Bat deaths in NY, Vt. baffle experts
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Bats are dying off by the thousands as they hibernate in caves and mines around New York and Vermont, sending researchers scrambling to find the cause of mysterious condition dubbed "white nose syndrome."
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The first birds of the year have tested positive for West Nile Virus in Vermont. State health officials say the birds were collected in Chittenden County earlier this month.
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Health bosses last night reassured the public that the Norfolk case of Legionnaires&#39; disease would not spread. The EDP reported on Tuesday that a Norwich Union IT worker was diagnosed with the potentially fatal disease on September 10.
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The mayor went to Queens to reach out to relatives and communities affected by the death.
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A crew member involved in the filming of the new Batman movie has died in a car accident on the set, police said on Tuesday. The special effects technician was killed when his 4x4 vehicle crashed into a tree during a dummy film run involving the "Batmobile".
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British agricultural authorities issued  a warning to the public on Tuesday after a bat that eluded the  island nation's strict controls tested positive for a strain  that can infect humans.
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New York state health officials are investigating an unusual cluster of deaths in an upstate New York county that have all been caused by the same rare brain disease, they said Wednesday.
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With spring approaching, Virginia scientists are planning a more comprehensive effort to find the cause of the mysterious fish kills in the Shenandoah River and its tributaries.
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New England health officials say three elderly men have died and at least one pregnant woman has miscarried since last June after drinking bacteria-contaminated milk
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Gaps in knowledge could prevent legal information sharing about potential killers, according to a report into Virginia Tech massacre. The federal report published Wednesday said educators, doctors and police sometimes did not know when they could share information on students. In April, Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 fellow Tech students and faculty members before killing himself in the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history.
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A Wisconsin girl, 15, survives a bat bite after being put into coma in &quot;an informed gamble.&quot;. By Kawanza L. Griffin. Milwaukee - Her fragile nervous system was rapidly deteriorating when Milwaukee doctors
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Seven were hit by trains or cars. Ten were killed illegally, often shot and left to die. Thirteen were killed by wildlife officials because they had menaced humans or had otherwise become a nuisance. One was killed in self-defense.
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KINGSTON, NY -- An autopsy on one of five Ulster County residents believed to have died from the brain disorder Creutzfeldt-Jakob&#39;s disease found that the disease was not present in the woman&#39;s brain, her father said.
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A string of deaths caused by Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare brain malady, in upstate New York has led a community to become increasingly concerned.
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Some 23 tigers in a private zoo inThailand have suspectedly died of avian influenza virus, officialssaid here on Tuesday. The authorities are conducting test over samples of
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KINGSTON, NY -- Health officials here say a woman&#39;s death in November was caused by Cruetzfeldt-Jacob disease, bringing to five the number of Ulster County residents who have died within the past year from the rare brain disorder.
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Legislation seeking to ban metal bats has been a boon for manufacturers of wood composite bats, which use blends of maple, ash and even bamboo.