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Reaction to the study on long covid in children up to 14 years of age

After the acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection, children may develop long covid-19 symptoms. Research published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health examines the prevalence of these symptoms, quality of life, number of sick days, absences from school, and psychological and social outcomes in children aged 0-14 years who had been infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Reaction to the closure of a farm in Toledo due to the suspected first autochthonous case of cholera in Spain since 1979

Castilla-La Mancha has sealed a farm in Toledo after a minor was hospitalised (and later discharged) after drinking water from a tap. Analyses by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III have confirmed that it is not cholera. Although the bacteria consumed is the same, in this case it did not contain the toxins that cause the disease.

When extravagant fashions disrupt animal welfare

The variety of current dog breeds is the product of two centuries of human intervention, which has often selected characters for extravagance or supposed aesthetics. Lluís Montoliu, president of the CSIC Ethics Committee until last February, recalls that 15% of current dog breeds have some sort of more or less serious congenital disease.

 

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Reactions to research warning of low impact of Sustainable Development Goals on public policy

The UN-driven Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have influenced governments' narratives around sustainability, but have not led to substantial changes in legislative action or resource allocation, according to an analysis published in the journal Nature Sustainability that has analysed more than 3,000 studies.

The radical change needed to save Doñana, Europe's bird haven

British ecologist Andy Green came to Doñana three decades ago inspired by the international fame and biodiversity of these marshes, an annual meeting point for millions of migratory birds. Today he is one of the researchers from five countries "urgently" warning that groundwater extraction and strawberry crops "seriously threaten" Doñana.

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