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Disease-spreading mosquitoes could soon overrun Puerto Rico
“The mosquito population is already coming out, and it’s making life impossible,” said a former Navy entomologist in San Juan.
Brazil and Colombia are deploying an army of mosquitos to defeat Zika
The solution for squashing Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases could in fact be mosquitoes themselves, this time infected with bacteria.
The Yellow Fever Outbreak in Angola Is Bad But Not an International Health Emergency, Yet
The first case of yellow fever turned up in December in Angola's Luanda province, the country's most populous province and home to the capital city of the same name. The virus has since killed nearly 300 people.
Yellow Fever Epidemic in Angola Poses a Global Threat
Angola is in the grips of a health crisis, with malaria deaths surging and a yellow fever epidemic also spreading — and being carried by travelers to countries as far away as China.
What it's Like to Grow Up When You're the Only Asian Family in Town
"Being in a white town, my mum would always talk about other people right in front of their faces, or say weird mum stuff like, 'I really need to fart' in Cantonese."