West Nile virus detected in Davis County mosquitoes - KSL News
SALT LAKE CITY — The West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes from six cities within Davis County, the Davis Mosquito Abatement District announced on Monday.The cities found to have mosquitoes carrying the virus included Syracuse, West Bountiful, Sunset, Woods Cross, Centerville and North Salt Lake.Mosquitoes carrying the virus have been found in Davis County since 2004, according to the mosquito control program. Last year, mosquitoes carrying the virus were present in all Davis County cities except for South Weber.The mosquito control program uses traps to gather "pools" of mosquitoes, which are then tested for the West Nile virus.
Ebola in DR Congo. Mass gatherings banned in Kinshasa to contain spread - BBC
ShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleEmery Makumeno,BBC Africa, KinshasaandWedaeli ChibelushiGetty ImagesEbola has been confirmed in three provinces so far - Ituri, North Kivu and South KivuMass gatherings have been banned in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital, Kinshasa, as well as three other areas, in order to halt the spread of Ebola, the interior minister says. The current outbreak of the deadly disease has so far been detected in three provinces in the east - some 1,800 km (1,100) miles from Kinshasa - but the authorities fear it spreading to the city of 18 million people.
Scotland was the 'murder capital of Europe'. Then it started treating violence like a disease - BBC
ShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleEve LivingstonGetty Images(Credit: Getty Images)In the early 2000s you were more three times more likely to be assaulted in Scotland than in the US. But when the Scottish authorities started looking at violent crime as a public health problem, levels plummeted and the country now ranks among some of the safest in the world.
Cardiovascular Disease: 2 Hours Strength Training Lowers Risk by 20% - Healthline
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