WASHINGTON — Dog detectives might be able to help save ailing citrus groves, research published Monday suggests. Scientists trained dogs to sniff out a crop disease called citrus greening that has hit orange, lemon and grapefruit orchards in Florida, California and Texas. The dogs can detect it weeks to years...
China Locked Down 50 Million People and Has to Keep Them Fed
BEIJING — Carrying permits demanding “fast passage,” truck drivers rushed a 560-ton shipment of disinfectant from eastern China to Wuhan, the locked-down city of 11 million people at the center of a vast effort to contain a new viral disease. Outside the metropolis in central China, the cargo was shifted...
US Reports 1st Case of Person-to-Person Spread of New Virus
NEW YORK — Health officials Thursday reported the first U.S. case of person-to-person spread of the new virus from China. The man is married to the Chicago woman who got sick from the virus after she returned from a trip to Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak. There have...
US, Others Prepare Evacuations as Virus Spreads From China
BEIJING — The United States and several other nations prepared Tuesday to airlift citizens out of a Chinese city at the center of a virus outbreak that has killed more than 100 people. Hong Kong's leader said it will cut all rail links to mainland China and halve the number...
US Gets 1st Case of Mysterious New Chinese Illness
SEATTLE — The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who returned last week from the outbreak's epicenter was hospitalized in good condition near Seattle. The man, identified only as a Snohomish County resident is...
Doctors Try CRISPR Gene Editing for Cancer, a 1st in the US
The first attempt in the United States to use a gene editing tool called CRISPR against cancer seems safe in the three patients who have had it so far, but it's too soon to know if it will improve survival, doctors reported Wednesday. The doctors were able to take immune...
Administration Ends Protection for Migrant Medical Care
BOSTON — The Trump administration has eliminated a protection that lets immigrants remain in the country and avoid deportation while they or their relatives receive life-saving medical treatments or endure other hardships, immigration officials said in letters issued to families this month. Critics denounced the decision as a cruel change...
2 People with West Nile Virus Confirmed in Fresno County
Fresno County health officials have received confirmed reports of two people with symptoms of the West Nile virus. There also are five suspected cases, the county's Department of Public Health announced Wednesday. "Confirmation of these cases is a strong reminder that everyone should increase efforts to protect themselves and their...
Need Immunizations for Your Kids? Fresno Unified Will Provide Them
Fresno Unified School District will provide free immunizations at clinics in early August for students who are uninsured or have Medi-Cal coverage. The clinics will be at Tioga Middle School Room 36, 3232 E. Fairmont Ave., Fresno. Tioga is designated for the immunization clinics because it has a permanent Health...
Mosquitoes Collected in Fresno Test Positive for West Nile Virus
Mosquitoes collected in central Fresno have tested positive for the West Nile virus, the Fresno County health department announced Friday. “This confirmation is a strong reminder that everyone should take this disease seriously and should take every precaution to protect themselves and their families from mosquito bites,” said Leticia Berber,...