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Unexpected Hepatitis A Outbreaks Spread Throughout the U.S.

December 15, 2017March 23, 2022 Jackie Sheridan

  In 2017, several states have experienced acute outbreaks of Hepatitis A, namely Michigan, Kentucky, Utah, Colorado, and California. Each state varies in regards to

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Yemen Faces Worst Cholera Outbreak in Recent History

July 27, 2017March 23, 2022 Jackie Sheridan

  A cholera outbreak rages on in Yemen, a war afflicted nation of almost 30 million people on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula.

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Human-to-Human H7N9 Transmission

July 24, 2017March 23, 2022 Emily Cohn

  Over the past four years, since its emergence in 2013, China has experienced seasonal epidemics of avian influenza subtype H7N9. The country has been

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Lyme Disease Cases Triple in the US

July 14, 2017March 23, 2022 Kristy Leker

  Lyme disease has been strongly concentrated in the North American Midwest and Northeastern regions, where ticks and contact with ticks are common. According to

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European Foulbrood – What’s all the buzz?

July 14, 2017March 23, 2022 Emily Cohn

  Bees are dying at alarming rates (42% of colonies in the US collapsed in 2015, but has been a worldwide issue)[1] and the drop-off

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Massachusetts Mumps Outbreak

June 23, 2017March 23, 2022 Kristy Leker

  12 June 2017—Massachusetts’ Public Health officials are now issuing a notice on the cluster of mumps cases within the state. Since the end of

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Nigeria Faces its Worst Outbreak of Meningitis in Years

April 27, 2017March 23, 2022 Jackie Sheridan

  Nigeria remains in the midst of a meningococcal meningitis outbreak that began this past December. Thirty-eight Local Government Areas, within the six states of

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Somalia’s continuous suffering: A drought, a famine, and a large-scale cholera outbreak

March 29, 2017March 23, 2022 Cheryl Lang

  The Country’s Devastating Situation Not as widely broadcasted by the media, Somalia is currently undergoing a significant humanitarian crisis. This crisis is due to

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Flint finally getting the support it deserves after Legionnaire’s outbreak

March 23, 2017March 23, 2022 Emily Cohn

  Three years have passed since the drinking water of Flint, Michigan was initially contaminated with lead. In order to reduce costs, the city’s water

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Cause Determined for Brazil’s Mysterious Black Urine Disease Outbreak

March 21, 2017March 23, 2022 Cheryl Lang

  The Outbreak: Between December 2016 and February 2017, Brazil reported approximately 64 cases of a mysterious “Black Urine” disease in both the Bahia and

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