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San Francisco BART Commuters May Have Been Exposed to Measles

| February 11, 2015 Comment

San Francisco BART Commuters May Have Been Exposed to Measles – According to California health officials, commuters in the San Francisco Nay Area who used the Bay Area Rapid Transit system last week may have been exposed to measles, as they discovered that an infectious patient used the train to commute to and from work. […]

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Over 700 Texas Infants Exposed to Tuberculosis at Hospital

Over 700 Texas Infants Exposed to Tuberculosis at Hospital

| September 22, 2014 Comment

Over 700 Texas Infants Exposed to Tuberculosis at Hospital – More than 700 infants and about 40 health care workers in El Paso Texas were exposed to Tuberculosis. The hospital is now preforming free screenings.

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First British Ebola victim treated at Royal Free Hospital

First British Ebola victim treated at Royal Free Hospital

| August 26, 2014 Comment

First British Ebola victim treated at Royal Free Hospital – David Mabey from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine says it was a ‘very good decision’ to fly home the first British Ebola victim from Sierra Leone for treatment in the UK. Report by Mewsec. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow […]

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Wife of American Ebola Patient Grateful for His Return

Wife of American Ebola Patient Grateful for His Return

| August 3, 2014 Comment

Wife of American Ebola patient grateful for his return – An emotional moment for the family of Dr. Kent Brantly. The American aid worker infected with the Ebola virus is able to walk into an Atlanta hospital on his own two feet. Brantly arrived in the U.S. from Liberia to begin treatment at Emory University […]

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