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Mouse-Deer Species Thought To Be Extinct Rediscovered After 112 Years
The existence of the silver-backed chevrotain has been scientifically confirmed for the first time since 1907.
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 13, 2019 Category: Science Source Type: news
Mouse deer species not seen for nearly 30 years is found alive in Vietnam
Silver-backed chevrotain caught on camera after it was feared lost to scienceA distinctly two-tone mouse deer that was feared lost to science has been captured on film foraging for food by camera traps set up in a Vietnamese forest.The pictures of the rabbit-sized animal, also known as the silver-backed chevrotain, are the first to be taken in the wild and come nearly 30 years after the last confirmed sighting.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 11, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Endangered species Wildlife Vietnam Conservation Science Environment Asia Pacific World news Animals Source Type: news
Found: Miniature fanged 'deer' rediscovered tiptoeing through Vietnam's coastal forests
(Forschungsverbund Berlin) Global Wildlife Conservation and partners Southern Institute of Ecology and Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research have rediscovered a species lost to science since 1990 called a silver-backed chevrotain -- a deer-like species that is the size of a rabbit, has a silver sheen, and has been hanging on in a region of Vietnam ravaged by poaching by snares.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 11, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
New tool facilitates genetic mapping of polyploid plants
(Funda ç ã o de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de S ã o Paulo) Available online for free, polyploid mapping system developed in Brazil helps breeders of sugarcane, kiwi, blueberry, sweet potato and forages, among other crops.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - November 8, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news
From Culinary Dud To Stud: How Dutch Plant Breeders Built Our Brussels Sprouts Boom
Source: NPR Health and Science - October 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan Charles Source Type: news
FDA Approves Biorphen (phenylephrine hydrochloride) Ready-to-Use Injection for Hypotension During Anesthesia
DEER PARK, Ill., Oct. 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETON), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative drug products, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug...
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - October 22, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Bleach inactivates infectious disease found in deer
Household bleach can decontaminate stainless steel surfaces infected with the prions that cause chronic wasting disease. The findings suggest a practical method for decontaminating equipment used for hunting and meat processing.
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - October 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New England Biolabs & reg; launches NEBNext Direct & reg; Genotyping Solution for cost-effective, sequence-based genotyping in AgBio applications
New kit offers plant breeders a more targeted high-throughput solution using novel target enrichment technology.
Source: The Scientist - October 18, 2019 Category: Science Tags: The Scientist The Marketplace Source Type: news
How Common is Lyme Disease Globally and in Urban Settings?
Discussion
Lyme disease (LD) is caused by several genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi senu lato that are transmitted by ticks of the Ixodes ricinus complex. In the U.S. and Europe it is the most common vector-borne disease. It is named for Lyme, Connecticut in the 1970s when it was “discovered,” but there are reports of LD-type disease in Europe since 1883. There are 18 distinct genospecies with B. afzelii, B. garinii and B. burgdorferi sensu stricto being the 3 most common ones causing human infection. There are many species of Ixodes ticks but only 4 commonly bite humans. Ixodes ricinus mainly in Europe, I, p...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - October 14, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Deer can infect humans with a rare form of tuberculosis
A 77-year-old man from Michigan was diagnosed with tuberculosis in 2017 after he reportedly inhaled the bacteria while field-dressing a deer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC Says People Can Contract Tuberculosis From Deer
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2019 -- According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, humans can contract a rare type of tuberculosis, called bovine tuberculosis, from deer.
Such was the case of one 77-year-old Michigan hunter, who most likely...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 30, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Deer Can Give You Tuberculosis: CDC
People can get a rare type of tuberculosis, called bovine tuberculosis, from deer, according to the CDC.
Source: WebMD Health - September 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Where Did This Man Get Tuberculosis? How About From A Deer
Mycobacterium bovis is spreading among deer, which may put hunters at risk.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 29, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news
FDA Approves Abbott & #039;s & #039;Low Dose & #039; Neurostimulation Device for Chronic Pain
Chronic pain patients in the United States now have a new treatment option. FDA has approved Abbott’s Proclaim XR recharge-free neurostimulation system for people living with chronic pain.
The Proclaim XR platform offers a low dose of Abbott's BurstDR stimulation waveform, which was created based on scientific insights from doctors and research to mimic natural patterns found in the brain, the company said. It works by using low doses of mild electrical pulses to change pain signals as they travel from the spinal cord to the brain.
Abbott said the delivery of lower doses of spinal cord stimulation helps e...
Source: MDDI - September 25, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Implants Source Type: news
Notes from the Field: Zoonotic Mycobacterium bovis Disease in Deer Hunters - Michigan, 2002-2017
In May 2017, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services was notified of a case of pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis in a man aged 77 years.
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - September 19, 2019 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Respiratory Illness Tuberculosis (TB) Zoonotic diseases Source Type: news
