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Swine flu found in elephant seals off California

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:02:22 -0400

DAVIS, California - Researchers have detected swine flu in elephant seals off the Central California coast, saying it was the first time a human pandemic strain has been found in marine mammals.

2 new diseases could both spark global outbreaks

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:43:19 -0400

LONDON - Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials - a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bird flu spreading in China.

Correction: Somalia-Famine Deaths story

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:22:20 -0400

NAIROBI, Kenya - In a story April 29 about a report estimating the number of Somalis who died in the country's 2011 famine, The Associated Press erroneously reported that about half of the 260,000 victims were age 5 and under. Instead, half of the victims were under the age of 5.

'Off the charts': 133k Somalia famine child deaths

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:54:13 -0400

NAIROBI, Kenya - A decision by extremist Islamic militants to ban delivery of food aid and a "normalization of crisis" that numbed international donors to unfolding disaster made south-central Somalia the most dangerous place in the world to be a child in 2011.