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 Obama pushes for more Zika funding in US President Barack Obama has criticised the US Congress for failing to back his request for a $1.9bn fund to combat the spreading Zika virus
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| Jan.27 |
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 World 'dangerously unprepared' for future pandemics The president of the World Bank has warned that the world is 'dangerously unprepared' for future deadly pandemics like the Ebola outbreak
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| Dec.2 |
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 Obama calls for $6bn US Ebola cash US President Barack Obama has renewed calls for Congress to approve $6bn in emergency aid to fight the outbreak in West Africa
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| Oct.27 |
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US advises against Ebola isolation| US health officials will actively monitor health workers who have treated Ebola patients in West Africa, under new rules | |
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| Oct.22 |
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 Obama 'optimistic' over Ebola in US President Obama has expressed cautious optimism about the Ebola situation in the US, as new screening rules were introduced in the country
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| Oct.18 |
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No US travel ban over Ebola - Obama  US President Barack Obama has ruled out imposing a travel ban on Ebola-hit countries of West Africa
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| Oct.15 |
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Obama: Ebola risk very low in US | US President has played down the chance of an Ebola outbreak in the US, saying the risk of Americans getting the virus was 'extremely low' | |
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| Oct.9 |
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Ebola challenge 'biggest since Aids' The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is unlike anything since the emergence of HIV/Aids, top US medical official Thomas Frieden has said
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| Sep.16 |
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Obama says Ebola outbreak a 'global security threat' | President Barack Obama has called the West Africa Ebola outbreak 'a threat to global security' as he announced a larger US role in fighting the virus | |
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| Sep.15 |
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 Barack Obama 'to pledge US troops to fight virus' US President Barack Obama is to announce plans on Tuesday to send 3,000 troops to Liberia to help fight the Ebola virus, US officials say
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| Sep.5 |
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Deadly plague and botulism microbes found in US lab A number of long-forgotten deadly microbes have been uncovered in US government laboratories
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| Aug.27 |
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Ebola outbreak: US official says epidemic will worsen The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is going to get worse before it gets better, according to the top US public health official
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| Aug.7 |
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Tom Frieden 'confident' US will not see Ebola outbreak The head of the US infectious disease agency has said he is 'confident' the US will not suffer a large outbreak of the deadly virus Ebola
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| Aug.3 |
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US to send 50 experts to fight Ebola The US has announced plans to send at least 50 public health experts to West Africa to help fight the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola
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| Jul.8 |
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'Forgotten' US smallpox found in box  Map of Bethesda Maryland USA Long forgotten vials of smallpox left in a cardboard box have been discovered by a government scientist at a research centre
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| Oct.24 |
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 US declares swine flu 'emergency'| resident Barack Obama has declared swine flu a national emergency and signed the proclamation concerning the 2009 H1N1 outbreak | |
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 'H1N1 flu no worse than regular flu' Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano: The virus appears to be no more dangerous than the regular flu virus that makes its rounds each year
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| Mar.23 |
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 FDA suspects cantaloupe, salmonella link The FDA issued the alert for melons from Agropecuaria Montelibano. Grocers are advised to remove from their stock
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| Mar.10 |
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 Gulf War illness 'chemical link' There is evidence linking chronic health problems suffered by the veterans to exposure to pesticides and nerve agents
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| Feb.14 |
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 Man Cheney shot has heart attack Texas: Harry Whittington, 78, suffered a heartbeat irregularity caused by a pellet lodged in his heart
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| Oct.6 |
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 Official: World not ready for flu| Mike Leavitt, the U.S. secretary of health says the world is 'woefully unprepared' to respond to a pandemic | |
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| Oct.5 |
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Bush military bird flu role slammed
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| Dec.15 |
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 Colin Powell has cancer operation Secretary of State has been admitted to hospital for prostate cancer surgery
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| Oct.23 |
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 Dead postal workers had anthrax U.S. Congress: Both men worked at the post office that sorted mail for the Congress
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