Health officials say three people who ate at a restaurant in Firestone contracted typhoid fever in August. The Denver Post…
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US agencies press food companies to prevent disease outbreaks
U.S. regulators want food companies to be more proactive in preventing food-borne diseases, citing new data showing that multistate outbreaks…
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J&J starts vaccine trial in Sierra Leone, even as Ebola fades
Johnson & Johnson has begun a clinical trial of a two-shot Ebola vaccine in Sierra Leone, underlining its determination to…
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6 in Seattle sickened by local food vendor
At least six people have been sickened with the same strain of E.coli in Seattle, with the origin of their…
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Texas woman left blind after contracting flesh-eating bacteria in eye during mud run
A Texas woman was left blind in one eye after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria during her first mud run competition…
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Beyond Lyme, new illnesses, more reason to watch for ticks
Lyme disease makes the headlines but there are plenty of additional reasons to avoid tick bites. New research highlights the…
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China bans US poultry, eggs imports amid avian flu fears
China has banned all imports of U.S. poultry, poultry products and eggs amid recent reports of highly pathogenic strains of…
Read MoreSeattle hospital joins ‘superbug’ lawsuit against scope manufacturer
A Seattle hospital has joined a lawsuit against the manufacturer of endoscopy medical scopes linked to a “superbug” outbreak at…
Read MoreColorado researchers study ‘superbug’ for antibiotic resistance on farms
Researchers at Colorado State University are rolling out a series of projects to track antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the livestock industry,…
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Toddler dies of measles in Berlin, first death in outbreak
BERLIN – An 18-month-old boy has died of measles amid an outbreak in Berlin, a hospital in the German capital…
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