Bukola Adebayo-
A recent cholera outbreak that started last November in Malawi reports 30 killed and 893 ill from the disease. The outbreak is due to the use of contaminated food and water in the 13 districts now affected. Cholera is normally rare in industrialized countries but kills thousands…
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Enrique Rivero-
Ucla researchers, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC, discovered a link between internet searches and tweets concerning sexual risk behavior and the resulting syphilis outbreak trends. Researchers found that the model using AI to analyze the…
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Rong-Gong Lin II, LA Times:
The California Geological Survey recently released an interactive online map, which allows users to view fault zones, landslide zones, and liquefaction zones across the state. Individuals can enter their address or current location into the search bar and the map will…
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Jon Schuppe, NBC News:
Last week, Baltimore’s 911 center experienced an attempted ransomware attack when its dispatch system was hacked, resulting in a temporary shutdown of city’s computer aided dispatch, CAD, system for 17 hours. According to data compiled by the cyber security firm SecuLore,…
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Susan Scutti, CNN-
Over recent years, both the US and Europe have seen a rise in mumps outbreaks. According to a recent study published by the Science Translational Medicine Journal, the rise in cases could be due to waning vaccine protection from the MMR vaccine mumps component, which immunizes…
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SHASTA DARLINGTON, NY Times-
Brazil announced recently that the country plans to vaccinate the entire country against Yellow Fever by April 2019. The 207 million people country frequently suffer outbreaks from the mosquito-borne disease. However, recently, Brazil has suffered one of the worst…
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Jenny Walrond-
Researchers at University of Exeter Medical School and Centre for Ecology and Hydrology discovered that people that swim in the sea are 77% more likely to suffer from an earache and 29% more likely to suffer from gastrointestinal illnesses, compared to other individuals that do not…
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Maggie Fox-
According to the CDC, a Salmonella outbreak that has now affected 40 people across 27 different states in the US has officially been directly linked to kratom supplement use. Kratom is a plant-based stimulant used as a substitute to opioids. As of now, 14 of the 40 affected…
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Monday morning, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Papua New Guinea, southwest of Porgera. The area affected by the earthquake is known to house thousands of people, and is home to oil, gas, coffee, and gold production and operations in the country. Troops and rescue workers are being sent in to help…
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Donald G. McNeil Jr.-
In 2016, the number of reported cases of measles was a low 5,273. However, in 2017, this number quadrupled to 21,315 total cases. Romania had the largest number of cases in Europe, 5,562, and the highest number of disease related deaths. Italy followed as the…
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Donald G. McNeil Jr.-
Around 615 cases of Lassa fever have been reported across 17 different states in Nigeria during recent weeks. Lassa fever is a viral disease acquired by food contamination from infected rodent’s feces and urine. Though usually resulting in mild symptoms, the disease can be…
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Dakin Andone, Elisabeth Malkin, Melissa Pamer-
This weekend, multiple earthquakes took place across the world. In the United States, Los Angeles felt a small earthquake of a magnitude of 2.9 on February 17th at 2:16 AM. No damage or injuries are reported. Also on Saturday, Wales had a 4.4…
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South China Morning Post-
Rescuers called off the search on Sunday for the last pair of individuals still reported missing due to Taiwan’s most recent devastating earthquake, after one individual’s body was found on Sunday morning. Including the missing pair, the death toll for the 6.4 earthquake…
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BBC News-
Recently, Cape Town, South Africa was in the news as a result of a severe drought causing economic hardship on the city due to the low level of water supply. However, Cape Town is just one example of the growing water scarcity issue on the planet. According to the UN, fresh water supply…
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