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Whooping Cough Cases Rising Throughout U.S.

November 23, 2010March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

In the past week, we have received alerts about whooping cough in numerous states, including Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina,  Oregon,

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Six Die After Eating Endangered Turtle Meat

November 23, 2010March 23, 2022 Amy L. Sonricker Hansen

Six people died, including 4 children, and more than 90 became ill after consuming meat from the endangered hawksbill turtle. The deaths were a result

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Possible Ebola Outbreak in Uganda

November 23, 2010March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Last week, a Ugandan newspaper reported a mystery illness had caused 13 deaths in Abim and Agago districts in the north.  The article quoted a

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Avian Influenza Case in Hong Kong

November 23, 2010March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Hong Kong reported its first diagnosis of H5N1 (avian influenza) since 2003.  The 59 year old female patient had recently returned from a trip to

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Mysterious outbreak in Hodaida Province (Yemen): Affecting Thousands, Five Dead

November 23, 2010March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

While originally reported as a dengue fever in our earlier blog post on the subject, an epidemic of what appears to be an unknown disease

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