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• Rare meningitis cases at 26 in 5 states, 4 deaths

  October 3, 2012 in Nation/World NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An outbreak of a rare and deadly form of meningitis has now sickened 26 people in five states who received steroid injections mostly for back pain, …

• Rare meningitis cases up to 26 in 5 states, 4 die

  October 3, 2012 in Nation/World NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An outbreak of a rare and deadly form of meningitis has now sickened 26 people in five states who received steroid injections, health officials said Wednesday. …

• Specialist says more meningitis cases likely

  October 3, 2012 in Nation/World NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An infectious diseases specialist at Vanderbilt University says he believes the country will see more cases of a rare fungal meningitis in the upcoming weeks. Dr. …

• FDA: Farm tied to salmonella outbreak was unclean

  October 3, 2012 in Nation/World INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal inspector found two strains of salmonella and unclean conditions at an Indiana cantaloupe farm’s fruit-packing plant during visits following a deadly outbreak linked to its …

• Ind. farm linked to salmonella pulls watermelons

  September 12, 2012 in Health INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana farm linked to a deadly outbreak of salmonella in cantaloupes said Wednesday it had voluntarily withdrawn its watermelons from the market and was working with …

• Ex-Iowa egg farm manager pleads guilty to bribery

  September 12, 2012 in Health IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A manager at the Iowa egg farms linked to the nationwide salmonella outbreak in 2010 pleaded guilty Wednesday for his role in a conspiracy to …

• NH attorney says med tech spread hepatitis in 2008

  September 9, 2012 in Health PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire attorney says a client contracted hepatitis C from a traveling hospital worker two years earlier than has been previously alleged he began spreading …

• AP Exclusive: Private school vaccine opt-outs rise

  September 9, 2012 in Health SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Parents who send their children to private schools in California are much more likely to opt out of immunizations than their public school counterparts, an Associated … 1

• APNewsBreak: FDA warns Iowa egg firm over bacteria

  September 9, 2012 in Health IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A company that promised to clean up Iowa’s egg industry after a nationwide salmonella outbreak in 2010 said Friday that a recent government safety inspection …

• Ebola outbreak spreads in eastern Congo, kills 15

  September 9, 2012 in Health GOMA, Congo (AP) — Local authorities in eastern Congo say that the population lack of information on Ebola and the traditional practice of washing corpses before funerals are helping the …

• 3rd hantavirus death linked to Yosemite outbreak

  September 6, 2012 in Health CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginian is the third person to die so far from a rodent-borne illness linked to some tent cabins at Yosemite National Park that has …

• WHO: 30 suspected cases of Ebola in Congo

  September 4, 2012 in Health KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The World Health Organization has registered 30 suspected cases of the deadly Ebola virus in Congo in an outbreak that comes on the heels of one …

• Up to 10,000 Yosemite visitors at risk of virus

  August 31, 2012 in Health FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Up to 10,000 people who were guests in certain lodging cabins at Yosemite National Park might have been exposed to a deadly mouse-borne virus, park officials …

• Thousands call Yosemite hotline to ask about virus

  August 31, 2012 in Health FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — More than 1,000 calls a day are coming into Yosemite National Park as visitors frightened about a growing outbreak of a deadly mouse-borne virus flood phone … 1

• Basics about hantavirus outbreak in Yosemite

  August 31, 2012 in Health FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Answers to common questions about mice and the hantavirus linked to death of 2 people who visited Yosemite National Park: ___

• CDC: 103 ill with salmonella tied to mangoes

  August 29, 2012 in Health WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials are investigating a foodborne illness outbreak that has sickened more than 100 people in 16 states and has been associated with salmonella-tainted mangoes. Authorities …

• Salmonella at Ind. farm matches outbreak strain

  August 28, 2012 in Health INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A southwestern Indiana cantaloupe farm is the source of at least some of the salmonella responsible for an outbreak that sickened people in 21 states and killed …

• Calif. officials: 73 sickened with salmonella

  August 28, 2012 in Health SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California public health officials are investigating a foodborne illness outbreak that has sickened 73 people and has been linked to salmonella-tainted mangoes. Authorities say they are …

• Cuba: Cholera outbreak over; 417 cases, 3 dead

  August 28, 2012 in Health HAVANA (AP) — Cuba says a cholera outbreak on the island has run its course with more than 10 days since the last confirmed case of the infectious disease. A …

• NH hospital workers urged to get tested for hep C

  August 24, 2012 in Health MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire hospital says it’s notifying about 500 employees and affiliated clinicians the state is recommending they be tested for hepatitis C after an outbreak …

• Ohio hatchery investigating salmonella reports

  June 1, 2012 MOUNT HEALTHY, Ohio (AP) — A mail-order hatchery in southwest Ohio says it’s working closely with health officials investigating a new salmonella outbreak being traced back to their chicks. A …

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