Legionella bacteria found at jail
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Bacteria responsible for Legionnaires' disease is found in water in the healthcare centre of Magilligan jail.
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - A jail inmate allowed to attend a family funeral returned to the jailhouse 12 hours later with a stash of drugs and syringes in his stomach, authorities said.  Joshua Robertson, 30, of Boulder Creek, had been in jail since Oct.
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NEW YORK  - DNA from a microbe that is  transmitted by body lice and can cause trench fever, was  recently identified in a human tooth dating back more than 4000  years, according to a new report.
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Investigators probing the source of a listeria outbreak said Thursday the strain that killed three people was found at a dairy processing plant in central Massachusetts. But officials have not yet determined exactly where the milk was contaminated.
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RALEIGH, NC - Five people who attended last month&#39;s state fair had E. coli infections that stem from the same strain of bacteria, health investigators confirmed.
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By The Miami Herald  Feb. 7--Miami-Dade health workers warned swimmers to avoid the water at Crandon Beach, Miami Beach's 74th Street beach and Virginia Key Beach.   Those sites had higher-than-normal levels of bacteria during recent tests, the county's health department said.
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A national lab is developing lunch-box-size pathogen sniffers that can spot anything from anthrax to a nasty flu. By Luke O'Brien.
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By James Mayse, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Dec. 8--Daviess County Judge-Executive Reid Haire said Thursday he wants county health officials to investigate if failing septic tanks are causing E. coli contamination in Yellow Creek.
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Chobi DebRoy's lab is a haven for E. coli bacteria. No wonder she has bottles of disinfectant sitting all over the countertops.
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As many as 75,000 people may have drunk water contaminated by dry cleaning fluid at the U.S. Marine base at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.
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A strain of bacteria that has been plaguing Quebec hospitals is more widespread and deadly than previously believed. A study by McGill University epidemiologist Vivian Loo looked at incidents of Clostridium
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Evidence of forcible strip searches of inmates at a young offenders' institute is uncovered by inspectors.
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Experts investigate a surge in the number of reported cases of Legionnaires' disease in England and Wales.
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By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 20--State health officials issued precautionary swim advisories Wednesday for two sections of beaches in Horry County.   The advisories were issued because after rainfall overnight officials found increased levels of bacteria.
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By Zane Wilson, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Dec. 15--Customers of the Browns Ferry Water District in central Georgetown County were advised late Thursday to boil their water before drinking it or use bottled water because E. coli was found in the water.
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Federal health officials said Tuesday they are investigating dozens of blood infections in at least two states that have been linked to medical syringes contaminated with bacteria.
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There are reports a bacteria plaguing Quebec hospitals is more widespread and deadly than previously believed. After studying the spread of Clostridium difficile bacteria at eight hospitals in Montreal, a