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A Tale Of Four Cities: Wuhan, Seattle, New York, Chicago

A new study from Northwestern University in Chicago, available as an unreviewed pre-print, identifies three distinct strains of SARS-CoV-2 currently circulating in Chicago. The three strains, called clades, can be distinguished from one another by the sequence of viral RNA. The variant the authors call clade 2 was introduced into Chicago in mid-January 2020 by a… Read More: A Tale Of Four Cities: Wuhan, Seattle, New York, Chicago »

If You Live in These Cities, Pest Populations Are About to Spike

Courtesy National Pest Management Association April showers bring May flowers, but abnormal fall and winter weather can bring cockroaches, rats, and mosquitoes. Yikes! If you live in any of these ten cities, you’re at greatest risk. During the winter, it can be all too easy to completely stop worrying about pests. It’s too cold for… Read More: If You Live in These Cities, Pest Populations Are About… »