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Indonesia reports second human H5N1 avian influenza case of 2014

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A 33-year-old Jakarta man is reported as the second human case and fatality from H5N1 avian influenza in Indonesia this year, according to a Jakarta Post report today. The virus was confirmed based...

Ebola outbreak update: New cases in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia

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Guinea Between 14 and 16 June 2014, a total of 7 new cases and 5 new deaths were reported from Gueckedou (4 cases and 5 deaths) and Boffa (3 cases and 0 deaths). This brings the cumulative number of...

STDs in England: Gay men disproportionately affected

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PRESS RELEASE There were 446,253 sexually transmitted infections (STIs) diagnosed in England in 2013, according to new Public Health England (PHE) data out today: close to the number diagnosed in 2012...

Florida warns about Vibrio vulnificus

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As summer arrives and the waters get warmer, The Florida Department of Health is urging Floridians with certain health conditions to avoid eating raw oysters and exposing open wounds to seawater and estuarine...

England: Alert after Legionnaires’ disease case in baby

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A case of Legionnaires’ disease identified in a baby born in heated birthing pool has prompted English health officials to temporarily advise against the home use of birthing pools with built-in heaters...

Liberia reports new Ebola cases, first since April

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NEWS RELEASE The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, reports a fresh outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease in Liberia. A 38-year old man from Wondu town, Lofa...

Ohio measles and mumps update

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As of June 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report 477 measles cases nationally from 20 states. Ohio is one of the 20 states reporting the viral disease where the Buckeye State...

Shigella outbreak reported in Marion County

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The Indiana State Department of Health says Marian and several surrounding counties are experiencing a shigella outbreak and they are advising the public who are sick to abstain from using public pools. “Every...

Study shows chikungunya virus mutation places several countries at risk of epidemic circulation

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NEWS RELEASE GALVESTON, Texas — For the first time, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers were able to predict further adaptations of the chikungunya virus that recently spread...

US Virgin Islands report two chikungunya cases, including first locally acquired (Audio)

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Health officials in the US Virgin Islands have confirmed two new cases of chikungunya virus this week. The first case has been confirmed as locally acquired; the second case is an imported case with the...