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Coronavirus Surge For U.S. Military On Okinawa Adds To Soured Relations There

Pictured in 2019, Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki on Tuesday questioned U.S. measures to stop the coronavirus from spreading on the island. Behrouz Mehri/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Surge For U.S. Military On Okinawa Adds To Soured Relations There

One hundred newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 among U.S. forces on the small island that hosts about half the Americans stationed in Japan are further testing tense ties with Okinawa.

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CDC To Screen For New Strain Of Coronavirus At 3 U.S. Airports

Three U.S. airports will screen passengers from Wuhan, China, for coronavirus symptoms: Los Angeles International Airport (pictured above), JFK in New York and SFO in San Francisco. FG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images hide caption

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CDC To Screen For New Strain Of Coronavirus At 3 U.S. Airports

The strain, discovered in China, has been reported in the city of Wuhan and in two other countries. On Friday, the CDC announced plans to screen passengers at N.Y., L.A. and San Francisco airports.

Monday

Measles Shots Aren't Just For Kids: Many Adults Could Use A Booster Too

MMR — the modern combination vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella — provides stronger, longer-lasting protection against measles than the stand-alone measles vaccine typically given in the U.S. in the early 1960s. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption

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Measles Shots Aren't Just For Kids: Many Adults Could Use A Booster Too

With U.S. measles cases at record highs, doctors say adults who got vaccinated prior to 1968 should consider getting revaccinated to make sure they and their neighbors are protected.

Measles Shots Aren't Just For Kids: Many Adults Could Use A Booster Too

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Tuesday

Dozens Of Victims Are Still Coping With The E. Coli Outbreak In Romaine Lettuce

A man shops for vegetables near romaine lettuce for sale at a supermarket in California, where the first death from the E. coli outbreak was reported. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Dozens Of Victims Are Still Coping With The E. Coli Outbreak In Romaine Lettuce

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"Most of them would really like to have their health back, but that's not going to happen," says the food safety lawyer representing 58 victims who fell ill after eating tainted greens from Arizona.

Friday

This bacterium is the cause of the mystery illness in Liberia. We don't want to give it away ... so you'll have to read the story to find out what it is.

This bacterium is the cause of the mystery illness in Liberia. We don't want to give it away ... so you'll have to read the story to find out what it is. BSIP/UIG/Getty Images hide caption

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When A Mystery Outbreak Strikes, Who You Gonna Call?

It all started with a funeral in Liberia. Guests fell ill but no one knew why. Time to summon the "disease detectives."

When A Mystery Outbreak Strikes, Who You Gonna Call?

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Thursday

Yellow Fever Encroaches Megacities, Straining Global Vaccine Supply
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Yellow Fever Encroaches Megacities, Straining Global Vaccine Supply

Brazil has launched a massive vaccination campaign to protect against a disease that has killed hundreds of people. But it's facing huge challenges, including a shortage of the yellow fever vaccine.

Yellow Fever Encroaches Megacities, Straining Global Vaccine Supply

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Lethal Pneumonia Outbreak Caused By Low Chlorine In Flint Water

Scientists say low chlorine levels in Flint's water system during the city's water crisis in 2014 and 2015 led the bacterium Legionella pneumophila to proliferate, causing a deadly outbreak of Legionnaire's disease. Science Source hide caption

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Lethal Pneumonia Outbreak Caused By Low Chlorine In Flint Water

Two new studies confirm that an outbreak of deadly Legionnaires' disease in Flint, Mich., was caused by the city's water crisis in 2014 and 2015.

Lethal Pneumonia Outbreak Caused By Low Chlorine In Flint Water

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Wednesday

Why 'Plague Season' Is A Big Worry In Madagascar This Year

Workers spray to kill fleas in a public school in Antananarivo, Madagascar's capital. A bite from an infected flea can spread the plague, which has stricken 157 people in the island nation since August. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption

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Why 'Plague Season' Is A Big Worry In Madagascar This Year

The number of cases has prompted a ban on public gatherings — and concern from the World Health Organization. The disease is spreading in cities and has claimed 30 lives so far.

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A Virtual Outbreak Offers Hints Of Ebola's Future

Kenyan health officials take the temperatures of passengers arriving at the Nairobi airport on Thursday. Kenya has no reported cases of Ebola, but it's a transportation hub and so is on alert. Simon Maina/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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A Virtual Outbreak Offers Hints Of Ebola's Future

As the Ebola outbreak rages in West Africa, it is also unfolding — in a virtual sense — inside the computers of scientists trying to predict how far the outbreak will spread and when it will end.

A Virtual Outbreak Offers Hints Of Ebola's Future

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Thursday

Why Meningitis That Hit Princeton Is Hard To Beat With Vaccines

Developing a vaccine for meningitis B was tricky. Even the existing vaccine doesn't protect against all B strains. Josef Muellek/iStockphoto.com hide caption

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Why Meningitis That Hit Princeton Is Hard To Beat With Vaccines

It turns out that the bacteria that are responsible meningitis B have a sugar coating that makes them look a lot like human cells. That similarity makes development of a vaccine against the germs especially tricky.