
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