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3:50 pm
Mon January 7, 2013

Novel Virus Discovered Near St. Joe

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Credit Dr. Scott Folk/CDC
A new virus, Heartland Virus, was in two patients near St. Joseph, Missouri.
Credit Elana Gordon / KCUR
En route to Larry Smithers' home in Amazonia, Mo.,
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Hay bales on Larry Smithers' 40-acre plot.
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Credit Elana Gordon / KCUR
Larry Smithers drives to the area where he may have been bitten by a tick carrying heartland virus..
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Credit Elana Gordon / KCUR
Credit Elana Gordon / KCUR
Credit Elana Gordon / KCUR
Larry Smithers points to the fence he put up in '09, the area where he believes he got sick.
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Credit Elana Gordon / KCUR
Credit Elana Gordon / KCUR
Smithers went to Heartland Regional Medical Center when he got sick.
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Dr. Scott Folk (r) met with him, sent a blood sample to the CDC, leading to the discovery of a new virus.(Faye Eckert, pictured left, has been involved in trying to find other patients who might have the virus).).
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Staff made this tie for Dr. Folk, to celebrate his involvement in identifying a new virus..
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Researchers are trying to find other patients who may have had the virus.
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Credit Elana Gordon / KCUR
Credit Elana Gordon / KCUR
Faye Eckert goes over the protocals for a study, aimed at finding other patients who may have had the virus.
Credit Elana Gordon / KCUR
Credit Elana Gordon / KCUR
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This past year brought some unexpected attention to the St. Joseph, Missouri area. That’s where a team of researchers identified a new virus, believed to be transmitted by ticks.

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Health
6:41 pm
Mon June 4, 2012

Wyandotte County Continues To Battle Low Health Status

Note cards used during a group exercise at a community meeting last week about health issues in Wyandotte County.
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That Wyandotte County is grappling with some major health issues is no secret.  It’s ranked one of the least healthy regions in Kansas, and findings from a recent health assessment reaffirm the challenges:

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Health
11:13 am
Mon May 28, 2012

Johnson County Works To Contain Whooping Cough Outbreak

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Pamphlets about whooping cough, on display inside Johnson County's vaccine clinic in Olathe.
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Johnson County, Kansas is in the midst of a whooping cough outbreak. It's not as bad as in Washington State, where they’ve declared an epidemic of the disease.  But health workers and schools in the region have been taking extra steps to get a handle on the disease.

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