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Mumps Outbreak in Arkansas Continues to Grow at Rapid Rate

December 9, 2016 Jackie Sheridan

  A mumps outbreak in Arkansas continues to grow at an alarming rate. As of December 8th, the total number of suspected and confirmed cases

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Devastating Cholera Outbreak in War-torn Yemen

December 2, 2016 Cheryl Lang

  The Problem The war-torn country of Yemen has been battling a significant cholera outbreak since mid-October of 2016. The number of suspected cases doubled

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H5N8 Avian Influenza in India

November 30, 2016 Emily Cohn

  Just one month after being declared free from the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of Avian Influenza, India reported several outbreaks of a different strain,

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H5N8 Avian Flu Flies Across Europe

November 22, 2016 Chris Mantell

  As of November 21st, there have been at least 56 outbreaks of H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in eight countries in Europe and

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Acute Flaccid Myelitis Outbreak in Washington

November 19, 2016 Cheryl Lang

Recent Spike in Acute Flaccid Myelitis Cases As of September 2016, there have been 89 cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) across 33 states in

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Mayaro Virus: The Next Alphavirus to Strike?

November 18, 2016 Jackie Sheridan

  In September 2015, the first reported case of Mayaro virus was identified in Haiti, marking the first case of the virus to be reported

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Sexually Transmitted Infections Reach All Time High in the US

November 11, 2016 Jackie Sheridan

  On October 19th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an annual report stating that the United States reported a record number

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New World Screwworm Back From the Dead After 50 Years

October 28, 2016 Chris Mantell

  On September 30th, the New World screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax, was confirmed to be infecting Key deer living in the National Key Deer Refuge in

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Polio Reemerges in Nigeria

September 30, 2016 Cheryl Lang

In 2012, an estimated 122 of the 223 global cases of polio occurred in Nigeria, more than half of the cases worldwide (1,3). Worldwide efforts

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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Spain: A New Emerging Disease in Western Europe?

September 27, 2016 Chris Mantell

On August 25th, the first two autochthonous cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) were confirmed in Spain, resulting in the death of one man [1]. 

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