News tagged with animal bites
Seriousness of Animal Bites Under-Recognised in Australia
Dec 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One in two Australians are bitten by an animal at least once in their lifetime and 2% of the population is bitten each year, according to a review article published in the latest issue of Emergency Medicine ...
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Dog bites a particular threat to young children, especially as temperatures rise
Mar 01, 2009 |
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Young children are especially vulnerable to severe dog bites in the head and neck areas, and there is a correlation between cases of dog bites and rising temperatures, according to new research published in the March 2009 ...
Respiratory illnesses and dog bites a concern for travelers to China for 2008 Olympics
Jul 30, 2008 |
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As 600,000 visitors and athletes gear up to travel to China for the 2008 Olympic Games, travelers should be most concerned about respiratory illnesses and dog bites, according to report by an Emory University travelers' health ...
Cancer is threatening Tasmanian devils
Feb 01, 2006 |
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Australian scientists say a deadly facial-tumor disease threatening a carnivorous Australian marsupial known as the Tasmanian devil might be infectious.
Venomous Aussie redback spiders invading Japan
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Australia's venomous redback spiders are on the march in Japan, where they are believed to have arrived years ago as stowaways on cargo ships, a wildlife expert warned Wednesday.
Study: High hierarchy, more aggression
May 11, 2006 |
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British scientists say variation in social behavior is a striking feature of cooperative animal societies, but higher hierarchy means more aggression.
Scientists identify potential key to Lyme disease
Feb 09, 2009 |
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a protein that may help give Lyme disease its bite. The findings suggest that the bacterial protein, which aids in transporting the metal manganese, is essential ...
Leeches ferry infection among newts
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Jan 31, 2007 |
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Parasite-carrying bloodsucking leeches may be delivering a one-two punch to newts, according to biologists, who say the discovery may provide clues to disease outbreaks in amphibians.
Evolution mystery: Spider venom and bacteria share same toxin
Feb 01, 2006 |
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It's a case of evolutionary detective work. Biology researchers at Lewis & Clark College and the University of Arizona have found evidence for an ancient transfer of a toxin between ancestors of two very dissimilar organisms--spiders ...
Midge-hunting scientists tackle spread of devastating bluetongue virus
Aug 07, 2008 |
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Scientists at the BBSRC-funded Institute for Animal Health (IAH) are stepping up the battle against the devastating and economically damaging bluetongue virus. By combining ingenious ways to trap and monitor midges with ...
Fused nasal bones helped tyrannosaurids dismember prey
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May 18, 2007 |
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New evidence may help explain the brute strength of the tyrannosaurid, says a University of Alberta researcher whose finding demonstrates how a fused nasal bone helped turn the animal into a "zoological superweapon."
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