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Mystery illness sweeps through shelter
August 27, 2010 10:59 AM
Hundreds of animals at a North Carolina animal shelter are being euthanized due to a mystery illness. Lab tests at two well-known animal virus labs haven't determined what's killing the animals. Symptoms are high fever, vomiting and diarrhea, and then death comes quickly. "Some animals it's two days, some... more » -
Salmonella poisoning in Colorado from tainted food
May 28, 2010 8:30 AM
Federal officials have identified six additional cases of salmonella poisoning linked to raw alfalfa sprouts, bringing the total to 28 people sickened in 10 states including Colorado. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that three more people were sickened in California, for a total of 14... more » -
Devotees of Florida man drank snail mucus in ritual
March 12, 2010 2:41 PM
Devotees of a Miami man who claims to practice a traditional African religion say they were sickened when they had to ingest the mucus of a giant African snail. Federal authorities in January raided Charles L. Stewart's home after receiving complaints. Stewart has not been criminally charged, but prosecutors... more » -
Alamosa water contamination blamed on animal waste
November 18, 2009 5:29 PM
A salmonella outbreak in Alamosa last year that killed one person and sickened an estimated 1,300 was the result of animal waste contaminating a concrete in-ground water storage tank that had several holes and cracks. That's according to a final report issued Wednesday by the Colorado Department of Public Health... more »
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