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The more we lose biodiversity, the worse will be the spread of infectious diseases
… says Patil, citing examples of West Nile Disease and Lyme Disease whose incidence has been linked to the … birds or perching birds that comprise half of the total bird species. When alternate hosts including non-passerine … with body size, he says. “We also found that dilution effects occurred for most frequency-transmitted pathogens …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
How Lyme disease became unstoppable There was … was experiencing eye problems, perhaps due to the lingering effects of Lyme. To help me understand how the town of … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Climate change is pushing the American redstart’s breeding range southward
… new study finds that climate change is pushing at least one bird species in the opposite direction. American … discovery. Among them was a model that Cary Institute disease ecologist Shannon LaDeau created 15 years ago … be having on wild bird populations. While the virus’s effects were readily apparent in urban areas, where birds …
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New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison
… said lead author July Pilowsky, currently a disease ecologist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies … years ago due to rapid warming of the climate and its effects on bison habitat. After that, the activities of a … bison abundance and range, the new software shows the prevalence and distribution of a disease in a species over …
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A lethal tick-borne disease is spreading in the US, driven by climate change
A lethal tick-borne disease is spreading in the US, driven by climate change … wide range of illnesses. They’re best known for carrying Lyme disease, a sickness that causes a rash, fatigue, fever, … a serious bout of the illness continue to experience the effects of the disease, such as loss of muscle mass and …
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Elizabeth Valentine
… Elizabeth began her career at Cary in 2016 performing Lyme disease ecology research. She earned a Biology M.S. from …
ltumblety - 12/05/2023 - 13:41
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New study identifies bird species that could spread ticks and Lyme disease
New study identifies bird species that could spread ticks and Lyme disease Global synthesis reveals bird traits …
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Dr. July Pilowsky
Dr. July Pilowsky Disease Ecologist845 677-7600 … Barbara Han and the interdisciplinary Verena Institute on disease ecology and viral spillover. They are applying … to better understand mechanisms that regulate disease prevalence in wild mammal populations, as well as spillover …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:35
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Pandemics: Humans are the culprits
… on earth was burning, and thousands of species of plants, birds and rare animals like orangutans were at risk. The … rains finally doused the fires, a mysterious, deadly disease broke out hundreds of miles away – near a town … like Ebola, have been linked to deforestation; others, like Lyme disease, occur where suburban areas sprawl into …
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Bats not the enemy in the fight against COVID-19
… for novel viruses with outbreak potential and be useful in disease interventions. Proactive surveillance remains … zoonotic pandemics have not come from bats. Currently, H7N9 bird influenza, and drug-resistant microbes, pose … would be so much easier and safer. Virologists get quick publications easily from bats and bats have few defenders …
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