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A CDC program tests wastewater from airplanes, looking for pathogens that may have hitched a ride with passengers on long-haul international flights.

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According to the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, the new case impacted four flocks, bringing the total number of affected ...

LINCOLN –The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has detected a case of ...

Another chicken flock tests positive for bird flu in Mississippi. What are the risks? How do I know if I have it? What you ...

The man’s case didn’t give rise to any widespread variant, but it gave Gupta, with his HIV evolution background, the idea ...

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For more than a decade, I have worked as a physician and public-health expert responding to infectious diseases around the ...