Statewide, Colorado has experienced a tragic loss of three lives among the 66 cases of WNV reported as of August 22, with 38 individuals needing hospitalization. A tragic loss has occurred as a Boulder County resident succumbs to West Nile virus-induced meningoencephalitis, representing the first human fatality from the virus in the county this year. … Read more
Trailing closely behind was endocrine system cancer, showing an unsettling increase of 8.69%. Among the findings, a particularly striking revelation emerged; early onset gastrointestinal cancer, a distressing facet of the broader early-onset cancer category, displayed an astonishing growth rate of 14.80%. According to an article published by Fox News, a study published in JAMA Network … Read more
Rarely found in North America, these worms, identified as pentatomic family members, were confirmed by the Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation at Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens. A venomous coral snake in Florida had surgery by a local surgeon and three parasitic worms were found in its lungs, impacting the state’s snake population. … Read more