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Burlington, Ont. hospital confirms eighth scabies case

ctv.ca     Jul 23, 2008   1 related          

The Canadian Press TORONTO -- A southwestern Ontario hospital where 62 people died during a recent outbreak of C. difficile confirmed Tuesday that a seventh staff member has contracted scabies, a non-life threatening but highly...                

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Sierra Leone: Rampant Disease Washes in With Flood Water

allafrica.com     Jul 21, 2008   5 related          

With malaria, diarrhea and vomiting, pneumonia, bronchitis and other respiratory infections, worm infestations, scabies, abscesses, sores, and boils all common ailments in the Kroo Bay community of the Sierra Leone capital...                

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Assisted Living Center Reacts To Scabies Scare

clickondetroit.com     Jul 17, 2008          

1 or 2 Residents Infected With Scabies BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- One or two elderly residents are infected with scabies at The Hearthstone assisted living facility on Allen Road in Brownstown Township. Officials at the...                

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'Cuckoo's Nest' Mental Hospital To Be Torn Down

redorbit.com     Jul 16, 2008   48 related          

Oregon State Hospital, the mental institution where the 1975 movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was filmed, is making way for a new complex. Most of the dilapidated, 125-year-old main building will be torn down and...                

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'No fresh outbreak' of scabies

nationnews.com     Jul 13, 2008          

by Barry Alleyne What originally was called a "rash outbreak" at the Psychiatric Hospital earlier this year was actually a small outbreak of scabies. And now, the country's mental health institution is denying there is a full...                

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Rwanda: Human Contact With Wildlife Risky - Scientists

allafrica.com     Jul 3, 2008   1 related          

Posted to the web 3 July 2008 Innocent Gahigana Kigali Scientists have exposed great risks of emerging diseases from human and wildlife interactions especially in the highly degraded woodland areas. "Some cases of scabies...                

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Tulsa Health Department Encourages Awareness Of Scabies

emaxhealth.com     Jun 25, 2008          

Tulsa Health Department officials are encouraging awareness of the skin infestation scabies in light of reported incidents at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Scabies is not required to be reported to the health department. "We...                

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BRIEF: Scabies Outbreak Closes Nursing Home

redorbit.com     Jun 21, 2008   3 related          

By Shelley Terry, Star Beacon, Ashtabula, Ohio Jun. 21--AUSTINBURG TOWNSHIP -- An outbreak of scabies closed an Austinburg nursing home Friday. Austinburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 2026 Route 45, is in quarantine for...                

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Scabies alert for patients

newzealandnews.net     Jun 17, 2008   1 related          

The Press | Wednesday, 18 June 2008 A unit at Christchurch's Burwood Hospital is treating patients and staff for scabies after several unconfirmed cases in recent months. The mite, which burrows into the skin and causes rashes...                

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feedbase.net     Jun 9, 2008          

Added to Feedbase on 2008-06-09This website provides clear and detailed information about scabies, including scabies symptoms, scabies medicine, scabies diagnosis, scabies treatment, and scabies cure. If you are concerned that...                

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