U.S. agriculture officials seeking to control deadly bird flu have approved a method of killing infected poultry that entails sealing…
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NYC Legionnaires’ outbreak up to 10 dead, 100 diagnosed
New York City officials say 10 people have died in the outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease centered in the South Bronx,…
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Southern Indiana school tests students, teachers for TB
Southern Indiana health officials have tested nearly 200 students and teachers for tuberculosis at a Sellersburg school where a student…
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Avian flu confirmed in commercial turkey flock in California
Federal agriculture officials say they have found avian influenza in a commercial turkey flock in central California. The U.S. Department…
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Third person dies of Ebola fever in Nigeria
A member of the West African regional body Ecowas has become the third person in Nigeria to die of Ebola…
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Priest with Ebola in stable condition at Madrid hospital
A Spanish missionary priest who tested positive for the Ebola virus was in stable condition at a Madrid hospital on…
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Ebola spread fears rise as clinic looted, Liberian officials say
MONROVIA, Liberia – Liberian officials fear Ebola could soon spread through the capital’s largest slum after residents raided a quarantine…
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Avian flu research poses unnecessary risk, experts warn
Researchers from Harvard and Yale spoke out against animal research into avian flu, saying these experiments put the public’s health…
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First person in UK trial to get experimental Ebola shot next week
The first human volunteer in a fast-tracked British safety trial of an experimental vaccine to fight Ebola is to be…
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Thomas Eric Duncan rushed to help his 19-year-old neighbor when she began convulsing days after first complaining of stomach pain.…
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