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Outbreaks of 2014

December 31, 2014January 25, 2023 Emily Cohn

‘Tis the season for the obligatory “best of” lists for 2014. We thought we’d take a look back at some of this year’s notable diseases

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Conjunctivitis Outbreak in Northern Vietnam

November 10, 2014January 25, 2023 Colleen Nguyen

Since September 2014, ‘pink eye’, or conjunctivitis, has rapidly spread throughout Northern Vietnam. Particularly so in the city of Hanoi, where more than 6,000 cases

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Confirmed Viral Meningitis in a Texas University: What This Means for Other Students

November 3, 2014January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

This past week, a student from Sam Houston State University (SHSU) in Hunstville, TX was released from a medical facility after having been diagnosed with

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Ohio Inmate Diagnosed with Leprosy Begins Treatment

October 26, 2014January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

On Tuesday, October 14, an inmate at Ohio’s Chillicothe Correctional Institution was diagnosed with Hansen’s disease, a disease also known as leprosy. According to local Ohio

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TODAY: Order a Flu Shot Delivered to Your Door

October 23, 2014January 25, 2023 Emily Cohn

You’ve heard it here before: the flu is serious, and the best way to prevent getting ill is the flu vaccine. Today, we're teaming up

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VacciNerds Explain: Why You Need a Flu Shot

October 16, 2014January 25, 2023 Robyn Correll Carlyle

There’s a deadly virus about to sweep through the United States. Over the next few months thousands of people will lose their lives. Hundreds of

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Enterovirus D68 and Paralysis

October 3, 2014January 25, 2023 Emily Cohn

An increasing number of reports have surfaced regarding ‘polio-like’ symptoms in children, leading doctors to investigate a connection with enterovirus D68[i]. Enterovirus D68, a rare

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Ebola Case Counts: Who knows? WHO knows.

October 2, 2014January 25, 2023 Emily Cohn

  There has been significant frustration over the availability and accuracy of Ebola case count data as the outbreak in West Africa has escalated. Media

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Virus Crossing Oceans: Chikungunya in the Americas

September 29, 2014January 25, 2023 Tobi Skotnes

While countries in Africa are battling the current Ebola outbreak, the Western Hemisphere is battling a chikungunya outbreak that has reached record numbers: 700,000 suspected cases

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Virus Crossing Oceans: Chikungunya in the Americas

September 29, 2014January 25, 2023 Tobi Skotnes

While countries in Africa are battling the current Ebola outbreak, the Western Hemisphere is battling a chikungunya outbreak that has reached record numbers: 700,000 suspected cases

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