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Medically Reviewed and verified by Danielle Reiter, RN

Jun 21

3 min read

Infectious Disease Carrying Mosquitoes Love These Cities

Aedes aegypti, Culex and Anopheles Mosquitoes are leading virus vectors in the USA

mosquito on water drinking

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Medically Reviewed and verified by Robert Carlson, MD

Jun 17

3 min read

Florida Flowers Enable Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes to Flourish

Zika, dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya viruses may be spread by flower loving Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

bromeliad plant

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Medically Reviewed and verified by Kelley Lu, PharmD

Jun 11

2 min read

Rapid Plug & Play Vaccine Development Platform Announced

GeoVax vaccine platform approach suited for use against biological threats and amenable to rapid, large-scale production

scientists looking through a microscope

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Medically Reviewed and verified by Robert Carlson, MD

May 30

4 min read

Visiting Nigeria Has Extensive Health Risks

Immunization rates for Nigerian states varies from 80 percent in Lagos to just 3 percent in Sokoto

nigerian children

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Childhood Diseases

Medically Reviewed and verified by Robert Carlson, MD

May 30

4 min read

America’s Zika Family Tree Originated in Brazil

Zika virus spreads at different times of year, depending on elevation and mosquito activity

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Medically Reviewed and verified by Robert Carlson, MD

May 27

3 min read

Will Alberta Bring Infectious Disease Back to the Third-Coast?

Neglected tropical diseases impact up to 4 million people living along the Gulf Coast

tropical storm damage beach houses

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Tropical Diseases