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City officials confirmed Monday that a UC Berkeley student diagnosed with measles had spent time on campus, in the community and on public transportation before being isolated.
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Health officials announced Friday that a Contra Costa County resident visiting Berkeley libraries may have had the measles virus.
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Public health officials confirmed Wednesday that a Contra Costa County resident with the measles virus commuted on BART from Lafayette to San Francisco Feb. 4-6. This is the first measles case in Contra Costa County since the statewide outbreak began in December.
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California public health officials are responding to an ongoing outbreak of measles with widespread outreach efforts, urging people to get vaccinated against the preventable but highly contagious disease.
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The UC Office of the President announced Friday that all UC medical centers have been designated as priority hospitals for Ebola patients, but many nurses feel the UC is inadequately prepared to handle the virus.
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A city labor commission is urging Berkeley City Council to adopt a resolution aimed at halting what it calls “attacks” on a local nurse workforce and improving staff levels at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center.
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A UC Berkeley student has been diagnosed with West Nile virus in the wake of this year’s uptick in the number of mosquitoes carrying the disease.
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A UC Berkeley student who has been diagnosed with measles possibly exposed an unknown number of Bay Area residents to the disease this week, city officials announced Friday.
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Sandy Stier and Kris Perry married Friday after the Supreme Court’s decision on Wednesday to end the ban on same-sex marriage in California.
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About three weeks after the first cases of mumps was recorded within the UC Berkeley community, health officials warn that the outbreak is not over and the campus could face a second wave of cases soon. There are currently 16 confirmed mumps cases, 15 cases under investigation and 10 suspected
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