Articles filed under Health Crises
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Liberia schools reopen after 6-month Ebola closureFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Students in Liberia began returning to the classroom Monday after a six-month closure during the Ebola epidemic that left thousands dead, lining...
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2 more KinderCare infants diagnosed with measlesFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - Two more infants enrolled at a Palatine day care center have been diagnosed with measles. In Illinois, there are now 13 confirmed cases, all in Cook County. A dozen of t...
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Ebola cases prompt mini-quarantine in Sierra Leone capitalFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - Sierra Leone imposed a quarantine in a fishing district of the capital city, Freetown, after at least five new Ebola cases were confirmed t...
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AP Exclusive: Disney gave input on measles health messagesFeb 12, 2015 10:00 pm - ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - As the measles outbreak spread last month, Disneyland executives sent a series of emails to California health officials asking them to emphasize t...
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Berlin measles traced to refugees, but 2 cases linked to USFeb 12, 2015 10:00 pm - BERLIN (AP) - A spike of measles infections in Berlin has been traced to unvaccinated refugees, but at least two cases appear to have come from the United States, author...
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ECC offers measles vaccine todayFeb 12, 2015 12:00 am - A confirmed measles case in an Elgin Community College student will fuel 200 measles vaccine shots for students and staff who may have been exposed to the infected stude...
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AP Exclusive: Disney gave input on measles health messagesFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - As the measles outbreak spread last month, Disneyland executives sent a series of emails to California health officials asking them to emphasize t...
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5 measles patients cleared to return; 11th case confirmedFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County health officials have cleared the way for five children sickened through a measles cluster at a Palatine day care center to return to the facility just as an...
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Liberia president calls for zero Ebola cases, vigilanceFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Liberia's president vowed Wednesday that the country would get to zero Ebola cases soon as the U.S. military announced it will be withdrawing mo...
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Commuter with measles prompts California transit warningFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Officials in Northern California on Wednesday warned Bay Area Rapid Transit commuters that they may have been exposed to measles after an infected L...