Black rhino numbers have decreased greatly since the early 1970s, primarily as a result of poaching. A recent strategy to protect rhinos in Kenya has been to establish fenced sanctuaries. This has increased the rhino population and that of other species, but problems have emerged because of ...
Habitat decline from industrialization, a slow reproductive rate, and poaching for their horns are the primary causes. How many western black rhinos are left? Currently, there are no known western black rhinos left in the world. The last known sighting of a black rhino was in 2003. When did...
What is a Spider? Spiders are a group of arthropods that have segmented bodies, a hard exoskeleton, and legs that are jointed. One of the most defining characteristics of spiders is they have eight legs. Additionally, spiders have six or eight eyes (depending on the species of spider), ...
There is accumulating evidence that human rhinovirus (HRV) causes acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRTI). Recently, HRV-C was identified as a new species of HRV, but its spectrum of clinical disease is not well understood. Objectives We investigated the molecular epidemiology, demographic...
Patients with uncontrolled, moderate-to-severe asthma have a higher risk for exacerbations, negatively impacting lung function and quality of life. Dupilumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody, blocks interleukins 4 and 13, key and central drivers of type 2 inflammation. Dupilumab has been effective...
2A, 2B, 2C, 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D6,7. The family Picornaviridae contains clinically important human pathogens, such ashepatovirus, poliovirus, coxsackievirus,rhinovirus, andparechovirus, as well as several viruses that infect animals, including members of the genusCardiovirus, andLjungan virus8....
who weigh about 30 lbs. and have much larger canine teeth. Unlike other baboon species, the male Chacma baboons do not have a mane. The coloring of the Chacma baboo is dark gray to black on the back and feet, while it is much lighter in color on their belly and the sides of their...
(4,196 of 5,570) of municipalities across all five administrative regions of Brazil. TheR0value for Brazil was estimated at 3.1 (95% Bayesian credible interval = 2.4–5.5), with a higher median but overlapping credible intervals compared with some other seriously affected countries. A ...
BackgroundIt has been proposed that infections, perhaps prenatal exposure to the influenza virus, might increase the risk of schizophrenia. To address