communicable
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South Africa’s Department of Health said it was working with local health authorities and the country’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases to find anyone who might have been exposed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
The Health Care Agency’s Communicable Disease Control Division is working with Disneyland to contact employees who may have been exposed to measles, according to the release.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
Both types of disease are notifiable under the Communicable Diseases Act, as they can cause serious problems and even death.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2024
The inquiry was shown a letter written in May 1983 by Dr Spence Galbraith,, external then director of the UK's Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, to the Department of Health.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2023
The facility, called the Afghan Japan Communicable Disease Hospital, has 100 beds.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2022
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