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New Tick-borne Illness found in New England States

January 17, 2013March 23, 2022 Anna Tomasulo

Yale researchers from the schools of Public Health and Medicine have discovered the presence of a new tick-borne infection in the United States. The New

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E. Coli Cases Linked to Washington Pumpkin Patch

October 30, 2012March 23, 2022 Robyn Correll Carlyle

Health officials in the state of Washington announced Monday they are investigating several suspected cases of E. coli linked to a pumpkin patch. Three children

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Biggest E. coli Outbreak in a Decade Hits Japan

August 21, 2012March 23, 2022 Lauren Edmundson

An outbreak of E. coli has killed seven and infected more than 100 in northern Japan, marking the most deadly food poisoning outbreak in ten

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New Superbug Found in US Hospital

June 27, 2012March 23, 2022 Robyn Correll Carlyle

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced two more cases of an emerging type of “superbug” last week. Two patients in a Rhode

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Light: Enemy of Vampires and…Bacteria?

June 8, 2012March 23, 2022 Adham Abdel Mottalib

Since the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1928, scientists have been involved in a hectic battle against bacteria, which in turn have been

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Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease on the Rise in Edinburgh

June 6, 2012March 23, 2022 Lauren Edmundson

As of Wednesday June 6, one man has died from Legionnaires’ disease, and fifteen are in critical condition in Edinburgh, Scotland. Officials believe that cases

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New Research Explores Important Immune Reactions in the Skin

May 16, 2012March 23, 2022 David Scales

At HealthMap we study infectious diseases, but we often overlook the only reason infectious diseases become important: because our immune systems let us down. When

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Hundreds sick in three separate outbreaks of shigellosis

November 3, 2011March 23, 2022 Sumiko Mekaru

In the past week, shigellosis outbreaks have been reported in South Carolina, Georgia and New York.  More than 80 people were infected at Honea Path

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Flesh-Eating Bacteria on the Rise in Australia

September 2, 2011March 23, 2022 Glory Song

Australia’s Bellarine Peninsula has seen a large increase in the number of Buruli ulcer (also known as Bairnsdale ulcer or Searl ulcer) cases caused by

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Controlling the Spread of Dengue Fever?

August 25, 2011March 23, 2022 Anna Tomasulo

  Yesterday Nature magazine published an article covering two Australian studies that showed the ability of Wolbachia pipientis bacteria to stop reproduction of dengue virus

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