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Plague spreads to Bolivia

August 31, 2010 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

The infamous bubonic plague that caused a panic and killed 3 people in Peru has spread to Bolivia. Eight people are suffering from the disease

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UPDATE – Salmonella outbreak in eggs linked to chicken feed:

August 31, 2010 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

The source of the Salmonella that led to a massive recall of eggs in the US is now believed to be contaminated feed. However, the

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Japanese Encephalitis outbreak causes 215 deaths in India, mostly children

August 31, 2010 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

  This year’s Japanese Encephalitis season came earlier and deadlier to India than previous years. Officials report that since July, 215 people have died from

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Second wave of death in the aftermath of Pakistan flood

August 24, 2010 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

As rain continues to fall on an already ravaged Pakistan and official death count continues to rise, UN officials now warn of a “second wave

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2009 figures available for notifiable diseases

August 24, 2010 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Sometimes it’s hard to tell if a scary sounding disease is really rare or somewhat common. The CDC collects information on notifiable diseases, and they

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Massive egg recall in the US due concerns over Salmonella enteritidis contamination

August 24, 2010 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

On August 18, the FDA announced a recall of eggs from Wright County Egg over concerns about Salmonella enteritidis contamination. On August 20, the FDA

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Typhoid Fever in the United States

August 17, 2010 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

  A rare outbreak of Typhoid Fever in the United States has been linked to frozen Mamey (a reddish tropical fruit also known as zapote

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West Nile Virus in British Colombia and Greece

August 17, 2010 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Since its first appearance in North America in 1999, West Nile virus has steadily spread outward from the initial cases in the New York area.

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Dengue in Florida

August 17, 2010 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Florida’s Broward County Health Department announced a confirmed case of Dengue in a woman who had not left the county for weeks. Broward County is

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NDM-1: Foreshadowing World’s Next Superbug?

August 17, 2010 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

This week saw numerous news stories on a possible new superbug, NDM-1. The first NDM-1 associated death was reportedly a Belgian man who was infected

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