Toronto mystery illness claims 4 more lives Oct 5, 2005
Tuesday, October 4, 2005 Posted at 4:05 PM EDT. Globe and Mail Update. (Globe and Mail)
World Land Use Seen As Top Environmental Issue Aug 9, 2005
Diseases such as West Nile, malaria, cholera, Rift Valley fever and hanta virus are examples of infectious diseases that have emerged in new places and whose frequency has increased as land use and ecological patterns shift. Foley emphasizes that scientists must look beyond the world's wilderness and consider the whole landscape, including cities, suburbs and agricultural areas in their assessments of global environmental health. (Science Daily)
Rift Valley Fever Jun 24, 2005
Hanta virus outbreaks in the American southwest could be monitored in this way. The virus is carried by deer mice and can kill people who have been exposed to it. (FirstScience.com)
Scholarships Jun 21, 2005
The scholarship honors the memory of Mount Vernon High School graduate and avid soccer player Garrett Parker Chase, who passed away suddenly from the hanta virus in 2003. Two Mount Vernon High School graduates have each received a 1,000 Riley W. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. (Mount Vernon Skagit Valley Herald, WA)
