[ad_1] SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY – Two new mosquito samples in Suffolk County have been tested positive for West Nile virus, Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr James Tomarken said Friday. The samples, all …
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[ad_1] LOS ANGELES – Une épidémie de typhus à puces a touché le centre-ville de Los Angeles, a annoncé jeudi le département de la Santé publique du comté. Les responsables de la …
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Read More »Therapeutic dogs can transmit superbugs to children, doctor says
[ad_1] Therapy dogs can bring more than just joy and comfort to hospitalized children. They can also bring stubborn germs. Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore had reason to believe that …
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