Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Pig Meat Leads To Life-Threatening Infection For American Man: Report
A Florida man unknowingly contracted a rare infection from feral pig meat, which infiltrated his defibrillator. After identifying the infection as Brucella suis, doctors successfully treated him with antibiotics.
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By Cutting Down Forests, Humans May Be Giving Themselves Malaria
A surprising factor may be contributing to the spread of malaria in Malaysia, new research has found. In a new study, published Friday in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, scientists argue that deforestation is causing environmental changes that have upped transmission of a form of the infectious disease usually found only in monkeys.
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Pig Meat Leads To Life-Threatening Infection For American Man: Report
A Florida man unknowingly contracted a rare infection from feral pig meat, which infiltrated his defibrillator. After identifying the infection as Brucella suis, doctors successfully treated him with antibiotics.
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By Cutting Down Forests, Humans May Be Giving Themselves Malaria
A surprising factor may be contributing to the spread of malaria in Malaysia, new research has found. In a new study, published Friday in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, scientists argue that deforestation is causing environmental changes that have upped transmission of a form of the infectious disease usually found only in monkeys.
