ACCRA – A new case of Ebola has been found in Liberia, a country declared free of the disease on…
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FDA orders safety studies from scope manufacturers
Federal health authorities are ordering manufacturers of specialized medical scopes to study how the reusable devices are cleaned following a…
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Michigan woman, 81, dies of West Nile virus
An 81-year-old woman in Michigan has died after contracting the West Nile virus, the Michigan Department of Health and Human…
Read MoreNYC mayor says Legionnaires’ outbreak has been contained
NEW YORK – Five more buildings in the Bronx have tested positive for the bacteria that cause the potentially deadly…
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New York City officials say 10 people have died in the outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease centered in the South Bronx,…
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More than 70 test positive for tuberculosis in El Paso
More than 70 people at a West Texas school and a halfway house have tested positive for tuberculosis. The El…
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South Korea confirms two deaths due to MERS outbreak
South Korea on Tuesday confirmed the country’s first two deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome as it fights to contain…
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US bird flu causing egg squeeze, emergency measures
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO – As a virulent avian influenza outbreak continues to spread across the Midwestern United States, some…
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Cholera will plague Haiti until water, sanitation crisis solved, experts say
Cholera will continue to kill and infect Haitians as long as they lack access to clean water and sanitation, with…
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Mississippi elementary school student has bacterial meningitis
The Mississippi Department of Health says an elementary school student has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. WREG-TV (http://bit.ly/1zJRqF9 ) reports…
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