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Spain to Evacuate Priest infected with Ebola
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 06, 2014 10:39 AM EDTSpain announced that it will evacuate a Spanish missionary priest who tested positive for Ebola while working in Liberia.
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Ebola Outbreak can Threaten Global Safety: What You Need to Know About the Disease
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 29, 2014 03:52 PM EDTThe Ebola outbreak has killed 672 people so far in Africa.
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Fist Bumps are ‘Cleaner’ than Handshakes
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 28, 2014 09:28 AM EDTA new study found that fist bumping transfers fewer germs than handshaking.
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Officials Report Measles Cases Increasing in Washington
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 12, 2014 11:28 AM EDTMeasles cases in Washington State are at an all-time high.
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Recent Measles Outbreaks in US Have Caused More Illness Than At The Same Point In Last 18 Years
By Kamal Nayan | Apr 25, 2014 09:46 AM EDTMeasles are off to a fast start in U.S. leaving health officials worried. The recent outbreaks so far have caused more illness than at the same point of any year since 1996.
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Bearded Dragon Tied to Salmonella Outbreak in 31 States
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 25, 2014 09:27 AM EDTThe CDC reported that the bearded dragon is most likely the culprit behind the Salmonella outbreak.
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Mumps Outbreak Spreads out of Ohio State University
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 26, 2014 10:15 AM EDTAccording to public health officials, the mumps outbreak that started at OSU has spread to nearby communities.
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Ebola Outbreak Tied to 59 Deaths so Far in Guinea
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 24, 2014 10:58 AM EDTOfficials reported that Ebola hemorrhagic fever is responsible for 59 deaths so far in Guinea.
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Cholera Outbreak In Nigeria Claims At Least 71 Lives
By Kamal Nayan | Jan 11, 2014 05:31 PM ESTAt least 71 people have died as a result of cholera outbreak in Nigeria’s Kano state, according to an official.
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Positive Cases of Tuberculosis in Las Vegas Outbreak
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 26, 2013 11:13 AM ESTIn Las Vegas, NV, 977 people were tested for tuberculosis. 59 of them had indictions of the disease.
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Princeton Students Wait in Line for Meningitis Vaccine
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 10, 2013 09:39 AM ESTNearly 2,000 students at the Ivy League waited in line to receive the imported emergency meningitis vaccine.
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UC Santa Barbara Announces Fourth Confirmed Meningitis Case
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 03, 2013 11:17 AM ESTThe fourth case of meningitis has been confirmed at the University of California Santa Barbara campus.
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MERS-CoV Returns in Kuwait
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 13, 2013 11:44 AM ESTKuwait reported its first cause of MERS-CoV, which suggests that a potential could start during this time of the year.
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NJ State Officials Declare Princeton University’s Meningitis Problem an Outbreak
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 11, 2013 02:55 PM ESTThe NJ Department of Health has declared a meningitis outbreak at Princeton University.
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WHO Reports Syria Faces Polio Outbreak, Risk of Spreading
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 29, 2013 11:41 AM EDTWHO confirmed 10 cases of polio in Syria while 12 more are awaiting laboratory test results.
