Missouri is seeing its highest West Nile Virus activity in years. State Epidemiologist Dr. George Turabelidze told Missourinet that one especially troubling trend is the number of blood donors testing positive for the virus. “We are among the more affected states,”...
International travelers who visit Central and South America could bring back sloth disease to the U.S. According to urban entomologist Emily Althoff, the disease is primarily transmitted by a biting midge or mosquito.
