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...know, the outbreak of stomach virus epidemic over the weekend afflicted far more than the 15 cases reported by UHS," Wang wrote in the e-mail...
Wang was also able to chart the illnessess reported for each day since the virus began infecting the House. Between Monday and Wednesday morning, 44 more students reported feeling symptoms, though only one said they fell ill on Wednesday, he said...
...That was before the French government confirmed a case of the highly contagious virus in the northeastern corner of the country, sending European financial markets and farmers into barely controlled hysteria. Roadblocks and embargoes were established, travelers were asked to disinfect their shoes, and thousands more animals were slaughtered and burned as French farmers scrambled to contain the devastating disease. Across the Atlantic, the United States' Agriculture Department banned imports of all livestock, fresh meat and unpasteurized dairy products from all 15 countries in the European Union. While some E.U. countries expressed surprise at what they term "drastic" action...
...Foot-and-mouth disease (also known as hoof-and-mouth) is a highly communicable, much-dreaded virus that affects mainly cows and pigs but can also strike sheep, goats and deer. Farmers live in fear of the disease because it spreads so quickly and containing it often requires the destruction of costly livestock...
...impossible, given the difficulty of growing the virus...