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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Encephalitis ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Brain damage reported in 13% of kids who have died of flu this season, CDC finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A CDC report has revealed that nine of 68 of children who died of flu this year had brain damage, but it's unclear whether this influenza-associated encephalopathy is on the rise. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sJUruZ8mJmBqUm4GoSHsmc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The CDC has found brain damage in 13% of kids dying of flu. Above is a healthy human brain under an MRI scan.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A healthy human brain under an MRI scan. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Death from rare tick-borne virus reported in Maine ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ People infected with Powassan virus can develop serious neurological symptoms. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 20:13:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8oJxQCwRxXBHE6zKDqwFuk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) is a vector for Powassan virus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) is a vector for Powassan virus.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious brain infection makes bears act 'like friendly dogs' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A mysterious disease affecting young Californian black bears is causing them to become fearless when interacting with humans and is preventing them from developing properly. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:00:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i9RF36wpoX52oTnQ73hveX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Young Californian black bears are becoming fearless due to a deadly and mysterious brain infection.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Young Californian black bears are becoming fearless due to a deadly and mysterious brain infection.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ COVID-19 is tied to deadly brain inflammation in some patients ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ COVID-19 may cause dangerous neurological problems. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2020 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SAXNEDG4gHPDybX9FKDc9n-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ West Nile Virus: Causes, Symptoms and Prevention ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Most people bitten by a West Nile virus mosquito won't get sick, but in a small percentage of people, the virus invades the brain and spinal cord, which results in serious illness. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 16:57:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cari Nierenberg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SERkbycrGpo4cUF4stYXi8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Eastern Equine Encephalitis: Causes, Symptoms and Prevention ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Eastern equine encephalitis virus is spread by mosquitoes and, in rare cases, can lead to a life-threatening brain infection. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 18:47:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cari Nierenberg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zHMvxUSjSFBjUntYxctM5f-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Eastern equine encephalitis was first identified in horses in 1933. Humans and horses are most susceptible to the disease.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A horse&#039;s face with several flies on it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Flight Attendant from Israel in Coma After Getting Measles Virus ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A flight attendant in Israel is in a coma after getting the measles, according to news reports. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:59:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:25:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kSWxctdDchU7ATXhKcSqgW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What Is Nipah Virus? Outbreak in India Kills at Least 10 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/62627-nipah-virus-outbreak-india.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ At least 10 people in India have died from a rare virus known as Nipah virus, according to news reports. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 21:33:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:54:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DgaMRuZc6pVP4qVVZDNfDS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Mysterious Infection Killed This Man. Here's How Doctors Finally Found the Cause ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The man had a mysterious infection in his brain, but tests for dozens of viruses and bacterial infections came back negative. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 21:02:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fxq8k3Qaa8A78dhdT9FwQm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Reproduced with permission from JAMA Neurology. 2018. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.0132. Copyright©2018 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A man&#039;s mysterious symptoms were due to a brain infection with Powassan virus, a rare virus carried by ticks. Above, images from an MRI of the man&#039;s brain. On the left, fluid-filled cavities in the brain called ventricles (which look black) appear wider than usual. On the right, a brain area called the thalamus (also black) appears more extended than usual. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man&#039;s mysterious symptoms were due to a brain infection with Powassan virus, a rare virus carried by ticks. Above, images from an MRI of the man&#039;s brain. On the left, fluid-filled cavities in the brain called ventricles appear wider than usual. On the r]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deadly Kiss: Can a Baby Contract a Lethal Virus from a Cold Sore? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A newborn baby in Iowa died this week from an infection with the virus that causes cold sores, which she likely contracted from a kiss, her doctors say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 22:49:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:23:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a9p9Xxwf2WBszXSBTh5tLo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Death by Vampire Bat: How Rabies Kills ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A man in Brazil died of rabies in May after being bitten by a vampire bat. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2017 21:17:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b5kWo7vGjzcSHzRLqEMjeA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In Rare Disorder, Woman's Immune System Attacks Her Own Brain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A young woman's weeklong bout of "strange behavior" was caused by a rare disease in which the immune system attacks the brain, according to a new report of the woman's case. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gHLMFEnTT2rBxNAkGbXtna-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Infections with Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Virus Can Cause Brain Inflammation, Death ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The chikungunya virus usually causes fever and severe pain, but it may also lead to brain inflammation and even death, a new study shows. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2015 21:20:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:10:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Agata Blaszczak-Boxe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NExTFpHA4CfUWGHYKWj2C4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Unusual Parasite from Organ Donor Sickens 3 People ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An undetected parasite in an organ donor caused severe brain problems in three transplant patients. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2015 00:01:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:51:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tDjrapuKSkLF4QyhubUVKM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Knut the Polar Bear Died So Suddenly ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Knut the polar bear, the global sensation that captured the public imagination, died of an autoimmune disorder that caused his immune system to attack his brain. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2015 13:08:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:34:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bz29vPkf6EncxQu7NDrT8C-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Knut the polar bear died of an autoimmune diisorder that caused encephalitis, new research suggests.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[knut the polar bear poses ona  rock]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Squirrel Virus Strain Suspected in Deaths of 3 in Germany ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Three people in Germany who worked as squirrel breeders and who all died from brain inflammation may have contracted a new strain of virus from their squirrels, according to a new report of the cases. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:35:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:08:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vmd3xyA4L9DKXa6tsnv4Ck-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ West Nile Cases Down in 2013 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Reported cases of West Nile virus dropped in the United States in 2013 compared to the previous year, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:22:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:06:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fKfRoEHbZSXgdTBaksZg2K-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A map of reported West Nile virus cases with neurological symptoms (&quot;nueroinvasive&quot; cases) in 2013. Rates of illness are per 100,000 people.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Woman's Death from Rabies Highlights 'Missed Opportunity' in Public Health ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When a South Carolina woman sought advice on how to remove bats from her home, she wasn't told about rabies risk associated with bats. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 17:19:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:30:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bahar Gholipour ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zKfaG8SkXSi5ArL5RbYJfW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mystery of 'Little House' Character's Blindness Solved ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Laura Ingalls Wilder's sister likely went blind from brain inflammation, not scarlet fever as the books suggest. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:55:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:22:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Kk95vzPdjjLk2M6GK4YMmK-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[&lt;a href=http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-4676p1.html&quot;&gt;Jack Cronkhite&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shutterstock.com&quot;&gt;Shutterstock.com&lt;/a&gt;]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Laura Ingalls Wilder&#039;s sister Mary, described in the beloved Little House on the Prairie Books, likely went blind from brain inflammation, not scarlet fever as the books suggest]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[little-house-on-prairie]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious Polar Bear Death Linked to Zebra Herpes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A mishmash of two viruses that affect horses killed a polar bear in a German zoo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:00:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/45Qz2SgeWm5ueiykePrm5R-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Zoo Wuppertal/Barbarar Scheer]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lars, a polar bear in Germany’s Wuppertal Zoo, caught a deadly, zebra-derived virus, but survived. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lars, a polar bear in Germany’s Wuppertal Zoo, caught a deadly, zebra-derived virus, but survived. ]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Lars, a polar bear in Germany’s Wuppertal Zoo, caught a deadly, zebra-derived virus, but survived. ]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nose Is Gateway for Virus Tied to Brain Disorders ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/15453-nose-gateway-virus-brain-disorders.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The virus was found in nasal mucus in both healthy and sick patients. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:02:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:35:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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