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MAKING A CASE FOR DUSTING OFF DDT
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No one speaks much about DDT nowadays. The initials themselves
seem barbarous, almost blasphemy, and mentioning them, especially
around schoolchildren and young adults, kills conversation. DDT
strikes under-50 Americans as viciously bad, although they often know
little about it. As West Nile virus and plant infestations sweep
across North America, perhaps south-of-Boston residents might
reexamine the insecticide.
Only chemists use its proper name: dichlorodiphenyltrichloro
ethane. Synt...
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West Nile virus in the United States: an update on an emerging infectious disease.
American Family Physician
; ... products to reduce risk of West Nile virus transmission from transfusion. Retrieved June 23, 2003, from www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2002/NEW00857.html. (21.) Revised recommendations for the assessment of donor suitability and blood and blood product safety ...
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West Nile virus has claimed three lives in state so far in 2004.(Healthcare Mississippi)
Mississippi Business Journal
; Earlier this summer, it looked like folks in Mississippi could breathe a sigh of relief regarding West Nile virus. There had been no new cases of West Nile virus in humans, and fewer cases found in birds and horses. But now there have been three human deaths in Mississippi from the disease that
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TOWN AND COUNTRY; ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT WEST NILE VIRUS
Dayton Daily News
; What is West Nile virus? West Nile virus is a viral disease previously seen only in Africa, Asia and southern Europe. This virus can cause encephalitis, an infection of the brain and the spinal cord. For the last three years, West Nile virus has caused disease in the United States. In 1999, at
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RISK MANAGEMENT PEOPLE WORRY ABOUT THE WEST NILE VIRUS BECAUSE IT IS UNKNOWN, EXPERTS SAY, WHILE FAR MORE COMMON DANGERS ARE HARDLY FEARED AT ALL
The Boston Globe
; BROOKLINE - A mother confines her toddler indoors to avoid the West Nile virus, often running with the child up and down the stairs to release energy. If they venture out, they dart from the door to the car. Is this logical? An American is 50 times more likely to die in an accidental fall, such as
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West Nile virus. (Information from Your Family Doctor).
American Family Physician
; What is West Nile virus? Infection from West Nile virus has occurred in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Now the virus has spread to the United States, where it has been reported in 44 states and Washington, D.C. West Nile virus infection usually causes no symptoms or only mild illness.
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A new transcontinental disease: the West Nile virus. (CE Series).
MedSurg Nursing
; ... October 28, 2000 from http://www.drkoop. com/news/policy/stories/August/insecticides2.html ... September 17, 2000 from http:// www.drkoop.com/news/stories/July/ap/c entral_park.html Hubalek ... www.wysiwyg://21./http://cbc.ca/nat ional/news/westnile/index.html Slota, R (1999, December ...
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THE WILD SIDE: Now that West Nile virus is here ...
Sunday Gazette-Mail
; It looks like the West Nile virus, which is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes via birds, is here to stay. It's become a continuing story in both the print and broadcast media. So here's the best current information I have, most of which comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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West Nile virus appears to be heading West. (Summer Forecast 2003).
OB GYN News
; West Nile virus may march westward during the summer of 2003, promulgating disease in record numbers in the Great Plains, the West, and Alaska, two Harvard University investigators predict. In the meantime, physicians are urged to stay alert to the possibility of diagnosing West Nile virus in their
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West Nile Virus On Its Way
Albuquerque Journal
; You may have heard or seen information lately telling you to vaccinate your horses against West Nile virus. Just when you thought you had protected your horse against everything, here comes something else. Before you jump on the hay wagon perhaps you'd like a little more information about the
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HHS AWARDS ADDITIONAL $6 MILLION TO HELP STATES AND CITIES FIGHT WEST NILE VIRUS
Regulatory Intelligence Data
; 00-00-0000 HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced today that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will award over $6 million to 14 states and two cities hit hardest by the West Nile virus, and the federal government continues to provide technical and scientific support to states
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