Second transfusion may link to West Nile virus
Nationally West Nile cases exceed 850 with 43 deaths as officials probe a Mississippi woman's blood transfusion for possible virus transmission. No screening test exists, but experts say risk remains minimal compared to medical need. Investigations track donors from the Mississippi surgery and an organ donor case in Georgia while mosquito control funding advances.
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United States
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CDC
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Florida
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Georgia
Bush seeks faster thinning of forests nationwide
The Bush administration asked Congress to speed thinning in fire prone forests by trimming environmental reviews and ending appeals for logging projects. The Healthy Forests Initiative targets 10 million acres, aims to prevent catastrophic fires, and would shift disputes to federal court, with no temporary court blocks.
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Oregon
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Intruder alert at Utah nerve gas depot ends with no trace
Officials at Deseret Chemical Depot near Salt Lake City reported a suspected intruder who was spotted inside the perimeter. After a sweep by deputies and state officers, no breach was found and normal operations were to resume. The depot stores nerve gas and mustard gas and has been destroying stockpiles since 1996.
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Deseret Chemical Depot
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Administration
Salt Lake City
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