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Libya records 13 cases of bubonic plague

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created Jun 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Thirteen cases of bubonic plague have been recorded in eastern Libya, near the border with Egypt, Health Minister Mohamad Hijazi told AFP on Wednesday, stressing the situation was under control.





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Man dies from plague in China, 11 others infected

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created Aug 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(AP) -- Thousands of people have been placed under quarantine in a town in northwest China after a man died of pneumonic plague and 11 others were confirmed infected with the deadly lung infection, health authorities said.


Bubonic plague found in Colo. prairie dogs

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created Oct 17, 2005 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Colorado health officials have reportedly confirmed an outbreak of bubonic plague among prairie dog colonies near Green Mountain.


China disinfects town where plague killed 3rd man

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created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Authorities killed rats and fleas on Tuesday as they disinfected a town sealed off after three people died of pneumonic plague in a remote farming town in northwestern China, according to the provincial health department.


China seals off NW town as plague kills 2nd man

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created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

(AP) -- China locked down a remote farming town after two people died and 10 more were sickened with pneumonic plague, a lung infection that can kill a human in 24 hours if left untreated.


Scientists look at 'syringe' assembly in plague bacteria

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created Feb 27, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Bacteria that cause the bubonic plague avoid death in our bodies by injecting our cells with immune evasion proteins. Scientists have discovered a new way bacteria build and hold the syringes, according to research published ...


The plague tracked in Denver

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created May 11, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Denver officials warned people to stay away from squirrels as they monitored what could be an outbreak of the plague.


Denver Zoo monkey dies of plague

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created May 22, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A hooded capuchin monkey at the Denver Zoo has died of the plague, which officials suspect was transmitted by a squirrel.


Purified bacterial extract sprayed into lungs ramps up innate immune system

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created Dec 03, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A purified extract prepared from a common microbe and delivered to the lungs of laboratory mice in a spray set off a healthy immune response and provided powerful protection against all four major classes of pathogens including ...


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Missing lab mice infected with plague

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created Sep 15, 2005 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (16) | comments 0

The FBI and New Jersey officials have started a hushed but intensive search for three missing lab mice reportedly infected with deadly strains of plague.


China lifts blockade around plague-stricken town (AP)

China lifts blockade around plague-stricken town

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created Aug 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A blockade around a remote northwest Chinese town where deadly pneumonic plague killed three people and sickened nine was lifted after no new infections were reported, an official said Sunday.



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