The disease effectively wipes the memory of our immune systems, which has led health experts to warn that a large measles outbreak might consequently lead to a national rise in other infections. The ...

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A deadly deer disease has found its way into the urban deer population in Cranbrook, in B.C.'s Kootenay region. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was detected in a female white-tailed deer during a ...