"The number of people believed to have died from mosquito-borne yellow fever in Sudan's conflict-plagued Darfur region doubled to 67, health officials said on Tuesday." Source: Darfur yellow fever …
Sewage, Bacteria, Gasoline Found in NYC Floodwater
"Dr. Richard Besser collected floodwater and drinking water in some of the areas hit hardest by Sandy and had them tested at The Ambient Group lab. The floodwater collected in Lower Manhattan tested …
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Plague fears as Hurricane Sandy flushes out hungry rats
"In the wake of superstorm Sandy, thousands of rats are expected to be forced from their underground lairs and onto the Big Apple's streets." Source:Plague fears as Hurricane Sandy flushes out hungry …
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Sudan: 98 Die and 458 Infected With Unknown Fever
"According to news reports 98 citizens have died and another 458 have been infected as a result of an unknown fever over the past three weeks in several areas of Central Darfur, Radio Dabanga has …
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Three more deaths from meningitis outbreak linked to injections
"Three more patients have died after contracting fungal meningitis from potentially tainted steroid injections supplied by a Massachusetts company, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
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Toxic cloud forces thousands in southeast Texas to stay indoors
"A toxic cloud that formed after 300 gallons of hydrochloric acid leaked at a southeast Texas storage facility sent nine people to hospitals and forced thousands of residents indoors, an emergency …
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Over 100,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon now: UNHCR
"Lebanon has become the third of Syria's neighbors after Turkey and Jordan to register more than 100,000 refugees from Syria's civil war, the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday." Source: Over …
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Feds raid Massachusetts lab tied to meningitis outbreak
"Federal agents on Tuesday raided the Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a widespread meningitis outbreak that has killed 16 people and sickened more than 200 others, federal prosecutors said." Source: …
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Germany: Thousands evacuated in chemical accident alert
"Around 2,000 people were evacuated from their houses on Monday night after a chemical accident in a food factory in Lower Saxony sparked a catastrophe alarm. " Source: Thousands evacuated in …
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Meningitis outbreak rises to 205 cases: CDC
"Seven more people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday, bringing the …
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