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Deadly Hantavirus Reaches U.S. Soil: Quarantined Patients in Nebraska and Atlanta After Cruise Ship Outbreak Kills Three and Infects Dozens Worldwide
A deadly outbreak of the Andes strain of hantavirus — carried aboard the Dutch expedition cruise ship MV Hondius on a voyage through the South Atlantic — has resulted in American passengers being quarantined or hospitalized in at least two U.S. cities, raising new questions about the country's preparedness for exotic viral threats arriving through international travel hubs.
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Flint Happened There. Now It's Los Angeles: The Ongoing Lead and Toxic Chemical Crisis in LA's Drinking Water
When residents of Watts, one of Los Angeles's most historically marginalized neighborhoods, learned that samples of their drinking water contained elevated levels of lead, it triggered a unanimous 10-0 vote by the Los Angeles City Council demanding an immediate investigation by the Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and the city's Housing Authority.
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Bangladesh Measles Outbreak Kills Over 500 Children as Infections Surge Past 60,000 Amid Vaccine Gaps and Hospital Strain
As global attention focuses on emerging threats such as Ebola and hantavirus in other parts of the world, a more immediate and devastating crisis is unfolding in Bangladesh: measles.
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