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www.nytimes.com
4 weeks ago
Education

What School Nurses Want Parents to Know

Parents often send sick children to school, misunderstanding the implications of communicable illnesses. [ more ]
Boston.com
7 months ago
Boston

K9 lauded for sniffing out potentially dangerous mummified monkeys in Logan luggage

K9 at U.S. Customs and Border Protection prevents mummified monkeys, potentially carrying harmful viruses, from entering the country.
Bushmeat, raw or minimally processed meat from wild animals, can carry germs that cause illness, including Ebola.
Bushmeat is not allowed entry into the United States due to the communicable disease risk it poses. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
2 months ago
Medicine

UK issues health warning after potentially lethal meningococcal disease detected

The Foreign Office issued a health warning after several cases of meningococcal disease among travellers returning from Saudi Arabia. [ more ]
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