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The illegal donkey skin trade operating out of parts of Africa and shipped to China for traditional medicine purposes could be the source of the spread of new zoonotic infectious diseases due to the scale of the trade, lack of regulation, and unhygienic slaughtering methods. Researchers tested 108…

The droughts in California are causing scientists to rethink the use of desalination technology in order to increase the water supply. Originally, desalination was not an ideal solution to a water crisis due to how costly and time-consuming it would be, but because of frequent droughts, more water…

A small outbreak of Diphtheria has been detected in Kent where refugees are waiting to be granted asylum in the UK. The outbreak is currently being contained but is being placed as a high priority.  To read the full article from the Guardian by Diane Taylor click here

More than 100 people died and dozens more are missing following one of the most destructive storms ever recorded in the Philippines. According to interior minister Naguib Sinarimbo, many of the deaths came from a village at the foothills of a mountain that had already been preparing for a tsunami…

According to a study conducted by Charles Darwin University in Australia, 65% of the participants opted to use traditional websites and authorities' websites instead of social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter for real-time information during natural disasters. As a result, researchers…

A Belgian nonprofit called APOPO is beginning a project to equip rats with high tech backpacks to search for survivors in building collapses following natural disasters. The technology inside the backpacks will aid firs responders in search and rescue in the wake of disasters.  To read the full…

Researchers found out that two different viruses, influenza and RSV, fuse together to form a new virus instead of competing with each other. Additionally, they found that the hybrid viral RSV and influenza particles were able to evade influenza antibodies. Because this is extremely uncommon,…

Businessman John Auckland proposed his Seafields floating seaweed farm idea to combat CO2 emissions to moderate the effects of climate change. The proposed seaweed farm would be 21,200 square feet and float between South America and Africa. The seaweed farm aims to capture a gigaton of carbon…

The testing of TPOXX is being launched in central Africa as a potential treatment for monkeypox. Currently, the antiviral drug TPOXX is only approved for smallpox treatment by the FDA but could be used to treat monkeypox as the drug targets a protein found in both monkeypox and smallpox.  To read…

While the COVID-19 pandemic raged in the United States, gonorrhea became more drug-resistant. According to scientists, the rate of gonorrhea infection increased by 10% since 2019. The reason for this rise in gonorrhea infections is unknown, but a potential reason might be a lack of access to…

As monkeypox cases start to decline in the United States, experts say that out of the 25,000 total monkeypox cases so far, deaths are rare. However, it can be difficult to confirm whether a patient dies with monkeypox in their system or if their death was directly caused by monkeypox.  To read more…

Rapid analysis of Florida's Hurricane Ian has found that as a result of two centuries of greenhouse gas pollution, the hurricane's rainfall was made 10% worse. President Biden has stated that Hurricane Ian may rank among the nation's most destructive storms in history, and the death toll will…

In light of the era of COVID-19, more infectious disease outbreaks are going to become more common, scientists are warning. It is theorized that the two biggest causes of infectious diseases running rampant in today's world are globalization and climate change.  To read the full article on TIME,…

As the flu season approaches, scientists are becoming concerned with the possibility of a dual outbreak of COVID-19 and the flu this fall season. To better protect yourself, it is recommended to get the flu shot around October to November in order to maximize immunity. To read the full article by…