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Bird malaria moves north

By Stephen Ornes / October 10, 2012

Black-capped chickadees, like the one shown here, stay in Fairbanks, Alaska, year-round. Scientists report that some of the birds have been found with avian malaria, suggesting that the germ that causes the disease has established itself in the far North. Credit: Mdf/wikipedia

Germs that cause a so-called tropical disease make themselves at home in frosty Alaska

Posted in Animals | Tagged Adaptation, avian malaria, birds, blood, climate change, disease, disease ecology, ecology, epidemiology, evolution, getinvolved, global warming, malaria, microbes, microbiology, mosquito, parasite, protozoa, Ravinder Sehgal, Robert Fleischer, San Francisco State University, Smithsonian Institution, tropical disease

Surprising rabies resistance

By Stephen Ornes / August 16, 2012

Vampire bats can carry the deadly rabies virus and transmit it to humans through bites. Credit: Daniel Streicker

Amazon villagers survive deadly disease carried by vampire bats

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged Amazon, Amy Gilbert, Carol Glaser, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, disease, epidemic, getinvolved, Peru, rabies, tropical disease, vampire bat, virus

Airports that speed germs’ spread

By Stephen Ornes / August 13, 2012

A computer simulation of a disease outbreak shows that airports like those in New York City and Los Angeles would help spread germs. Credit: Christos Nicolaides/MIT

Scientists identify which U.S airports are able to spread disease most effectively

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged airports, disease, epidemic, epidemiology, germs, getinvolved, Honolulu, infections, Los Angeles, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, New York, Ruben Juanes, swine flu, vaccination