This issue popped up in a Twitter exchange today. Continue reading Flashback: No evidence of harm from legally used pesticides
Category: Pesticides
Claim: Likely biological link found between Zika virus, microcephaly
The acid test, for now, is whether microcephaly explodes in Colombia. Continue reading Claim: Likely biological link found between Zika virus, microcephaly
Decline of Species That Pollinate Poses a Threat to Global Food Supply, Report Warns
What is the evidence of this? Global agricultural production is steadily increasing. Continue reading Decline of Species That Pollinate Poses a Threat to Global Food Supply, Report Warns
Claim: Zika virus linked to stillbirth, other symptoms in Brazil
The truth is more complicated: “Additional work is needed to understand if this is an isolated finding and to confirm whether Zika virus can actually cause hydrops fetalis.” Continue reading Claim: Zika virus linked to stillbirth, other symptoms in Brazil
U.S. CDC probing 14 new reports of Zika sexual transmission
Even if so, mosquitos are the primary vector. Continue reading U.S. CDC probing 14 new reports of Zika sexual transmission
Brazil plans to zap mosquitoes with radiation to halt spread of Zika virus
Oh no, there goes Tokyo. Go, go Godzilla. Continue reading Brazil plans to zap mosquitoes with radiation to halt spread of Zika virus
Fumento: Oh Zika, Where Is Thy Sting? (Not in the US or Canada)
“The buzz is that everyone is at risk for contracting the mosquito-borne Zika virus. Why not?” Continue reading Fumento: Oh Zika, Where Is Thy Sting? (Not in the US or Canada)
Argentina Battles Major Outbreak of Dengue as Mosquito Population Swells
Global warming wilts malaria
In response to the NYTimes. Continue reading Global warming wilts malaria
WHO: $56 million needed to fight Zika outbreak in coming months
But Obama has asked for a whopping $1.8 billion. Continue reading WHO: $56 million needed to fight Zika outbreak in coming months
Conspiracy Theories About Zika Spread Through Brazil With the Virus
” The association between the use of pyriproxyfen and microcephaly has no scientific basis.” Continue reading Conspiracy Theories About Zika Spread Through Brazil With the Virus
Zika Virus Test Is ‘Weeks, Not Years’ Away, W.H.O. Says
But a vaccine is at last 18 months away. Let’s kill the mosquitos now. Continue reading Zika Virus Test Is ‘Weeks, Not Years’ Away, W.H.O. Says