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…
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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Aid groups urge faster, grassroots Ebola response as world leaders meet
Every 30-day delay in isolating Ebola patients will cause a tripling in daily cases of the deadly epidemic sweeping West…
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Risk of dengue increases due to climate change, city growth
Large parts of Europe, West and Central Africa, and South America face the threat of outbreaks of the deadly dengue…
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US company donates UV-technology to help fight Ebola
On the heels of a dire warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that the Ebola virus…
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FACTBOX: Bird flu concerns hit Europe as cases found in poultry
Here are some key facts about avian influenza, after cases of H5N8 bird flu were detected on farms in Germany,…
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