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Officials identify potential cases of rare condition The Iowa Department of Public Health reported on Oct. 18 that a second possible case of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) was identified in Iowa. AFM is a rare neurologic condition that causes weakness in the arms and legs, loss of reflexes and, potentially, paralysis.
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Investigators link 6.9 million pounds of beef to outbreak More than 6.9 million pounds of raw beef products have been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Newport that sickened 120 people in 22 states, including one case in Iowa, according to an Oct. 23 CDC announcement. An Arizona-based meat processor recalled the products on Oct. 4.
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West Nile virus cases highest since 2003 The number of West Nile virus (WNV) cases soared this year to 95 as of Oct. 26, the second highest since 2003 when 147 human cases were reported to the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH). Included in the count of 2018 cases are five Iowa deaths, according to the CDC. The average numbers of cases and deaths in Iowa for the past three years (2015-2017) was 21 cases and one death.
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Survivor recounts 1918 influenza and Sioux tribe This is the story of the 1918 flu pandemic as told by my 97-year-old grandmother, Sadie Afraid of His Horses-Janis. In September 1918, Sadie′s grandmother, Nancy Poor Elk-Red Cloud went with her extended family totaling 18 men, women and children to Alliance, Neb., to pick potatoes. The journey from Pine Ridge, S.D., to Alliance took five days by wagon. “Spud Pickin’” was an economic venture for the Indians on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation; it was a way to earn money to buy food for the winter.
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