Salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | The state Department of Health is advising consumers of a multi-state salmonella outbreak that may be linked to the Valencia brand of peanut butter that's sold at Trader Joe's. | The product is Valencia Creamy Salted Peanut Butter made with sea salt. The peanut butter is also sold online...
NYC meningitis outbreak hitting HIV-infected men San Francisco Chronicle | NEW YORK (AP) — A deadly cluster of bacterial meningitis has erupted among HIV-infected gay men in New York City. It's left one person dead in the last month and another in critical condition. | The city's health department on Thursday alerted lo...
NYC meningitis outbreak hitting HIV-infected men Newsday | (AP) -- A deadly cluster of bacterial meningitis has erupted among HIV-infected gay men in New York City. It's left one person dead in the last month and another in critical condition. | The city's health department on Thursday alerted local doctor...
First case of ‘locally acquired’ Dengue reported in Miami-Dade The News Tribune | The first “locally acquired” case of Dengue Fever has been reported in Miami-Dade County, health officials said Thursday. The patient, who has since recovered, was diagnosed based on symptoms and confirmed by laboratory tests. | Dengue Fe...
First case of ‘locally acquired’ Dengue reported in Miami-Dade The Miami Herald | The first “locally acquired” case of Dengue Fever has been reported in Miami-Dade County, health officials said Thursday. | The patient, who has since recovered, was diagnosed based on symptoms and confirmed by laboratory tests. | Dengue Fever ...
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Ebola toll in Congo goes up to 31 The Hindu A deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus has killed 31 people in northeastern Congo, more than doubling the death toll from a week ago, the U.N. health agency said on Friday. | There h...
Sierra Leone cholera epidemic claims 255 lives, says UN PhysOrg | The epidemic was declared a national emergency in mid-August, with the densely populated capital Freetown the worst affected area in the west African country. | WHO spokesman Tar...
Delay in checking dengue in Bengal, says governor Newstrack India | Tweet | Kolkata, Sep 11 (IANS) With five people dead and more than 1,200 people affected with dengue, West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Tuesday blamed initial delays on the par...
Heroin users warned after second anthrax death The Guardian | Hospitals and walk-in clinics across the UK warned to expect further cases after second drug user dies in Blackpool | Anthrax bacteria: drug users may become infected when inject...
Canberra doctor fighting deadly ebola Canberra Times | Kamalini Lokuge, wearing the hat, with other Médecins Sans Frontières volunteers and a family in Uganda who lost 11 members to the deadly virus. | CANBERRA doctor Kamalini Loku...
Ebola toll in Congo goes up to 31 The Hindu A deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus has killed 31 people in northeastern Congo, more than doubling the death toll from a week ago, the U.N. health ag... (photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa)
