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Vector Content for 嘿嘿视频enRocky Mountain Spotted Fever Risks Examined
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<p>In Mexicali, Mexico, an uncontrolled epidemic of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, one of the deadliest tickborne diseases in the Americas, has affected more than 1,000 people since 2008.</p>May 20, 2019 - 10:00amAmy M Quinton/health/rocky-mountain-spotted-fever-risks-examinedMosquito Preference for Human Versus Animal Biting Has Genetic Basis
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<p>Mosquitoes are more likely to feed on cattle than on humans if they carry a specific chromosomal rearrangement in their genome. This reduces their odds of transmitting the malaria parasite, according to a University of California, Davis, study published Sept. 15 in the journal <em>PLOS Genetics</em>.</p>September 15, 2016 - 10:58amKatherine E Kerlin/news/mosquito-preference-human-versus-animal-biting-has-genetic-basis