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Tick under the microscope

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Monitoring of ticks in the US is patchy and underfunded

Tick-borne diseases like Lyme are on the rise in the US, but a survey has found that programmes to assess and control tick populations are lacking

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Is it safe for coronavirus 'shielders' in the UK to go outside now?

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Is it safe for coronavirus 'shielders' in the UK to go outside now?

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A pig, the animal from which the swine flu (H1N1) originated

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Swine flu (H1N1)

Chronic Lyme disease: How one tick bite can ruin your health forever

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Chronic Lyme disease: How one tick bite can ruin your health forever

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Parkinson’s disease may spread from brain to gut and vice versa

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Parkinson’s disease may spread from brain to gut and vice versa

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Remdesivir

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Remdesivir

We can see when your brain forms a memory by watching you move

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We can see when your brain forms a memory by watching you move

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HPV vaccine linked to fewer premature births in Australia

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HPV vaccine linked to fewer premature births in Australia

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Coronavirus and covid-19: Your questions answered

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Coronavirus and covid-19: Your questions answered

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R number

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R number

The basic reproduction number, also known as the R or R0, is the average number of people one person with an infectious disease will likely infect in the future.

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New Zealand is close to wiping out covid-19 - can it return to normal?

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Common herpes virus causes signs of Alzheimer's disease in brain cells

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Why is coronavirus deadly for some, but harmless in others?

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Australia sees huge decrease in flu cases due to coronavirus measures

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