Category Archives: Disease

Why cancer is hitting the Midwest harder than anywhere else in America

Posted on October 31, 2025 by admin

Environmental exposures to carcinogens under investigation as potential factors By Khloe Quill Fox News Published October 30, 2025 3:47pm EDT While the rest of the country’s cancer rates are falling, those in Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana and Kansas — known as the Corn Belt … Continue reading →

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Northern Long-eared Bat Reclassified as Endangered

Posted on November 29, 2022 by admin

Date: November 29, 2022 Contact: Georgia Parham, Georgia_Parham@fws.gov, 812-593-8501 Ongoing spread of deadly white-nose syndrome is primary threat, increasing risk of extinction WASHINGTON — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a final rule to reclassify the northern long-eared … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 22, 2022 by admin

Dread fungus puts bat closer to extinction 03/22/2022 01:31 PM EDT By Michael Doyle with Greenwire Ravaged by the deadly white-nose syndrome, the northern long-eared bat now requires heightened federal protection as an endangered species, the Fish and Wildlife Service … Continue reading →

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Surveillance Data Shows White-Tailed Deer Exposed to SARS-CoV-2

Posted on July 30, 2021 by admin

Published: July 28, 2021  Print Contact: APHISpress@usda.gov The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently completed a study that analyzed serum samples from free-ranging white-tailed deer for antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19). Results … Continue reading →

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Ontario taking steps to further protect deer, elk and moose from disease

Posted on January 8, 2021 by admin

Chelsea PapineauCTV Northern Ontario Digital Content Specialist @ChelseapCTV Contact Published Thursday, December 17, 2020 11:15AM ESTLast Updated Thursday, December 17, 2020 4:09PM EST SUDBURY — The Ontario government has made changes to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act to protect deer, … Continue reading →

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