A canine distemper virus epidemic in Serengeti lions (Panthera leo)

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A canine distemper virus spread through the lion population of the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, in 1994. The lions contracted a fatal neurological disease which triggered grand mal seizures and myoclonus. The CDV is believed to have been contracted from domestic dogs inhabiting local villages close to the park. The epidemic killed 30% of Serengeti and Mara lions and its full effect on other carnivore species remains unknown.

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Plans to eradicate polio hit by virus outbreak in Bulgaria

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Two cases of poliomyelitis reported in previously disease-free Bulgaria in March and May 2001 are delaying the total eradication of the disease by the World Health Organization. Both cases were caused by a wild virus, which is not the strain used in vaccinations, and this is causing major concern.

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To boldly go

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Up to $75 million is needed to fund new oceanic exploration projects, according to the US Office of Ocean Exploration. Scientists believe there are many new discoveries to be made in unchartered regions of the seas.

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