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Somalia’s continuous suffering: A drought, a famine, and a large-scale cholera outbreak

March 29, 2017 Cheryl Lang

  The Country’s Devastating Situation Not as widely broadcasted by the media, Somalia is currently undergoing a significant humanitarian crisis. This crisis is due to

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Cause Determined for Brazil’s Mysterious Black Urine Disease Outbreak

March 21, 2017 Cheryl Lang

  The Outbreak: Between December 2016 and February 2017, Brazil reported approximately 64 cases of a mysterious “Black Urine” disease in both the Bahia and

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Alarming Increase in Rates of Congenital Syphilis in California

March 13, 2017 Cheryl Lang

  The Problem: Rates of congenital syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease passed on from an infected mother to her child during pregnancy, have increased drastically

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Devastating Cholera Outbreak in War-torn Yemen

December 2, 2016 Cheryl Lang

  The Problem The war-torn country of Yemen has been battling a significant cholera outbreak since mid-October of 2016. The number of suspected cases doubled

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Acute Flaccid Myelitis Outbreak in Washington

November 19, 2016 Cheryl Lang

Recent Spike in Acute Flaccid Myelitis Cases As of September 2016, there have been 89 cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) across 33 states in

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Polio Reemerges in Nigeria

September 30, 2016 Cheryl Lang

In 2012, an estimated 122 of the 223 global cases of polio occurred in Nigeria, more than half of the cases worldwide (1,3). Worldwide efforts

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