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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… Anderson could romp for hours in the gentle New England forest with little fear. Only later, after years in and out … 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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Pandemics: Humans are the culprits
… for months across a vast area of pristine tropical forest. An intense El Niño event had triggered a deep … like Ebola, have been linked to deforestation; others, like Lyme disease, occur where suburban areas sprawl into … viruses. Large-scale deforestation, habitat degradation and fragmentation, agriculture intensification, our food system, …
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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 … of exposure to vector-borne diseases, such as the Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), a tick-borne haemorrhagic fever … with body size, he says. “We also found that dilution effects occurred for most frequency-transmitted pathogens …
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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… with great sadness that we share that Gary M. Lovett , forest ecologist and Senior Scientist Emeritus at Cary … Program, notes, “Gary was an internationally recognized forest ecologist who made fundamental contributions to the … his study plots were dying off due to pests like Beech Bark Disease, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, and spongy moths. This …
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Exposure to past temperature variability may help forests cope with climate change
… Study identifies trends linking temperature variability and forest productivity. Photo by Steve Conger August … Research: Ecology, published by IOP Publishing, assessed effects of past and current climate variability on global … Staff are global experts in the ecology of: cities, disease, forests, and freshwater. …
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Q&A with Winslow Hansen: Wildfire in the western US
… Wildfires Cary forest ecologist Winslow Hansen is developing new ways to … Canada, completely destroyed by wildfire. Other effects include health consequences of inhaling smoke, which … and difficulty breathing. People with lung and heart disease, as well as children and older adults, are at …
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New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison
… Photo: Free-ranging European bison in Białowieża Forest, Poland. Credit: Rafał Kowalczyk December 12, … 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 …
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Cary Institute partners on $3M study on COVID-19 variants that could emerge from wildlife
… five-year research project will bring together virology, disease ecology, and artificial intelligence to better … of Food and Agriculture. “In order to know the risk that new variants pose for people, we really have to … monitoring at Cary Institute to simulate a Northeastern forest environment to understand how SARS-CoV-2 moves …
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Lyme disease season is here. These are tips on how to avoid it.
Lyme disease season is here. These are tips on how to avoid it. … Plus, a serious illness like Lyme could put you at greater risk from Covid. Blacklegged tick. Photo by Monikah … Fortunately, you don’t have to skip that walk in the forest. Understanding Lyme disease can help you to minimize …
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COVID-19 could lead to increase in tick-borne illness, experts say. Here’s why.
… Lyme Disease , … against ticks. Ticks are most common in small patches of forest, typically near suburban and agricultural areas …
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