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State officials say the Newsom administration’s ongoing efforts to help salmon populations recover include restoring tidal habitats, modernizing infrastructure, removing barriers that hinder fish migration and reintroducing salmon in traditional spawning areas upstream from dams.

Researchers said the increase was likely due to several factors, including the growth of bear and human populations, leading to increased habitat overlap.

Measles is the most contagious infectious disease in the United States, and complications can be especially dangerous in older populations, causing serious conditions such as pneumonia and encephalitis, and even death.

Garcia noted that the schools that agents visited serve low-income families who live in neighborhoods with some of the highest immigrant and Latino populations in the country.

Urban populations were found to be more affected than rural ones, with high waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratios emerging as a key red flag.