Although there has been increasing buzz over the spread of West Nile virus, the most common mosquito-borne illness in the United States, the overall case numbers may not be a cause for concern.
Even as mosquito populations are on the rise, public health experts suggest that the cases of malaria found in both Texas and Florida may not be cause for widespread panic.
The endangered Antillean manatee faces a growing threat from boat strikes in Belize, according to a new study that raises concerns about the survival of what had been considered a relatively healthy population.