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Spotlight on Whooping Cough

December 15, 2010January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

This summer, CDC reported on a dramatic rise in whooping cough cases in California.  As of the most recent MMWR report, California has had 2,625

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Guillain Barre Syndrome in Mexico

December 15, 2010January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

The General Directorate of Epidemiology of the Federal Government in Mexico has issued an “epidemiological alert for outbreaks of acute flaccid paralysis” in Nayarit and

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Alert for Measles in Buenos Aires

December 8, 2010January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

After 12 years without a registered case of measles in Buenos Aires, 17 cases have been reported since August.  The minister of health has helped

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Possible pneumonic plague in Northern Uganda Leaves 38 Dead

December 8, 2010January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Last week, we reported that a mysterious illness had left 13 dead in northern Uganda. This week, the death toll has risen to 38 with

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HealthMap at the National Design Triennial: Why Design Now? At the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum through January 2011

December 1, 2010January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

“Inaugurated in 2000, the Triennial program seeks out and presents the most innovative designs at the center of contemporary culture. In this fourth exhibition in

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Whooping Cough Cases Rising Throughout U.S.

November 23, 2010January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

In the past week, we have received alerts about whooping cough in numerous states, including Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina,  Oregon,

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Possible Ebola Outbreak in Uganda

November 23, 2010January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Last week, a Ugandan newspaper reported a mystery illness had caused 13 deaths in Abim and Agago districts in the north.  The article quoted a

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Avian Influenza Case in Hong Kong

November 23, 2010January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Hong Kong reported its first diagnosis of H5N1 (avian influenza) since 2003.  The 59 year old female patient had recently returned from a trip to

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Mysterious outbreak in Hodaida Province (Yemen): Affecting Thousands, Five Dead

November 23, 2010January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

While originally reported as a dengue fever in our earlier blog post on the subject, an epidemic of what appears to be an unknown disease

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Cholera on Daru Island

November 17, 2010January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

A cholera outbreak in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Daru Island has Austalian official worried.  This outbreak is an extension of last year’s cholera outbreak in

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