November 2023

AdvertisementSupported byScientists doing “gain-of-function” research said that heightened fears of lab leaks are stalling studies that could thwart the next pandemic virus.By Benjamin Mueller and Sheryl Gay StolbergBenjamin Mueller reported from State College, Pa., and Sheryl Gay Stolberg from Washington.Questions about whether Covid leaked from a Chinese laboratory have cast a chill over American virus […]

Scientists are studying urban animals and the diseases they carry, to understand the potential risks to people, pets and the animals themselves.A raccoon caught one recent September night in Forest Park, in Queens, for sampling and study. Scientists want to learn more about wildlife and disease transmission in New York.Credit…Supported byBy Emily AnthesPhotographs by Andres

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Watch CBS News May 29, 2023 / 6:22 AM EDT / AP Auburn, Maine — A raccoon in Maine was euthanized and tested for rabies after a woman brought it into a pet store for a nail trim and some customers kissed it, state wildlife authorities saidThe raccoon tested negative for the disease and there