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Mumps Outbreaks in Vancouver

June 21, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control has issued a health alert for mumps in Vancouver.  Although the number of cases has not been released,

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E. coli Outbreak Affects Children in France

June 17, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Seven children in the Nord Pas-de-Calais region of France are currently in the hospital being treated for an E. coli infection. Health officials are linking

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Dog Show in Sweden Spreads EHEC

June 17, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

After attending a dog show in Norrköping, Sweden in the first weekend of June, two Swedes are confirmed as being infected with enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

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Measles in North Dakota after 24 years

June 14, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Today, Cass County, North Dakota confirmed its very first case of measles since 1987. The Cass County health department says the case is a 50-year-old

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Eight-year Old Girl Survives Rabies without Vaccination

June 14, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Eight-year old Precious Reynolds became just the 6th person in the world to have survived a rabies bite without receiving vaccination. The little girl was

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Germany: It’s the sprouts. We mean it this time.

June 10, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

First it was cucumbers (Spanish), then it was sprouts. Then it was cucumbers (German) and now officials say it truly was the sprouts. Although lab

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Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP) Reduces Cases

June 10, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

World Health Organization (WHO) data on the MenAfriVac vaccine distributed in Meningitis Belt countries show a massive decrease in cases in Burkina Faso, Mali and

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E. coli update: More Cases, New Strain, No Source.

June 2, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

The number of cases in Europe’s E. coli outbreak continues to rise. More than 2,000 people have been infected and 18 have died (17 in

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Visit and Vote for Flu Near You by HealthMap!

May 31, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

In response to the CDC Flu App Challenge asking for innovative uses of technology to raise awareness of influenza and/or educate consumers on ways to

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E. Coli Spreads in Northern Germany

May 25, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

An outbreak of a serious strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli) is spreading throughout Germany, mostly among young females. Although most of the strains of

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