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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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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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Category: Antibiotic resistance
The jury, it would seem, is still out on that question.
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Category: Infectious disease
Just say no to castrating animals with your teeth.
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Category: Book & movie reviews
Climate change affects everyone--an idea hammered home in "Changing Planet, Changing Health."
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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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Category: Antibiotic resistance
MRSA in meats--look and ye shall find.
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Category: General Epidemiology
Facebook--catch up with friends, trade viruses?
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Category: Antibiotic resistance
Where relatives, infection, and mythology collide.
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Category: Historical studies of disease
Dopey: mosquito slayer?
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Category: General biology
An old disease makes a comeback in Asia; what is the historical precedent for this emergence?
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