Tropical killer fungus hits Vancouver Island; kills four, dozens ...
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Former sawmill worker Ken James knew something was wrong with his health when he could barely make it to lunch time without having a nap.
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By plane and by car, US citizens arrive for the hottest commodity in Vancouver, BC&#39;s tourist trade: flu vaccine. VANCOUVER, BC -- When Dave Fish and Karen Fletcher drove more than 100 miles to get here Saturday
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BREMEN, Germany, Sep 21 (IPS) - The Panamanian flagged ship Probo Koala unloaded  more than 550 tonnes of toxic waste at Abidjan port in C- te  d'Ivoire a month back. Emissions from that toxic waste have  killed seven people and poisoned thousands.
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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. (CP) - A tropical storm warning has been issued for parts of the island portion of Newfoundland.  Environment Canada says hurricane Florence will turn into an intense post-tropical storm as it hits the province.
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NEW YORK  - Airborne fungi are increasingly being seen as a risk factor for asthma and now, new research indicates that high levels of such fungi are found in inner city homes with cats, cockroaches, and dampness problems.
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Description: Jamaicans brace themselves for Hurricane Ivan, expected to make a direct hit on the island Friday afternoon. On Thursday, the Category 4 storm devastated Grenada, killing 13 people and damaging most of the homes on the island.
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By Craig Medred, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jun. 3--How the dangerous pathogen Myxobolus cerebralis got into Alaska's fisheries is something scientists may never know.
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By Courtney Sherwood, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Feb.
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A 70-year-old woman died Monday and her husband and two friends were hospitalized after they ate poisonous &quot;death cap&quot; wild mushrooms collected in the Oakland hills, authorities said.
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GOLD RIVER, British Columbia - A "playful" killer whale who likes to frolic alongside fishermen has damaged three boats in separate incidents in recent weeks.    Luna, described by fishermen as a friendly 5-year-old whale, has made frequent contact with people and boats in waters off Vancouver Island, about 125 miles north of the U.S...
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A microscopic fungus native to Australia and blamed for the death of people and animals in British Columbia is now linked to the deaths of porpoises and at least one cat in Washington state.
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Airborne fungi are increasingly being seen as a risk factor for asthma and now, new research indicates that high levels of such fungi are found in inner city homes with cats, cockroaches, and dampness problems.
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Ponds and swamps are becoming eerily silent. The familiar melody of ribbits, croaks and chirps is disappearing as a mysterious killer fungus wipes out frog populations around the globe, a phenomenon likened to the extinction of dinosaurs.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE - Tropical Storm Noel formed over the Caribbean yesterday, and forecasters warned the slow-moving system could send flash floods gushing down stripped hills in Haiti before it heads on to Cuba. The storm poses a serious threat to impoverished Haiti, which is recovering from floods earlier this month that killed at least 37 and sent more than 4,000 people ...
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A mystery disease is destroying rare coral populations around the UK coastline, according to marine biologists.
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The 36-year-old Illinois woman who died last month after being treated with an experimental gene therapy was infected with a fungus that usually causes only a mild illness. But the infection spun out of control and ravaged her organs, suggesting that her immune system was seriously impaired, said...
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By Erik Robinson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Feb. 9--Can't get to Hawaii?   The tropical paradise soon may be sending a little piece of the islands past Vancouver.