Closer coordination between healthcare facilities and public health departments could save 37,000 U.S. lives over five years by preventing infections…
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Device manufacturer sued again in ‘superbug’ outbreak at LA hospital
A 76-year-old man infected with a drug-resistant “superbug” at a Los Angeles hospital has sued the manufacturer of a medical…
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Avian flu causes emergency poultry quarantine in Washington
The Washington Agriculture Department declared an emergency quarantine for domestic poultry and eggs in the southeast part of the state…
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Watch out for nasty global flu surprises, WHO warns
The world remains highly vulnerable to a possible severe flu pandemic and governments should increase surveillance, vigilance and preparedness, the…
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Second ice cream company recalls products after positive listeria test
WASHINGTON – A second ice cream company has recalled all of its products after health officials found listeria in a…
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Disneyland-linked measles outbreak spreads to 8 states, Mexico; 95 infected
Health officials have reported that an outbreak of measles that started at the Disneyland theme part in Southern California has…
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Care needed to reduce pet-to-human infection risk
Pets can be a source of infection, and newborns, the elderly, children with leukemia and adults with cancer are especially…
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Woman, child die of bird flu in Egypt, five deaths so far this year
An Egyptian woman and child died of H5N1 bird flu, the health ministry said on Monday, the fourth and fifth…
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WHO says 4 new Saudi cases of MERS virus, one fatal
Four more people in Saudi Arabia have been infected with the SARS-like Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus and one…
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CDC announces second case of MERS virus in US
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the second imported case of the deadly MERS virus…
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