Malaria outbreak linked to drug use in Bakersfield
California health officials report 44 malaria cases in Bakersfield since January tied to shared injection gear among heroin users. A former soldier who contracted malaria in Vietnam sparked local spread. clinicians offered chloroquine treatment and urged testing. Officials warn reinfection possible and stress sterilization to prevent future outbreaks.
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Feudal Newsstand System Faces Liberal Recipe
In Italy newsstand licenses and vendor inheritance resemble feudal practice. Journalists urge liberalization as publishers resist expanding stands. A 1969 deal favors vendors’ children, licenses remain scarce, and blind applicants get priority. Italy’s 20,000 stands move with uncertain census, per publishers and unions.
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