U.S. is now free of canine rabies virus
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Federal health experts declared a small victory against a fatal and untreatable virus on Friday, saying canine rabies has disappeared from the United States.
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A new outbreak of foot and mouth disease was confirmed in Britain on Wednesday and the European Union reimposed a ban on British meat exports.
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Resolved for 2005: No tigers as pets in New York, better access to health care for everybody in Maine, and no lawyers or juries arguing about whether a restaurant is to blame for obesity, at least in Illinois and Missouri.
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A teenage girl in Wisconsin seems to have made medical history for being the first person to survive rabies after the onset of symptoms.
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A US teenage girl has survivied full-blown rabies she contracted from a bat - the first human ever to do so without vaccination, TechNewsWorld reports.
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A cow the Agriculture Department had suspected of carrying mad cow disease was declared free of the illness after follow-up tests, officials said Tuesday. The announcement was a relief to the U.S. beef industry, which is still trying to recover from the nation's first case of the disease last December.
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Exotic animals captured in the wild are streaming into the U.S. by the millions with little or no screening for disease, leaving Americans vulnerable to a virulent outbreak that could rival a terrorist act.
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Exotic animals captured in the wild are streaming across the U.S. border by the millions with little or no screening for disease, leaving Americans vulnerable to a virulent outbreak that could rival a terrorist act.
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A unique medical case mesmerized doctors worldwide. According to Healthtalk.com, a 15-year-old female from Wisconsin survived rabies without receiving the rabies vaccine.
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Two temporary control zones outside Surrey are lifted after animals test negative for foot-and-mouth disease.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The three people warded at the Kota Baru Hospital on Thursday are confirmed to be free from bird flu. Health Minister Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek said tests conducted by Institute of Medical Research
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CHICAGO: A teenage girl has become the first known rabies victim to survive the disease without the benefit of a rabies vaccination, her doctors said.
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A 15-year-old Wisconsin girl is the first known person to survive rabies without being vaccinated, the Associated Press reported. Doctors at Children&#39;s Hospital of Wisconsin gambled on an experimental treatment
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WAUWATOSA, Wis. Nov 24, 2004 - A unique combination of drugs has made a 15-year-old girl the first known human to survive rabies without vaccination, doctors said.
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A growing number of wild and exotic animals are being spotted  roaming free in the UK, a survey shows.
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Some animal movement limits imposed after the outbreak of foot-and-mouth are eased, despite a seventh case being confirmed.
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Washington - The US has welcomed an agreement with Japan paving the way for a resumption of imports of US beef, halted in December 2003 following the discovery of a case of mad cow disease in Washington state.