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Feb 17, 2015

Feb 17, 2015

News Scan for Feb 17, 2015

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More H7N9 in China
Botulism in heroin users

Jul 17, 2014

Jul 17, 2014

News Scan for Jul 17, 2014

MERS-CoV origins
Resistant bacteria in hospitals
Haiti sanitation effort
Pertussis vaccine in pregnancy
Tattoo recall expanded

Mar 22, 2006

Mar 22, 2006

Bamboo shoots blamed for botulism cases in Thailand

Mar 22, 2006

(CIDRAP News) – An outbreak of apparent botulism associated with home-preserved bamboo shoots has sickened more than 150 people following a festival in northern Thailand, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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