Las Vegas school district opens tuberculosis investigation after infected person visits dozens of schools

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A tuberculosis investigation is underway involving a person with an active infection who was reported to be on dozens of elementary and high school campuses in Nevada’s most populous county, according to authorities.
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Avian flu confirmed in California, 250,000 birds euthanized amid spread concerns

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Animal disease experts are raising concern about the spread of the avian flu in the Bay Area after two farms in Sonoma County said they had to euthanize around 250,000 birds.
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Chinese health officials call out western media’s lack of ‘common sense’ on country’s respiratory illness rise

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Chinese health experts are seeking to reassure the public on the spike in respiratory illnesses and are blaming western media outlets for misinformation.
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Illinois virus outbreak linked to dollar burrito event for Northwestern University students

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The Evanston Health and Human Services Department is investigating the spread of the norovirus linked to a $1-burrito event for Northwestern students.
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Michigan mill worker dies from fungal outbreak of blastomycosis: ‘Deeply saddened’

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A contract worker at the Billerud Paper Mill in Escanaba, Michigan, has died from an ongoing fungal outbreak that may have infected nearly 100 employees with blastomycosis.
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Grizzly bears, skunks among a dozen mammals infected with avian influenza in Montana

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A Montana veterinarian says it's "concerning" that at least a dozen mammals have been infected in the state amid the latest avian flu outbreak.
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Eyedrops tainted with drug-resistant bacteria linked to 2 more deaths, additional vision loss cases

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More deaths and vision losses have been linked to EzriCare and Delsam Phama’s recalled eyedrops tainted with a bacteria resistant to standard antibiotics.
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