Disease articles
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'Clumsy' fatal disease seen in California animals for first time
Chronic wasting disease has been detected in deer and elk in California for the first time, the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife announced. The CDFW confirmed the disease’s presence Monday after officials collected samples from two deer in Madera and Inyo counties, a May 7 news release reads. Because these locations were so far apart, the department believes the disease had already been present and incubating for some time. There is no known link between CWD and human infection, but a...
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Maine’s plant disease testing lab is no longer free
Rising costs led the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s plant disease diagnostic lab in Orono to start charging fees for tests.
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New drug offers room to breathe for patients with deadly lung disease
A doctor at Tufts Medical Center in Boston worked to help develop a drug to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare but often deadly disease.