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KINGSTON, Nov 21 - Jamaica has declared an outbreak of the bacterial disease leptospirosis, suspected of causing six deaths, following the devastation from Hurricane Melissa in late October. The ...

Roblox Outbreak zombie survival challenge. Trump’s retreats on tariffs have already wiped out $800 billion of expected deficit reduction, CBO estimates Prince William to change monarchy ‘forever,’ no ...

Ethiopia confirmed its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease after sending samples from a cluster of suspected cases of viral hemorrhagic fever for testing earlier this week. The virus is the same ...

Six Americans have died and more than 20 others have been sickened in a growing listeria outbreak linked to prepackaged pasta meals. It is upsetting, but not surprising. I worked on food safety at the ...

The death toll has increased to six people in a multi-state listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat pasta products sold at stores such as Walmart, Kroger and Trader Joe's. The numbers are only the ...

A Newsweek map shows the spread of cases possibly related to the lysteria outbreak linked to some pasta products. Newsweek has contacted the CDC via email for further updates and to clarify which ...

More precooked pasta meals have been recalled because of possible links to a sprawling listeria outbreak that has led to four deaths. The outbreak, which was announced in June, has led to a wave of ...

State health officials are conducting a contact investigation and warn of potential community spread. Measles is a highly contagious virus that can cause severe complications, especially in young ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has listed the 19th outbreak of norovirus on a cruise ship this year. Royal Caribbean International’s Serenade of the Seas cruise ship was hit with ...

Up to 20 people — or nearly three times the official count — may have died in the city’s latest Legionnaires outbreak because of misdiagnoses, according to the lawyer for four fatal victims who filed ...