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U.S. Virgin Islands Health Department Prepares For Measles Outbreak
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U.S. Virgin Islands Health Department Prepares For Measles Outbreak

CHRISTIANSTED — Physicians, nurses and other healthcare workers on St. Croix are advised of an important training update on measles to be held at the Juan F. Luis Hospital at…
Posted by VI Free Press May 30, 2019
How Pure Is Your Cistern Water? Is The Water Safe To Drink Untreated? The CDC Wants To Know
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How Pure Is Your Cistern Water? Is The Water Safe To Drink Untreated? The CDC Wants To Know

CHRISTIANSTED — Traditional water usage patterns imply 90 percent of households in the USVI collect and store water in cisterns. Unfortunately, there is little available information on the quality of…
Posted by VI Free Press May 22, 2019
FDA Approves Vaccine To Prevent Dengue Disease
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FDA Approves Vaccine To Prevent Dengue Disease

CHRISTIANSTED — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the vaccine Dengvaxia on Wednesday for the prevention of dengue disease endemic in areas like the U.S. Virgin Islands, European Union…
Posted by VI Free Press May 11, 2019
CDC in Atlanta: Flu Bug Has Spread To Puerto Rico and 49 Other States
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CDC in Atlanta: Flu Bug Has Spread To Puerto Rico and 49 Other States

SAN JUAN – The flu season is far from over -- and spreading to the Caribbean. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is reporting the flu is widespread in 49 states…
Posted by John McCarthy March 1, 2019
Puerto Rico Gets Boost In Cold-Storage Capacity For Vaccines
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Puerto Rico Gets Boost In Cold-Storage Capacity For Vaccines

SAN JUAN -- Direct Relief is equipping 89 health facilities across Puerto Rico with 164 FDA-compliant, pharmaceutical-grade refrigeration units – expanding the island’s capacity to store temperature-sensitive vaccines by six…
Posted by John McCarthy February 26, 2019
BUG OFF! Ticks, Mosquitoes and Fleas: Products of Summer Weather … On Increase
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BUG OFF! Ticks, Mosquitoes and Fleas: Products of Summer Weather … On Increase

MIAMI — The number of people who get diseases transmitted by mosquito, tick and flea bites has more than tripled in the United States in recent years, federal health officials…
Posted by VI Free Press May 1, 2018
SHIP SHAPE? Filthy Cruise Ships Failing Record Number of Cleaning Inspections … And It’s Making People Sick
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SHIP SHAPE? Filthy Cruise Ships Failing Record Number of Cleaning Inspections … And It’s Making People Sick

MIAMI -- Cruise lines have never had a cleanliness problem this big. In 2017, cruise lines failed their sanitation inspections at the highest rate ever since the Centers for Disease Control and…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2018
BITING WORMS: British Couple Sits on the Beach In Martinique and Gets Hookworm In Their Behinds
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BITING WORMS: British Couple Sits on the Beach In Martinique and Gets Hookworm In Their Behinds

FORT-DE-FRANCE — One tourist couple visiting a Caribbean beach got some itchy visitors of their own. According to a report by Live Science, the British couple visited Martinique during a cruise…
Posted by VI Free Press January 21, 2018
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Wants To Know What Water-Borne Diseases Virgin Islanders Have Been Exposed To After The Storms
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Wants To Know What Water-Borne Diseases Virgin Islanders Have Been Exposed To After The Storms

  SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN (D-Mass.) [ad name="HTML-68"] BOSTON -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to request information on the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 12, 2017

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