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One Dead, 280 Quarantined on Canadian Train
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One person died and about 280 were placed in quarantine aboard a cross-Canada train on Friday after a mystery illness caused violent flu-like symptoms. Reuters Health Information
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Virulent Strain of Bovine S. Aureus Poses Potential Public Health Threat
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A new virulent subtype of the common clone of Staphylococcus aureus, ET3, has emerged, causing a large number of cases of bovine mastitis, occasionally causing zoonotic diseases in humans, and carrying the potential for serious antibiotic-resistant illness. Reuters Health Information
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Interferon Is Effective in Hemodialysis Patients With Hepatitis C
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A paper in the February issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases suggests that in hemodialysis patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, interferon (IFN) therapy achieves good rates of sustained virological response. Reuters Health Information
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