As reported by deccanherald.com, “The Odisha government has asked the local administration of three districts, two in the coastal region and one in the southern zone, to remain in high alert after a confirmed case of bird flu was detected in Chilka lake which houses one of the topmost winter homes for migratory birds in the country.
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Japantoday.com reported that the equivalent of 125,000 lethal doses of cyanide leaked from a factory in Japan after a snow plow accident, a plant operator said Wednesday. At least five tons of liquid waste containing sodium cyanide spewed out of a tank after it was hit by a snow plow at a plating factory run […]
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Eluniversal.com.mx reported that for every two men, a woman becomes ill, the number of cases is very similar to the same period last year, said Jose Alberto Ramón Muñiz Castillo, program manager at the Health District. The program in this border microbacteriosis recorded 12 new cases of tuberculosis from January to date, in addition to […]
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diariocontraste.com reported that 84.6% of the cases occurred in the states of Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Parana, Espiritu Santo, Mato Grosso and Goiás, all of the south, southeast and center-west of the country , according to the epidemiological balance released by the Ministry. “The situation of these eight […]
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As reported by tribune.com.ng, “EXCESSIVE heat being experienced in Niger State by residents has led to an outbreak of measles epidemic in no fewer than six communities in Chachanga Local Government Area of the state, with about 10 children have been hospitalised so far. The Nigerian Tribune gathered that the outbreak of the disease was […]
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diariopanorama.com reported that the average of reported new cases of HIV-AIDS remained stable in the last five years, with 5500 diagnoses per year, the Ministry of Health. He said that of this total, 90% are people who became infected through unprotected sex, and about 100 new cases per year are children who are infected by […]
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As covered by latimesblogs.latimes.com, “Health workers have identified about 4,650 people who were probably exposed to a persistent outbreak of tuberculosis on downtown Los Angeles’ skid row and are trying to track them down for testing and treatment.The Centers for Disease Control has dispatched scientists to Los Angeles to help local health officials determine why […]
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As covered by allafrica.com, “Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State have been thrown into mourning following an outbreak of cholera that has claimed the lives of at least seven children. The development which has been recurrent in the oil-rich kingdom is due to lack of potable water and paucity of decent sanitary system.” Read […]
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As reported by saigon-gpdaily.com, “A bacterium virus called ‘Streptococcus Suis’ from pigs claimed two lives in North Vietnam, the Central Tropical Disease Hospital in Hanoi announced…Most patients contracted the ‘Streptococcus Suis’ bacterium after eating undercooked infected pork, blood paste, or came into direct contact with secretion from diseased pigs via open wounds or airborne tracts.” […]
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As covered by elizabethtown.wect.com, “A precautionary boil water advisory is currently in effect for part of the Town of Dublin, according to a news release from a town spokesperson. The advisory is in effect for 87 West from Second Street, including Hursey Street, David Street, all of Lyons Landing and Fourth Street from Hwy. 87. […]
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