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As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to eating wild animals
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The vendors of wild meat at the sprawling Masina Market in the Congolese capital…
Hantavirus-stricken ship docks in Netherlands for disinfection
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch…
3 patients are evacuated from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak
PRAIA, Cape Verde (AP) — Three patients with suspected hantavirus infections were being evacuated from a cruise ship…
What to know about the suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A rodent-borne illness is suspected of causing an outbreak aboard a cruise ship that…
Hawaiʻi is new member of global effort to improve public health emergency response : Big Island Now
Hawaiʻi Department of Health is now one of the newest members to join an international partnership established by…
6 European countries, including UK and Spain, lose measles elimination status
Six countries in the World Health Organization’s European region, including the United Kingdom and Spain, have re-established endemic…
King Charles’ annual swan census begins on the River Thames
LONDON (AP) — Scarlet uniforms flashed against the riverbank. Wooden skiffs glided in formation. A young swan, gently…
Measles jumps borders in North America with outbreaks in Canada, Mexico and US
Dr. Hector Ocaranza knew El Paso would see measles the moment it began spreading in West Texas and…
Supreme Court blocks order for Trump administration to release billions in US foreign aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for…
First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that’s infected more than 120 people
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A person who was hospitalized has died from measles in West Texas, the first…
CDC says 75 sickened as deadly McDonald’s E. coli outbreak expands
A deadly outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has expanded, with at least 75…