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Unhealthy trend: Student obesity surges to 15.3%
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Hard Rock wins Cabinet backing for Montego Bay casino resort
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MFS completes CBM takeover; terms undisclosed
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Over 1,000 deaths recorded in Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda—WHO
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Over 1,000 deaths recorded in Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda—WHO
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GENVA, Switzerland(AFP)—The Ebola outbreak declared in May has killed more than 1,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the World...
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US links Taco Bell lettuce to multistate parasite outbreak
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US links Taco Bell lettuce to multistate parasite outbreak
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — United States (US) officials on Friday pinned the source of a diarrhoea-causing foodborne parasite as shredded iceberg...
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Ebola outbreak is ‘fastest growing ever’ as 600 die
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Ebola outbreak is ‘fastest growing ever’ as 600 die
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the "fastest growing" ever, African health authorities said Thursday,...
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 1,000 cases, kills 254
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 1,000 cases, kills 254
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KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP)—More than 1,000 Ebola infections have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the latest outbreak has killed...
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak yet to peak, could last a year — Red Cross
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak yet to peak, could last a year — Red Cross
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The deadly Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo has yet to peak and could take a year to contain, the Red Cross warned Tuesday, ...
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Ebola epidemic threatens 10 African countries — Africa CDC
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Hantavirus outbreak not like start of Covid pandemic, WHO chief tells AFP
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Hantavirus on the Hondius: What we know
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People with leptospirosis symptoms urged to seek immediate medical attention
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People with leptospirosis symptoms urged to seek immediate medical attention
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Residents presenting with symptoms of leptospirosis are being urged to seek immediate medical attention. National Epidemiologist, ...
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New Ebola outbreak in DR Congo kills 15 — health minister
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New Ebola outbreak in DR Congo kills 15 — health minister
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Children among four dead in Mexican measles outbreak
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PAHO urges strengthened vaccination and surveillance amid measles outbreaks in the Americas
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WHO’s emergency committee to meet Aug 14 over Mpox
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