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Using science to fend off the world’s deadliest animal

Using science to fend off the world’s deadliest animal

Galveston County Daily News, Feb. 8, 2024

What’s the world’s deadliest animal? It’s not lions, tigers or bears but instead tiny mosquitoes, write Drs. Megan Berman and Richard Rupp in their latest Vaccine Smarts column. With luck, vaccines can help take away the mosquito’s title of the world’s deadliest animal, they write.

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Using science to fend off the world’s deadliest animal

Using science to fend off the world’s deadliest animal

Galveston County Daily News, Feb. 8, 2024

What’s the world’s deadliest animal? It’s not lions, tigers or bears but instead tiny mosquitoes, write Drs. Megan Berman and Richard Rupp in their latest Vaccine Smarts column. With luck, vaccines can help take away the mosquito’s title of the world’s deadliest animal, they write.

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