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CDC Call – Zoonoses and OneHealth Updates
This call is meant to provide a progress report of ongoing investigations into zoonotic diseases in relation to overall global health. This report is brought to you by CDC’s One Health Office and includes topics of: Chronic Wasting Disease. A team of researchers from Canada and Germany presented new scientific findings on Chronic Wasting Disease…
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Mosquito-spread encephalitis found in Wisconsin horses
Mosquito-spread encephalitis found in Wisconsin horses
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Undocumented immigration doesn’t worsen drug, alcohol problems in U.S., study indicates
Undocumented immigration doesn’t worsen drug, alcohol problems in U.S., study indicates
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Taking Quality Home: 2017 Quality Improvement Leadership Symposium
Thirty students and health leaders from a dozen countries present their take-home projects from 2017 Quality Improvement Leadership Institute. After a week of working with UW faculty, staff, students, and each other, they leave with measurable steps to improve health, addressing challenges from infant mortality to empowering girls to managing medical equipment. The annual Quality…
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New York Times: Fungi Physics — How Those Spores Launch Just Right
GHI Advisory member Anne Pringle contributes to a new paper about how mushrooms send spores in the right direction. Story from the NY Times.