Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2024-05-21 @ 20.30.31 ∈ In English

Mosquito Meal: Study Shows Pests’ Potential as Livestock Feed

A test of chicken feed with protein from mass-trapped mosquitoes shows farmed chickens readily eat it, with no effects on weight gained or meat quality.

2024-03-21 @ 8.05.50 ∈ In English

Tick-killing pill shows promising results in human trial

[A] California–based biotech company [has] announced results from a small, early-stage trial showing that 24 hours after taking the drug, it can kill ticks on people, with the effects lasting for up to 30 days.

2023-08-28 @ 19.00.02 ∈ In English

‘Oh my God’: live worm found in Australian woman’s brain in world-first discovery

The doctors and scientists involved in her case hypothesise that a python may have shed the parasite via its faeces into the grass. They believe the patient was probably infected with the parasite directly from touching the native grass or after eating the greens.

2021-10-07 @ 12.26.33 ∈ Suomeksi

Läpäisyinfektiot - miksi rokotetutkin voivat saada koronavirustartunnan?

Pienelle osalle rokotetuista kehittyy läpäisyinfektio (breakthrough infection), kun COVID-19-tartunta saadaan kahden rokotuksen ja niiden jälkeisen 1-2 viikon immuniteetin kehittymisajan jälkeen. Rokotetut sairastavat taudin yleensä lievempänä kuin rokottamattomat.