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"Ingestion of raw or undercooked wild nutria could certainly expose a person to any illnesses the animal has," he continued. ...

Imagine a creature so adaptable and destructive that it has become an ecological nightmare, a menace that even the vastness ...

April 7 marks the 77th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO), which has saved millions of lives worldwide. The WHO was founded as a specialized agency of the United Nations during a time ...

The first four deaths from the waterborne bacterial disease, leptospirosis, have been reported in the southern Brazil state of Rio Grande do Sul, where floodwaters following days of unprecedented ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— Eltingville resident Adam Kruise was sitting in his house working when he heard what sounded like an “explosion” shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday morning. When he went ...

† Those without notes are either nonspecific or give too many clues of the diseases that cannot be listed. ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; FDG PET-CT ...