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Current high egg prices are likely to continue, as the nation’s flock of egg-laying hens is at its smallest since 2004 thanks to the massive outbreak of…
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Agriculture officials don’t know just how the massive outbreak of avian flu in the Midwest was spread, but they believe the culprits include humans…
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As the number of farms hit with avian flu grows over 100 nationwide, regulators are implementing containment plans meant to stop the virus’ spread, spare…
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A highly contagious strain of bird flu has officially made its way to the Midwest.The disease was confirmed Tuesday in two separate commercial turkey…
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Laurie Garrett says that when Thomas Duncan came down with Ebola in Texas, national media coverage became "over the top.""I had hate mail, I had people…
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When Jim McGough was diagnosed with hepatitis C, his wife Sheryl was dumbfounded.“I had such a hard time wrapping my head around this. I thought that we…
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Measles is on the rise in the U.S. More than 100 people nationwide have been diagnosed in January alone.This is leading schools and states to look at…
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Since a highly contagious strain of bird flu was found in the U.S. in December, many countries have closed their doors to American poultry.The virus isn’t…
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Though there’s only been two cases in the United States, hospitals across the nation and across Iowa are preparing for the possibility of caring for Ebola…
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West African leaders attending the World Food Prize symposium in Des Moines discussed steps to prevent a food crisis in Ebola-affected countries,…