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App will be used to map tick hotspots
Researchers hope to extend the app to help map other zoonotic diseases. Innovative Scottish project hopes to tackle Lyme disease...
Disease names should not cause offence – WHO
Examples of the types of names to avoid are: Spanish flu, Lyme disease, swine flu, bird flu and equine encephalitis....
Smartphone detects parasites in blood
The device works by filming a pinprick of blood and analysing movement to predict the number of L. loa parasites...
Genoscoper partners with Mars Veterinary
Genoscoper Laboratories and Mars Veterinary are joining forces to combine proprietary genome technologies and DNA-based product solutions. The partnership is...
Study offers ‘real hope’ for <em>C.diff</em> sufferers
sufferers In the US alone, almost 500,000 C.diff infections occurred in 2011, resulting in 29,000 deaths. Harmless spores of C.diff...
Professionals gather for “One-Health” conference
"The care of animal health and welfare has been identified as a significant response capacity gap." Advocated need for a...