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28 Dead this Month from “Malaria” in Mali?

July 28, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

According to a Chinese news article, a malaria outbreak currently underway in Mopti, Mali has claimed 28 lives since the first death occurred in early

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Hantavirus Blamed for Death in Peru

July 22, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

A 29-year-old woman is Peru’s first ever Hantavirus death.  The woman worked as a tour guide Iquitos, the largest city in the Peruvian rainforest.  Health

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First Case of Measles in Mexico Since 2007

July 22, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

An 18-month-old French girl who recently arrived in Mexico has been diagnosed with measles. Health officials are trying to locate the other passengers who were

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Alcohol Ban in Ecuador After Poisoning

July 20, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

The Ecuadorian government has imposed a 72-hour ban on the purchase, sale or consumption of alcohol. After drinking adulterated alcohol, 21 people have died and

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Lyssavirus in Melbourne, Victoria

July 18, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Australian Bat Lyssavirus has been detected in a colony of fruit bats in Yarra Bend Park, which is in the Melbourne suburb of Kew.  Lyssavirus

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Hundreds of Thousands of Possible Cases Linked to Polluted Water Source in Huangchuan County

July 18, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Since mid-June, Huangchuan County of Henan Province in China has seen a sharp rise in diarrhea cases, exceeding the capacity of local hospitals and causing

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Antibiotic Resistant Gonorrhea Detected

July 13, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

A new gonorrhea “superbug” has hit Japan. This new strain, named H041, is reportedly resistant to all existing antibiotics.  Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease, is

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Type-3 Polio Detected in Pakistan

July 13, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Lab testing confirmed a child in Pakistan’s Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Area was infected with wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3). This discovery has important

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Food Poisoning in Ukrainian Summer Camps

July 13, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

At the "Albatros” summer camp in Sevastepol, 78 children and 6 teachers have been hospitalized with food poisoning. According to preliminary data, the children ate

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Hepatitis C cases Increase Across Wisconsin

July 8, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

There are six counties in northern and central Wisconsin that are investigating why the number of Hepatitis C cases in the population under 30 has

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