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CDC: Measles cases in USA hit 20-year high
2014-05-30 16:11:43| Biotech - Topix.net
The USA now has the most measles cases in 20 years and the most since homegrown outbreaks were eliminated in 2000, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.
Measles Cases in US Reach Record High
2014-05-30 11:57:09| Biotech - Topix.net
On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report showing that measles cases in the U.S. were up to 288 this year-- even though measles had been declared eliminated in 2000.
Modified measles virus targets and destroys cancer, study says
2014-05-17 09:14:28| Biotech - Topix.net
Can an injection of the measles cure cancer? In a recent clinical trial, researchers say that a genetically modified strain of the virus showed an ability to target and reduce tumors in a human patient.
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Measles off to a fast start in U.S.
2014-04-25 14:18:31| Biotech - Topix.net
Measles can be infectious for four days before visible onset and for four days after, public health officials say.
Person contagious with measles was at Lynden businesses
2014-04-03 08:28:37| Trucking - Topix.net
The number of measles cases in Whatcom County has increased to six - five family members in one household and someone who visited them and then traveled to other places in Whatcom, King and Pierce counties while contagious.
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