PORTLAND, Ore. – A teen girl from eastern Oregon has contracted the bubonic plague, health officials said. The Crook County…
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Infection tied to California restaurant leaves 11 in intensive care
Health officials say 11 people have been hospitalized in intensive care after contracting a bacterial infection linked to a San…
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The New York City health department says preliminary results show the cooling towers of a Bronx housing complex are contaminated…
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Texas Ebola quarantine success depended on assistance with daily needs, CDC report finds
Effectively monitoring people exposed to Ebola requires more than just checking symptoms. A quarantine plan also needs to help people…
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Italy reports outbreak of H5N8 bird flu in Venice region
Italy has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus on a turkey farm in the northeastern…
Read MoreEbola outbreak in West Africa ‘out of control’
A senior official for Doctors Without Borders says the Ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa is “totally out of control” and…
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Hong Kong culls chickens, suspends imports after H7 bird flu found
Hong Kong began culling 15,000 chickens on Wednesday and suspended imports of live poultry from mainland China for 21 days…
Read MoreDrug-resistant malaria: the world’s next big health crisis?
Ka Lar Nar caught malaria for the sixth time when he was working away from home on his small farm…
Read MoreWHO says it can’t evacuate Sierra Leone doctor with Ebola virus
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – The World Health Organization said Saturday it could not meet a request from Sierra Leone to…
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US suspends some Canadian poultry imports due to bird flu
The United States has suspended imports of live and raw poultry from Canada’s British Columbia due to an outbreak of…
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