Mumps sweeping through U.S. Midwest
ATLANTA, April 13 (UPI) -- A mysterious outbreak of mumps in nine Midwestern U.S. states has local, state and federal health officials struggling to contain it.
Iowa leads the outbreak, with 515 cases reported, compared with its annual average of five cases, The Washington Post reported Thursday. At least 100 cases have been reported in Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri and Illinois.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has sent investigators to help control and investigate the outbreak.
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Snip: One of the St. Louis area's most visible Hispanic entrepreneurs was deported to Mexico on Friday as an illegal immigrant. Cecilia Velazquez, 36, is publisher of Red Latina, a Spanish-language newspaper, and president of Radio CuCui, a group that brings ethnic performers and commentators to WEW-AM radio. Velazquez had been in the United States since December 2000. Her deportation ended a five-year legal battle over her status.
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The continued sacking of the people's purse
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