The virus, spread by ticks, can cause a disease that leads to swelling of the brain and permanent health problems in half of severe cases.

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A Tiverton-based engineer has been lending his support to a grassroots campaign in Sierra Leone as the country grapples with ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

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Scientists have discovered 20 new bat viruses in China, including strains related to Nipah and Hendra, raising global health ...

In Richard Heydarian’s column, (see the ”The age of the unthinkable,” 6/17/25), the author has clearly recognized and analyzed the unthinkable situation in the Philippines and worldwide. In ...

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Federal officials and health workers are practicing a deadly disease response this week at Washington Dulles International ...