Disease outbreaks

Dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas test positive for bird flu

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Rachel Carter

Federal officials say milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu By MIKE STOBBE and JONEL ...

Dairy cattle in Texas, Kansas test positive for bird flu

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Rachel Carter

Milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu, U.S. officials said Monday. Officials with the Texas ...

In Rio, rife with dengue, bacteria-infected mosquitoes are making a difference

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Rachel Carter

NITEROI (AP) — Since Rio de Janeiro declared a public health emergency after an outbreak of dengue fever last month, the city ...

Measles outbreak: Florida refuses to bar unvaccinated students from school

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Rachel Carter

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s controversial surgeon general is drawing criticism for his handling of an elementary school’s measles outbreak, telling ...

West Africa responds to huge diphtheria outbreaks by targeting unvaccinated populations

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Rachel Carter

Authorities in several West African countries are trying to manage their huge diphtheria outbreaks By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press November 23, 2023, ...

Nearly 1M chickens will be killed on a Minnesota farm because of bird flu

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Rachel Carter

Nearly 1 million chickens on a Minnesota egg farm will be slaughtered to help limit the spread of the highly contagious bird ...