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Climate Change and Infectious Disease

November 28, 2011January 25, 2023 Katharina Schwan

Durban, South Africa will host the most recent round of UN climate change discussions from November 28 to December 6. The United Nations Framework Convention

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Three new cases of H3N2 in Iowa

November 23, 2011January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

The Iowa Department of Public Health released a statement yesterday informing the public of three cases of Influenza A/H3N2 virus in children.  None of the

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World Toilet Day

November 22, 2011January 25, 2023 Jane Huston

The development world recently marked the 10th annual observance of World Toilet Day on Nov. 19, 2011. The goal of World Toilet Day is to

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Flu Vaccine a Global Public Health Triumph Despite “Only” 59% Effectiveness

November 21, 2011January 25, 2023 David Scales

Every year public health officials, doctors and advertisements outside of Walgreen’s remind us to get our flu vaccines. But a recent report in the Lancet

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Mass Gatherings Series: Health and Infectious Disease at Occupy Camps

November 18, 2011January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

Last Friday, Nov. 11 2011, the Fulton County Health department in Atlanta, Ga. confirmed cases of single-drug resistant tuberculosis at the Occupy Atlanta camp. The

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Amphibian Disease Linked to Wildlife Trade

November 17, 2011January 25, 2023 Amy L. Sonricker Hansen

Recent research published in the journal of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States (PNAS) has shown that the chytrid

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Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Broiled Chicken Liver

November 16, 2011January 25, 2023 Katharina Schwan

At least 170 cases of Salmonella that occurred between February and November have been linked to kosher broiled chicken liver. After the chicken livers were

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Get Smart About Antibiotics

November 16, 2011January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

Nov. 14 – Nov. 20 2011 marks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s fourth annual Get Smart About Antibiotics Week. This week focuses on

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Typhoid outbreak in Zimbabwe capital

November 16, 2011January 25, 2023 Jane Huston

As of Tuesday, November 15, authorities believe there are 207 cases of typhoid in Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe. The outbreak was first reported

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Whooping Cough Outbreak in McHenry County, Ill.

November 14, 2011January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

McHenry County, Ill. is in the midst of a whooping cough outbreak. Nine students from Cary-Grove High School were initially diagnosed with whooping cough (pertussis)

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