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Date Time Vector-borne diseases shaped human history and reveal race disparities In December 2015, a yellow fever outbreak began in Luanda, Angola. This outbreak was the largest reported in Angola during the last 30-years. In a new study, researchers examine the ways in which vector-borne diseases, like yellow fever, have shaped society and culture. Image: Rebecca Hall, CDC Vector-borne diseases (VBDs), such as plague, malaria and yellow fever, have significantly shaped society and culture, acc...

By Isabella Backman Today, the average American is unlikely to spend time worrying about malaria. Although the disease is commonly perceived to be restricted to other parts of the world, it played a significant role in shaping American history. It even helped turn the tide of the American Revolutionary War by infecting so many British soldiers that General Cornwallis was forced to surrender at Yorktown. The painting, The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull, is on display in the Rotun...