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A cholera outbreak in Iraq has spread to neighboring Syria, Kuwait and Bahrain, and risks turning into a region-wide epidemic…
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One of the 30 congregants sickened with botulism after an Ohio church potluck in April says no one there has…
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CAPE TOWN – Africa’s Ebola outbreak has not run its course and around 30 people are still getting infected each…
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Bird flu vaccine, under development, divides US poultry industry
The death of more than 46 million chickens and turkeys in a bird flu outbreak is opening a rare fissure…
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53 people in 9 states sickened after eating raw tuna
LOS ANGELES – A salmonella outbreak likely linked to raw tuna has sickened 53 people in nine states, health officials…
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How anti-vaccination trends vex herd immunity
When large segments of a population are immunized against measles, it reduces the risk of exposure for everyone in the…
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30 babies placed under home isolation as California grapples with measles outbreak
Thirty babies have been placed under home isolation in Alameda County after possible exposure to measles, as California grapples with…
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Deadly Japanese encephalitis surges in northeast India
Cases of deadly mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis have risen nearly five-fold in five years in India’s northeast Assam state as a…
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New California law makes it harder to skip vaccinations
A California law that took effect last year is making it harder for parents to opt out of vaccinating their…
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