The flu has caused a high school in La Grange Park, Ill., to shut its doors Tuesday and Wednesday, the…
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Possible measles exposure at Seattle airport: health officials
Health officials in Washington state on Sunday warned people who used Seattle-Tacoma International Airport this month that they could have…
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British Ebola patient discharged from hospital after ZMapp treatment
A British man who contracted Ebola in West Africa has been discharged after successful treatment with the experimental ZMapp drug,…
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Worst Ebola outbreak on record tests global response
Global health authorities are struggling to contain the world’s worst Ebola epidemic since the disease was identified in 1976. The…
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International agencies and governments are struggling to contain the world’s worst epidemic of the Ebola hemorrhagic virus, which has killed…
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Gates Foundation pledges $50 million to fight Ebola epidemic
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $50 million on Wednesday to support emergency efforts to contain West Africa’s Ebola…
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Debt and hunger at birthplace of Ebola in Guinea
When 2-year-old Emile Ouamouno caught a fever, started vomiting, passed blood in his stool and died two days later, nobody…
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Scientists grapple with ethics in rush to release Ebola vaccines
Normally it takes years to prove a new vaccine is both safe and effective before it can be used in…
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Sierra Leone doctor dies of Ebola after failed evacuation effort
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone has lost a fourth doctor to Ebola after a failed effort to transfer her…
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Bird flu is major threat to poultry along migration routes, officials say
A bird flu strain found in Europe represents a major threat to the poultry industry in countries crossed by migrating…
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