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Tara C. Smith is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology. Her research involves a number of pathogens at the animal-human nexus. She also writes for The Panda's Thumb and previously for WIRED SCIENCE's Correlations. Please note the views expressed on this site are Dr. Smith's alone and may not be representative of the groups mentioned above.

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Infectious Disease Series

Infectious disease:

Great Plains Emerging Diseases Conference

Category: Conferences and meetings

I mentioned earlier in the week that I had two pending announcements; now I can officially share the second. We're putting on an Emerging Infectious Diseases conference here in Iowa City April 27-8th, and the Keynote speaker will be Ian...

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MRSA in pork products: does the "antibiotic-free" label make a difference?

Category: Antibiotic resistance

The jury, it would seem, is still out on that question.

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Castrating sheep with teeth: not a good idea (with video!)

Category: Infectious disease

Just say no to castrating animals with your teeth.

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Climate change and public health

Category: Book & movie reviews

Climate change affects everyone--an idea hammered home in "Changing Planet, Changing Health."

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Does bestiality increase your risk of penile cancer?

Category: Cancer epidemiology

A recent study out of Brazil suggests that bestiality is a risk factor for penile cancer. I couldn't make this up if I tried.

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MRSA found in Iowa meat

Category: Antibiotic resistance

MRSA in meats--look and ye shall find.

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Chickenpox parties--just a Facebook friend away

Category: General Epidemiology

Facebook--catch up with friends, trade viruses?

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It's not a freaking spider bite

Category: Antibiotic resistance

Where relatives, infection, and mythology collide.

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Heigh ho, heigh ho, it's off to kill Anopheles we go

Category: Historical studies of disease

Dopey: mosquito slayer?

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Scarlet fever--past and present

Category: General biology

An old disease makes a comeback in Asia; what is the historical precedent for this emergence?

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