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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  USDA makes 2nd attempt with livestock ID system meant to help control spread of animal disease

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  Health experts are turning their attention to learning lessons from one of the deadliest West Nile outbreaks in U.S. history.

Friday, October 12, 2012  The meningitis outbreak is causing fear around the country, but officials say people in the Panhandle are safe.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  Federal food program that screens produce for contamination spared until end of 2012

Saturday, May 05, 2012  Fourteen people are sicked after handling salmonella-infected dog food.

Monday, April 16, 2012  Early, dire warnings credited with limiting human death toll in Midwest tornado outbreak

Friday, June 03, 2011  No new cases reported in last 24 hours.

Thursday, June 02, 2011  Pronews 7 has confirmed that four of the seven kids were hospitalized.

Thursday, January 20, 2011  US deports 27 Haitians convicted of crimes, the first group since last year's quake.

Friday, October 22, 2010  Update with video: The outbreak in the rural Artibonite region, which hosts thousands of quake refugees, appeared to confirm fears about sanitation

Thursday, August 19, 2010  Health officials on Wednesday  expanded the recall from 228 million to 380 million eggs.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010  An Iowa egg producer is recalling 228 million eggs after being linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010  Food safety advocates are pushing the U.S. government to step up efforts to monitor less common E. coli strains.

Tuesday, June 08, 2010  A new federal study finds many same-day surgery centers have serious problems with infection control.

Friday, May 07, 2010  Two people briefed on the probe say the FDA is focusing its investigation on lettuce grown in Arizona as a possible source for an E. coli outbreak.