Articles filed under Health Crises
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Arkansas poultry officials say avian flu found in turkeysMar 10, 2015 11:00 pm - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas poultry officials say a strain of avian flu has been detected in a commercial turkey flock in the northern part of the state and that t...
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Bird flu confirmed at 2nd turkey farm in MissouriMar 09, 2015 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A bird flu deadly to poultry has been confirmed at a second turkey farm in Missouri, and state agriculture leaders are making efforts to stop the spread...
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Sprinter who lived rough in London hoping to resume careerMar 09, 2015 11:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - Already orphaned by Sierra Leone's civil war when his adopted mother was killed by Ebola, Jimmy Thoronka felt he had nothing to return home to after compet...
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WHO creates independent panel to assess its Ebola responseMar 09, 2015 11:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says it has created a panel of independent experts to assess its response to the biggest-ever Ebola outbreak in history. In a...
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Liberia removes Ebola crematorium as outbreak is containedMar 07, 2015 10:00 pm - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Marking the progress in controlling its Ebola outbreak, the Liberian government dismantled a crematorium and removed drums containing the ashes ...
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Public takes advantage of free measles vaccinationMar 06, 2015 12:00 am - The Cook County Department of Public Health Friday held the first of two free measles vaccination clinics at a Palatine church in an effort to stop the recent outbreak o...
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Sierra Leone's ruling party expels vice presidentMar 05, 2015 10:00 pm - FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - Sierra Leone's Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana has been expelled from the ruling party, the national broadcaster reported late Friday. The...
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8-year-old leukemia survivor meets her stem cell donor from AustriaMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - With her parents beside her Thursday, 8-year-old leukemia survivor Sabrina Chahir gleefully met the third person to whom she owes her life. Maximilian Eule, a 30-year-ol...
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WHO to begin large-scale testing of Ebola vaccine in GuineaMar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization will start large-scale testing of an experimental Ebola vaccine in Guinea on Saturday to see how effective it might be in pre...
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Last Ebola patient is released in LiberiaMar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Liberia released its last Ebola patient, a 58-year old teacher, from a treatment center on Thursday, beginning its countdown to being declared E...