Articles tagged: disease
Mosquitoes Are Bad. So Are the Chemicals Some Texas Cities Are Using to Kill Them.
As an impressively wet Texas spring turns into summer, mosquitoes are coming to a neighborhood near you. Cities aim to eradicate the pesky insects, but at what cost?
Mosquitoes suck. And with all the rain that’s inundated Texas this year — many parts of the state have blown past their average rainfall amounts — mosquit...Read More
Observer Radio Episode 67: Getting the Facts Straight on Immigrant Kids
Rachel Pearson joins us to talk about whether immigrant kids from Central America pose a disease threat to Texas. Spoiler: They don't....Read More
Health Officials: Risk of Disease from Immigrant Children Low
While fears of immigrant children carrying disease persist, public health experts on the front lines offer reasons for calm....Read More
Disease Threat From Immigrant Children Wildly Overstated
The Central American kids arriving in Texas are likely to be better-vaccinated than children in Texas.
The Central American kids arriving in Texas are likely to be better-vaccinated than children in Texas....Read More