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Largemouth Bass Virus Discovered in Snakehead Fish

August 15, 2013March 23, 2022 Alexandra Thomsen

The US Geological Survey reported August 13 that a virus known to cause illness in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) has also been found in northern

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Cholera Infects Almost 1500 in Northeast Afghanistan

August 15, 2013March 23, 2022 Alexandra Thomsen

An outbreak of cholera in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province has infected 1492 people, one of whom has died of the illness, according to the Associated Press

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Israel Launches Polio Vaccination Campaign

August 9, 2013March 23, 2022 Alexandra Thomsen

Reuters reports that on August 5, Israel’s health ministry began a polio vaccination campaign targeting 150,000 children in the southern region. Although Israel has not

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Colombia is First Country to Eliminate River Blindness

August 2, 2013March 23, 2022 Alexandra Thomsen

Colombia has just been confirmed as the first nation to eliminate the neglected tropical disease onchocerciasis, more commonly known as “river blindness,” according to a

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Discovery and Implications of New Virus in Stranded Dolphin

July 18, 2013March 23, 2022 Alexandra Thomsen

A new virus has been associated with respiratory illness and resulting death in a common dolphin (Delphinus delphis), according to researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman

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Balancing Public Health and Industry Health: Norovirus and Shellfish in the UK

July 9, 2013March 23, 2022 Alexandra Thomsen

Norovirus is the most common stomach bug in the United Kingdom, affecting between 600,000 and 1 million people in the UK each year. Also known

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