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‘Stopgap’ to preserve US bats from devastating fungus

Jeremy Hance 5 Mar 2009

Tropical forest tree is source of new mosquito repellent as effective as DEET

Mongabay.com 5 Feb 2009

Infecting mosquitoes with parasite could reduce dengue fever outbreaks

Jeremy Hance 5 Jan 2009

A cure for the Tasmanian devil’s strange and fatal cancer?

Jeremy Hance 21 Nov 2008

Previously unknown fungus may have triggered mass bat die-offs in the U.S.

Mongabay.com 30 Oct 2008

Climate change may trigger spread of disease from animals to people

Jeremy Hance 7 Oct 2008

High bird diversity reduces risk of West Nile virus to humans

Mongabay.com 25 Jun 2008

Does logging contribute to AIDS deaths in Africa?

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Jun 2008

Global warming could worsen HIV/AIDS epidemic

Mongabay.com 30 Apr 2008

Illegal wildlife trade worth $20B/yr

Mongabay.com 19 Mar 2008

DEET repellent works by blocking human odor from mosquitoes

Mongabay.com 13 Mar 2008

Global malaria map released – 35% of humanity at risk

Mongabay.com 25 Feb 2008

Deforestation, wildlife conflict will be the source of emerging diseases

Mongabay.com 22 Feb 2008

Stopping malaria using smell

Vanderbilt University 31 Aug 2007

As wealthy get dengue fever, drug companies more likely to act

Mongabay.com 15 Aug 2007

Clearing rainforest for cattle pasture drives surge in vampires

Mongabay.com 15 Aug 2007

Emerging (disease) markets

Wildlife Conservation Society 15 Aug 2007

Plain soap as effective as antibacterial but without the risk

University Of Michigan 15 Aug 2007

Global warming may worsen infectious disease

Mongabay.com 22 May 2007

Genetically engineered mosquitoes fight malaria

Mongabay.com 19 Mar 2007

Is climate change worsening malaria?

University Of Michigan 21 Mar 2006

Malaria linked to Amazon deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 2 Feb 2006

Children spread malaria most says new study

Mongabay.com 24 Nov 2005
Bufo periglenes. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Golden Toad: Elegy for a jewel of the cloud forest

Rhett Ayers Butler 31 Oct 2005

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