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Dengue fever spreads fast. How can you protect yourself as cases explode in Puerto Rico and other popular travel destinations?
Mosquitos in a petri dish.

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Dengue fever spreads fast. How can you protect yourself as cases explode in Puerto Rico and other popular travel destinations?

What’s being done to keep avian flu out of the food supply chain?
A worker moving orange crates of eggs.

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What’s being done to keep avian flu out of the food supply chain?

What can ants and termites teach us about fighting disease?

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What can ants and termites teach us about fighting disease?

Here’s what you need to know about the novel coronavirus outbreak

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Here’s what you need to know about the novel coronavirus outbreak

Tracking an epidemic requires computer models. But what if those models are wrong?

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Tracking an epidemic requires computer models. But what if those models are wrong?

In US, spread of Zika linked to time spent outdoors
Marco Ajelli's new research suggests the Zika epidemic could spread much faster in certain areas, due to the amount of time people spend outside. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

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In US, spread of Zika linked to time spent outdoors

Fear not: The number of locally transmitted cases of Zika in US to be very small

Fear not: The number of locally transmitted cases of Zika in US to be very small

Underreporting of Zika is rife; researchers project epidemic’s spread

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Underreporting of Zika is rife; researchers project epidemic’s spread

Are safe injection facilities for heroin users a step in the right direction?

Are safe injection facilities for heroin users a step in the right direction?

The journey of a disease

The journey of a disease

Health professionals talk experiences on front lines of Ebola outbreak

Health professionals talk experiences on front lines of Ebola outbreak

3Qs: What to know about this year’s flu season
Mark Douglass, pharmacy professor

3Qs: What to know about this year’s flu season