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Senate passes bill to strengthen emergency preparedness
H.R. 307 Pandemic & All-Hazards Preparedness Act of 2013Posted by Ellie Kesselman -
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Social Media Join Toolkit for Hunters of Disease
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Whatever happened to mad cow disease?
(Blog Post) The first report of BSE was in the UK in 1986. Around 180,000 cows in the UK were suspected to have been infected ...Posted by Jack Powers -
As cholera worsens, violence breaks out in Haiti
Anger over the cholera outbreak led to violent demonstrations today as protesters set fire to a police station and ...Posted by Jon Mitchell
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New Virus Related To SARS Detected In The Middle East
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Haiti, Nearly a Year Later
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Greg Laden's Blog : How much is the world spending on neglected disease research and development?
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Stimulus and Swine Flu: Where the Truth Lies
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Meat Wars: Why Are Those Wacky Koreans Dissin' Our Beef?
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