When you’re planning on backpacking across several Southeast Asian countries, you want to make sure you pack as light as possible. This was an incredibly difficult task for me because I have the propensity to stuff my entire wardrobe into my luggage. Through the various stages of unpacking and repacking, I slowly whittled away at […]
African Swine Fever: Outbreaks
Since August cases of African Swine Fever have been spreading throughout China, with the risk of the virus spreading to neighboring Asian countries. African Swine Fever, though not contagious to humans, is a virus that is terminal in pigs. This virus spreads easily and has decimated swine populations in China, Russia, and is spreading to […]
Disease Profile: African Swine Fever Virus
I saw a lot of Warthogs (Phacocoerus africanus) when I was in Botswana back in 2013. They were a very common visitor to our campsite, and their boldness only increased in the more populated areas of Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Zambia, especially as we got close to Kasane and Victoria Falls. They were like squirrels; following […]
