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It may not even be the one-in-10,000 risk of irreversible lifelong paralysis, known as subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.

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A mosquito-borne viral disease known as eastern equine encephalitis was detected in a wild turkey in Luzerne County last year ...

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Measles is not often seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases ...