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Yellow Fever Outbreaks in Cameroon and Ghana Prompt Vaccination Campaigns

February 9, 2012January 25, 2023 Katharina Schwan

Northern Cameroon reported 23 cases of yellow fever in six districts since October. Seven patients have passed away. In an effort to curb the spread

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Three Deaths Following Legionnaire’s Outbreak in Spain

February 7, 2012January 25, 2023 Robyn Correll Carlyle

Three people have died and three more were hospitalized following an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in Spain.  In total, more than 20 people were reported

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Scientists Find Possible Key for Plasmodium Falciparum Control

February 3, 2012January 25, 2023 Robyn Correll Carlyle

Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have uncovered a protein that they believe might be the key to controlling the deadly malaria parasite, Plasmodium

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Low Pathogenic Bird Flu in Massachusetts

February 2, 2012January 25, 2023 Jane Huston

Authorities announced on January 31st that several Massachusetts swans tested positive for low-path avian influenza, or bird flu. There is no threat to human health.

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Update: Zimbabwe Reports 1,500 Cases of Typhoid

February 1, 2012January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

The southern African nation of Zimbabwe has been dealing with an outbreak of typhoid since early November 2011. With reportedly 30 to 50 new cases

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