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Listeria outbreak linked to precooked chicken: CDC

(HealthDay)—One death has been reported in a listeria outbreak that appears to be linked to precooked chicken served in health care facilities, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Virus infections surging in Africa's vulnerable rural areas

For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been a "city disease," affecting those in the capital, Harare, or other, distant big towns.

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Australia battles Delta COVID surge as Europe eases restrictions

Australia's largest city Sydney entered a two-week lockdown on Saturday to contain a sudden COVID surge, but several European nations lifted restrictions despite the global spread of a highly contagious form of the disease.

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'Brutal' third wave hits Africa as vaccination slows

Africa is facing a vicious coronavirus resurgence, with unprecedented hospital admissions and fatalities pushing health facilities to the brink as the continent falls far behind in the global vaccination drive.

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