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CEBU, Philippines — At least 18 cases of suspected typhoid fever have been reported in Barili, Cebu. Mayor John-John Garcia said the victims who are now confined at the town’s infirmary are ...

Upon their arrival, Gladys Aylward collapsed of typhoid fever. Despite all of the hardships and difficulties, with God’s help, she had successfully delivered every one of the children to safety.

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He also said that blood samples collected diagnoses of traits of malaria and typhoid fever strains which were poorly treated. The commissioner said that though no death has been recorded about 24 ...

Riad Sattouf’s saga of his parents’ failed bicultural marriage, with its harsh depiction of life in rural Syria, has become a literary sensation. By Richard Fausset Richard Fausset reported ...