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Dengue Fever Threatens to Gate-Crash the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Anthony Fauci Worries About the Next Pandemic—But Worries More About Democracy

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US Government Awards Moderna $176 Million for mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine

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How to Avoid Getting Sick This Summer

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The Complex Social Lives of Viruses

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No One Knows How Far Bird Flu Has Spread

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A Pill That Kills Ticks Is a Promising New Weapon Against Lyme Disease

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Measles Strikes a Florida Elementary School With Over 100 Unvaccinated Kids

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All That Rain Is Driving Up Cases of a Deadly Fungal Disease in California

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Scabies Is Making a Comeback

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A Surge in Babies Born With Syphilis Is a Warning Sign

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The Long Quest for a Universal Flu Vaccine Finally Takes Its First Steps

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History Says the 1918 Flu Killed the Young and Healthy. These Bones Say Otherwise

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These Gene-Edited Chickens Were Made to Resist Bird Flu

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New Malaria Vaccines Offer a Real Shot at Fighting the Disease

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Why It’s Too Soon to Call It Covid Season

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A Medieval French Skeleton Is Rewriting the History of Syphilis

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A Global Surge in Cholera Outbreaks May Be Fueled by Climate Change

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A Flesh-Eating Bacterium Is Creeping North as Oceans Warm

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The Massive Campaign to Air-Drop Tiny Rabies Vaccines to Raccoons

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The Battle Against the Fungal Apocalypse Is Just Beginning

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Ticks and the Diseases They Carry Are Spreading. Can This Drug Stamp Them Out?

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A Rare Domestic Resurgence of Malaria Is Circulating in the US

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The Long Covid Mystery Has a New Suspect

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