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Spain: First Case of Diphtheria Since 1986

June 14, 2015March 23, 2022 Colleen Nguyen

In early June, Spain recorded its first case of diphtheria since 1986 [1]. The first case in 28 years is a six-year old boy from

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MERS Outbreak in South Korea

June 7, 2015March 23, 2022 Noushin Berdjis

Reported Deaths On Wednesday June 3rd, a South Korean man became the third confirmed MERS death in South Korea, following the virus’ initial appearance in

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#DDD3: Day Two Recap

May 22, 2015March 23, 2022 Colleen Nguyen

[View the story “#DDD3: Day Two” on Storify]

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#DDD3: Day One Recap

May 22, 2015March 23, 2022 Colleen Nguyen

[View the story “#DDD3: Day One” on Storify]

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Dengue Epidemic in Brazil

May 13, 2015March 23, 2022 Noushin Berdjis

  The Brazilian Ministry of Health has reported 746,000 registered cases of Dengue fever and 229 confirmed deaths since January 2015 [1,3]. This marks a

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Dog Found to be Source of Colorado Plague Outbreak

May 11, 2015March 23, 2022 Emily Cohn

Recently, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that in July 2014 a Colorado man contracted plague from his dog [1]. Furthermore, three other persons

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Nigeria Mystery Outbreak Solved

April 29, 2015March 23, 2022 Noushin Berdjis

On April 13, 2015 an outbreak of a mysterious disease began in Ondo, Nigeria [1-6].  By April 16, the unknown disease spread swiftly across the

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Powassan Emerges in Connecticut

April 19, 2015March 23, 2022 Noushin Berdjis

Researchers recently found Powassan virus infected ticks in Bridgeport and Branford, Connecticut [1, 5-6]. Although the virus had already been reported in neighboring states —

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Rubella in Taiwan: Second Case Confirmed

April 17, 2015March 23, 2022 Yuki Ara

On March 18th, a female flight attendant was confirmed to be infected with rubella in Taiwan [1].  Before she developed symptoms, she had a travel

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Canine Influenza in Chicago

April 15, 2015March 23, 2022 Colleen Nguyen

Chicago has recently seen an increase in cases of canine influenza. Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control issued a warning earlier this month

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