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In 2024, the Research Institute launched the Tick Inventory via Citizen Science (TICS) to identify the ticks that are found in the state. This information can be used to assess the risk of ...

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SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 29 March) — When Rogelio Timbal tends his one-hectare rice field in Barangay ...