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Vaccine History and Heroes

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Following this, mice continued to serve as standard tools for the study of zoonotic diseases by future researchers (6). In his studies, he used mice instead of rhesus monkeys, which were considered to be the main reservoir of the infection. and Pfizer, respectively (9).

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Climate and health: Stories to watch in 2025

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medical schools now include the health effects of climate change as a topic in required courses more than double the number reported in 2019. Investigate how climate change is altering the geographic range of vector-borne diseases dengue fever and even malaria. Zoonotic diseases.

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Tracking Dengue: An Interview With Alisa Aliaga-Samanez

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A study published by Messina and colleagues in 2019 concluded that the World’s population at risk of Dengue could experience an almost 60% increase by 2080. She is currently mapping vector-borne zoonotic diseases through global distribution modeling. This is why she is able to track dengue and dengue virus serotype.