Infectious diseases
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United States
N. Korea suggests balloons flown from South brought COVID-19
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea suggested Friday its COVID-19 outbreak began in people who had contact with balloons flown…
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Europe
Countries with most monkeypox cases receive first EU-bought vaccines
European Union countries with the highest rates of monkeypox infections will start to receive doses of a smallpox vaccine from…
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Europe
WHO stops short of declaring monkeypox a global emergency
The World Health Organization called for “coordinated action” to stop the further spread of the monkeypox virus but has not…
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United States
Army Guard troops risk dismissal as vaccine deadline looms
WASHINGTON — Up to 40,000 Army National Guard soldiers across the country — or about 13% of the force —…
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United States
Greek coast guard rescues 108 migrants; 4 missing
ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities said Sunday they have rescued 108 migrants from a sailboat that was found rudderless and…
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United States
Residents say China used health tracker for crowd control
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Angry bank customers who traveled to a city in central China to retrieve their savings from troubled…
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United States
North Korea Announces Emerging Infectious Disease As COVID-19 Outbreak Continues
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday reported the eruption of another infectious disease in addition to its…
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United States
WHO to share vaccines to stop monkeypox amid inequity fears
LONDON — The World Health Organization said it’s creating a new vaccine-sharing mechanism to stop the outbreak of monkeypox in…
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United States
Virus testing the new normal as China sticks to ‘zero-COVID’
BEIJING — Thousands of COVID-19 testing booths have popped up on sidewalks across Beijing and other Chinese cities in the…
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United States
Climate-driven flooding poses well water contamination risks
ST. LOUIS — After a record-setting Midwestern rainstorm that damaged thousands of homes and businesses, Stefanie Johnson’s farmhouse in Blandinsville,…
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