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| April
15, 2013 at 4:30 PM AST |
| DOH Officials Monitoring New Avian Influenza Virus |
| Health Commissioner Darice Plaskett announced Monday that the VI Department of Health is monitoring recent reports of a new (H7N9) strain of avian influenza or “bird flu” emerging in China. |
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| April
15, 2013 at 12:30 PM AST |
| Ambulance Boat Drydocked for Routine Maintenance |
| Health Commissioner Darice Plaskett announced Monday that the Liston “Huntie” Sprauve Ambulance Boat will be dry-docked in Sub-Base today through Wednesday to undergo routine maintenance check. |
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| April
8, 2013 at 6:00 PM AST |
| Frozen Pizza, Other Snack Products Recalled Due to Possible Contamination |
| Health Commissioner Darice Plaskett announced today that a recall of frozen pizza from a New York-based company due to possible E. coli bacteria has been expanded to include several other products manufactured by the company. |
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| March
27, 2013 at 1:40 PM AST |
| Walk-A-Thon, Free Health Screenings Among Activities Planned to Commemorate National Public Health Week; Residents Invited to Take Part in Event Territorywide |
| Residents are invited to take advantage of free health screenings and to learn more about chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension at a daylong public outreach on preventive health services at the Sunny Isle amphitheatre on St. Croix. |
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| March 26,
2013 at 3:00 PM AST |
| Complex Students Tune In at HIV-AIDS Forum |
| The message delivered to students Monday about HIV/AIDS was at times graphic, sad, frank and funny. The
V.I. Department of Health presented an educational forum for the territory’s observation of National Women and Girls HIV Day. |
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| March
20, 2013 at 4:15 PM AST |
| STD-HIV-TB Program to Observe World TB Day with Walk-a-thon; Forums on Women and Girls HIV-AIDS Awareness Also Scheduled |
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The V.I. Department of Health’s STD/HIV/TB Program will partner with the Division of Personnel to hold its annual walk-a-thon in commemoration of World TB Day this weekend.
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