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Rabies Outbreak Kills 93 Children in Angola

March 16, 2009January 25, 2023 Amy L. Sonricker Hansen

  Within the past three months, a rabies epidemic has claimed the lives of at least 93 children in Angola’s capital city of Luanda. With

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Northeastern United States: Lethal Disease Decimates Bat Populations

March 10, 2009January 25, 2023 Amy L. Sonricker Hansen

  An emerging fungal disease, termed White-Nose Syndrome due to the white fungus typically found on the faces of afflicted bats, is spreading throughout the

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The Return of Polio

March 2, 2009January 25, 2023 Amy L. Sonricker Hansen

  The Amuru district of Uganda is now treating its first case of polio in 12 years, a 16 month old baby boy from the

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UPDATE: Cholera Far from Under Control in Zimbabwe

February 3, 2009January 25, 2023 Amy L. Sonricker Hansen

  To date over 60,000 people have been infected with cholera, and more than 3,100 are dead. Despite international efforts to control the outbreak, the

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Human Infections of Avian Influenza (H5N1) on the Rise in Central China

February 2, 2009January 25, 2023 Amy L. Sonricker Hansen

  Since the beginning of 2009, eight cases of highly pathogenic human avian influenza have been reported in China. Three of the cases have been

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Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever: Kaluamba village, Western Kasai province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

January 16, 2009January 25, 2023 Amy L. Sonricker Hansen

  The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) is again dealing with an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus with 46 people suspected to

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Cholera Outbreak in Zimbabwe Continues

January 5, 2009January 25, 2023 Amy L. Sonricker Hansen

  Cholera is caused by infection with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, and symptoms include profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps. Without treatment, death can occur

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