DALLAS – About 80 people are now being monitored for symptoms of Ebola in Texas, a Dallas County Health and…
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‘Severe’ flu season could grip US, CDC doc warns
A deadly influenza strain has the U.S. in the grip of what could develop into a “severe” flu season, with…
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West African nations scramble to contain Ebola threat
West African nations scrambled on Tuesday to contain an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus suspected to have killed at…
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New Ebola clinics useless without more trained staff, aid agencies warn
A shortage of volunteers to staff the new Ebola clinics and hospitals the international community is building in West Africa…
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CDC sending 50 specialists to West Africa
As Ebola continues to spread in West Africa, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to increase the…
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Dutch to cull another 50,000 chickens near bird flu outbreak
Dutch authorities will slaughter 50,000 birds at a poultry farm after a highly contagious strain of bird flu was discovered…
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Flu season worsens as illness spreads to at least 35 states, CDC says
Flu season is ramping up in the United States, with the illness now widespread in at least 35 states, up…
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Deadly Ebola outbreak spreads in West Africa
Samples from victims of a viral hemorrhagic fever that has killed more than 50 people in Guinea have tested positive…
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Spanish nurse who survived Ebola offers blood to treat others
The Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola in Madrid, a case that caused alarm and political recriminations, said on Wednesday she…
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Cold, wet weather may help spread deadly pig virus, USDA says
Frigid temperatures across a large swath of the United States this week followed by warmer conditions could aid the spread…
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