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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WHO asks China for details after spike of respiratory illnesses, clusters of pneumonia in children

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Chinese authorities from the National Health Commission reported an increase of respiratory diseases in China as a concerning number of children fall ill.
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54-year-old Missouri man dies after eating raw oysters from St. Louis food stand

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A Missouri man died Thursday after eating contaminated raw oysters from a food stand in St. Louis. Health officials are working to determine the oysters' source.
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Risk of bat-borne virus’ increases as people encroach on their habitats, according to Reuters study

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The risk of viruses that jump species from bats to humans is expected to increase as people continue to encroach on the animals' habitats, according to a study done by Reuters.
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California condors killed by avian flu in northern Arizona

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Three California condors in northern Arizona are dead. The condors were infected with avian flu and authorities are trying to determine what killed five others.
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Rabies patient becomes first fatal case in US after post-exposure treatment, report says

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Although he received appropriate post-exposure treatment, a Minnesota man is the first reported fatality due to rabies in the U.S., an article in Clinical Infectious Diseases says. The man was 84.
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CDC warns of Marburg virus after deadly Africa outbreak

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The Center of Disease Control is warning travelers to Guinea and Tanzania of an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus which officials say has epidemic potential.
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COVID-19 pandemic expected to end this year ‘as a public health emergency,’ says World Health Organization

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Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced on Friday that he is “confident” the COVID-19 pandemic will end in 2023.
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Rare tick-borne babesiosis disease on the rise in northeastern US, says CDC: Here’s why

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The CDC reported that cases of babesiosis, a parasitic disease spread by infected ticks, saw a significant uptick between 2011 and 2019 in some northeastern states.
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