YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) – Officials say a visitor to Yosemite National Park has recovered after becoming the ninth person diagnosed with a deadly rodent-borne illness blamed for three deaths linked to the park. National Park Service spokesman John Quinley said Thursday the California resident stayed in the “Signature” cabins in the park’s historic Curry Village in early July. Read article
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A concerned couple witnessed the incident and one of them grabbed Namauleg from behind in a bear hug position before the defendant could escape with his loot. The man, a Chuukese, held onto Namauleg until responding officers arrived. According to Detective Elias Saralu, the two Russian women said Namauleg tried to rob them, while they […]
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Striking maintenance and emergency services workers have tabled a wage package that demands raises of 58 per cent over four years, the head of the St. John’s International Airport Authority says. “That’s quite a substantial and unrealistic wage package,” authority president and chief executive officer Keith Collins told CBC News Wednesday. Read article
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The Comfort Suites hotel in Grantville, PA is dealing with an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. Hotel guests may have come down with a case of the disease which has led to an investigation of the hotel. Guests who stayed at the Comfort Suites hotel in Grantville have contracted Legionnaires’ disease. Recent hotels guests have been […]
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HAMPSHIRE parents are being warned of the dangers of not getting their children vaccinated following an outbreak of rubella across the county. Latest figures have revealed that there have been 14 confirmed cases of the potentially dangerous infection in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight between January and July this year – compared to none […]
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As of September 11, 2012, a total of 14 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from 11 states and the District of Columbia. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: California (1), Colorado (1), District of Columbia (1), Maryland (3), Minnesota (1), Nebraska (1), […]
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Unionized workers at St. John’s International Airport set up picket lines early Tuesday morning, claiming that last-ditch efforts to prevent a strike had gone nowhere. The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UTCE) represents about 85 airport workers who handle such duties as equipment maintenance, fire and emergency services and runway clearing. read article
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WASHINGTON — The number of West Nile virus cases reported in the United States through early September is the highest year-to-date total since the mosquito-borne disease was first detected in this country in 1999, federal officials said Wednesday. The number of fatalities had jumped by nearly a third from the previous week, they said. Texas […]
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Yosemite National Park authorities have doubled the estimate of those likely infected in a recent outbreak of the hantavirus, a deadly pulmonary disease commonly carried by mice and other rodents. Given the rising number of confirmed cases (currently eight) and deaths (three), U.S. officials have sounded a worldwide alert to more than 22,000 domestic and […]
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Quebec City’s large Legionnaires’ disease outbreak appears to be under control, the city’s public health director said Friday. Dr. Francois Desbiens said measures the city’s public health department have taken to ensure cooling towers in the outbreak zone have been cleaned and disinfected appear to be bearing fruit. Read article
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