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Species extinction can doom parasites important for ecosystem health
2015-09-21 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Athens, Ga. - The effects of an animal population's extinction may echo beyond the original species, new University of Georgia research finds. Loss of a population could ultimately result in the extinction of parasites—which are critical for a healthy ecosystem. UGA researchers focused this particular study on a Brazilian fish community and their associated parasites. The study, published in Scientific Reports, used publicly available data from a prev…
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Water Safety: Parasites in Michigan's Lakes and Rivers
2015-07-11 01:51:06| Waste Management - Topix.net
The amoeba that may have infected and killed a Minnesota boy can live in freshwater all around the world. But Shannon Briggs, of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, says it can't really thrive in Michigan's lakes and rivers.
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Tracking the viral parasites cruising our waterways
2015-06-16 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Humans aren't the only ones who like to cruise along the waterways, so do viruses. For the first time, a map of fecal viruses traveling our global waterways has been created using modeling methods to aid in assessing water quality worldwide. “Many countries are at risk of serious public health hazards due to lack of basic sanitation,” said Joan Rose, Homer Nowlin Chair in water research at Michigan State University. “With this map, however, we can as…
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Smartphone microscope detects blood-born parasites
2015-05-14 19:53:27| Extremetech
Researchers have developed a groundbreaking type of microscope that connects to a smartphone and provides real-time diagnosis of blood parasites.
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Pig Parasites Among FAO's Top Ten List of Human Concerns
2014-07-02 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - A 'Top Ten' list identifying the food-borne parasites of greatest global concern has been released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, and new guidelines are being developed to control them.