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Over 150 people now being monitored for possible contact with Lassa Fever victim

assetContentFederal and state health officials have identified more than 150 people who possibly had contact with a patient who died of Lassa Fever, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. So far, most of those people face no danger, but six are at a high risk of having been exposed, CDC spokesman Benjamin Haynes… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: May 29th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: New Jersey | Tags: , , , | 3 Comments »

Patient in N.J. dies of Lassa Fever, says CDC

Lassa_virusA U.S. traveler who recently returned from West Africa has died in a New Jersey hospital of Lassa Fever, the viral hemorrhagic fever rarely seen in the United States, the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced late Monday night. The unidentified traveler landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport May 17, flying from Liberia via… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: May 26th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: New Jersey | Tags: , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

The Facts About Ebola: How The Disease Can (And Can’t) Be Spread

ebolaIn the wake of recent developments involving the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, officials from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are reaching out to make certain that people have the facts about the dangerous viral disease. On September 30, CDC tests confirmed… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: October 3rd, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Department of Homland Security, Ebola, Health Care, News | Tags: , , | Comments Off on The Facts About Ebola: How The Disease Can (And Can’t) Be Spread