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DENVER, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Health officials say they've treated the first known case of Marburg hemorrhagic fever in the United States.
An unidentified patient treated a year ago at Lutheran Medical Center in Denver was later found to have the disease, apparently contracting it in Uganda, the Rocky Mountain News reported Monday.
Hospital officials told the newspaper they are working with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Centers for Disease Control to determine the risk to doctors and staff members who came in contact with the patient.
Marburg hemorrhagic fever is caused by a virus indigenous to Africa, is transmitted by contact with infected animals or the bodily fluids of infected humans. The News said the patient, who recovered, came into contact with fruit bats in Uganda, which are capable of harboring the Marburg virus.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney told a conservative audience in Washington Friday he would make sweeping changes to Medicare and Social Security.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Pop icon Madonna says she "wasn't happy" after rapper M.I.A. flipped her middle finger at a camera during the Super Bowl halftime show in Indianapolis.
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ATHENS, Ga., Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Studies of the genome of Miscanthus, a large perennial grass, could speed the development of biofuels derived from the plant, U.S. researchers say.
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BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
A British company said it is opening salons across England dedicated to the tattooing the scalps of bald men to make it look like they have short hair.
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