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hutson: we h he to look atat the demand side, at the supply side.we have to cooperate internationally.y. we have e to involve businesses and statecraft and private citizens and ngos and law enforcement, and we e have to ededucate people worldwide thatt your ivoryry trinkets mean that an elephant hasas to die.e. thornton: we need to go back to the total ivory ban, including completete ban on domestic t tre in china and japanan. if china and japanan banned domestic i ivory trade today, poaching will be going down by next week. that's how big the demand is there, and c closing that demand is the number one way to help save and protect a africa's elephants. elaine reyes: there is no cure, but there is new hope in preventing dengue, the mosquito-borne disease that affects millions. i'm elaine reyes in washington, d.c., and this is "americas now." first up: dengue fever, the type that can kill you, is on the e rise. now afafter decadesf attemptsts, researerers have developed a vaccine. translator: the vaccine still saves you lots of money compared to what

hutson: we h he to look atat the demand side, at the supply side.we have to cooperate internationally.y. we have e to involve businesses and statecraft and private citizens and ngos and law enforcement, and we e have to ededucate people worldwide thatt your ivoryry trinkets mean that an elephant hasas to die.e. thornton: we need to go back to the total ivory ban, including completete ban on domestic t tre in china and japanan. if china and japanan banned domestic i ivory trade today, poaching will be going down by next week. that's how big the demand is there, and c closing that demand is the number one way to help save and protect a africa's elephants. [animal screeching] bill: good morning, bioneers. audience: morning. bill: morning. that's a phrase my wife likes to use when she's here. and unfortunately, she's not here today 'cause she has a bad cold, so i am pinch hitting, and i hope you'll, um, give me some leeway for improvising a bit as we go along. um, i am here to introduce dr. mark plotkin, who is a healer and a man whose life journey, i t