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Health Aug 14

Congo Ebola outbreak on track to become deadliest in history

By William Brangham, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte

Science Jul 20

outbreak
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Test results create more confusion around cyclosporiasis outbreak

Federal officials are still trying to determine the source of a multistate outbreak linked to lettuce. There may be more than 7,000 cases of cyclosporiasis nationwide. The FDA said that a lettuce sample from Taylor Farms that was initially reported…

By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant

Health Jul 13

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What we know about the cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to produce

Thirty-one states are now reporting cases of a parasitic intestinal disease that is making life miserable for those who contract it. While the U.S. has seen outbreaks of cyclosporiasis in the past, the cases this summer are much higher than…

By William Brangham, Andrew Merlis

Health May 11

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What to know about the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak and the Americans facing quarantine

The ship at the epicenter of the hantavirus outbreak has been evacuated, and 16 Americans have now been transported to a specialized quarantine unit in Nebraska. Two are at a similar unit in Atlanta. The virus has claimed the lives…

By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Katie Marlow

Health Sep 05

FILE PHOTO: French President Macron attends the inauguration of the WHO Academy campus, in Lyon
WHO chief says mpox outbreak in Africa is no longer a global health emergency

The World Health Organization no longer considers the mpox outbreak in Africa to be an international health emergency, the U.N. agency's director said Friday.

By Jamey Keaten, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

Feb 26

An unknown illness has killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo. Here's what we do know

By Chinedu Asadu, Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press

The outbreaks in two distant villages in Congo's Equateur province began on Jan. 21 and include 419 cases and 53 deaths.

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May 30

Sick workers tied to 40 percent of restaurant food poisoning outbreaks, CDC says

By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say about 48 million people a year in the U.S. are sickened by foodborne illness.

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Aug 02

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Local health authorities race to contain the highly contagious monkeypox virus

By Stephanie Sy, Dorothy Hastings

The monkeypox outbreak continues to grow faster than many initially expected. Nearly 6,000 cases have been reported in the U.S. since May and three states have issued emergency declarations over the outbreak in the last week. New York City Health…

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Feb 20

New Chinese virus cases decline, but tracking method revised again

By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

Another 114 people reportedly died from the new illness, COVID-19, as health inspectors went door-to-door to attempt to find every infected person in the worst-hit city of Wuhan.

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Feb 05

Novel coronavirus unknowns complicate quarantines around the world

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

With important details about the illness and how it spreads still unknown, officials and medical personnel are struggling.

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