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      <title>Michigan Is One Of The Hardest Hit States For People Suffering From Alzheimer’s</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/alzheimers-michigan/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2023 12:04:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[New medical research has revealed some bad news for people living in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/alzheimers-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[New medical research has revealed some bad news for people living in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/alzheimers-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>UPDATE: Illness Killing Dogs in Northern Michigan Identified as Canine Parvovirus</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2022 12:04:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Results from the additional testing facilitated by the MDARD and completed by the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (MSU VDL) have revealed the illness impacting dogs in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula to be canine parvovirus. 

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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Results from the additional testing facilitated by the MDARD and completed by the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (MSU VDL) have revealed the illness impacting dogs in Michigan&#x2019;s northern Lower Peninsula to be canine parvovirus. 

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      <title>DNR to Michigan Residents: Watch Out for Rabies!</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2019 18:42:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In Michigan, rabies are most commonly found in skunks and bats. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dnr-to-michigan-residents-watch-out-for-rabies/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In Michigan, rabies are most commonly found in skunks and bats. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dnr-to-michigan-residents-watch-out-for-rabies/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Dog Disease That Can Be Passed to Humans Confirmed in the U.S.</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2019 23:43:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We all love puppy kisses but this may be something you want to think about the next time you let a dog slobber on you. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dog-disease-that-can-be-passed-to-humans-confirmed-in-the-u-s/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We all love puppy kisses but this may be something you want to think about the next time you let a dog slobber on you. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dog-disease-that-can-be-passed-to-humans-confirmed-in-the-u-s/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>‘Devastating Disease’ Boxwood Blight Found in Christmas Wreaths</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2018 19:10:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The disease was found at three separate locations in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/devastating-disease-boxwood-blight-found-in-christmas-wreaths/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The disease was found at three separate locations in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/devastating-disease-boxwood-blight-found-in-christmas-wreaths/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Hunters! Watch Out for Tuberculosis in Your Deer!</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 06:44:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Hunting season began on October 1st. <a href="https://wgrd.com/hunters-watch-out-for-tuberculosis-in-your-deer/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hunting season began on October 1st. <a href="https://wgrd.com/hunters-watch-out-for-tuberculosis-in-your-deer/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>West Michigan Man Diagnosed with Dangerous Mosquito Disease</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 00:03:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The virus has a 33% mortality rate. <a href="https://wgrd.com/west-michigan-man-diagnosed-with-dangerous-mosquito-disease/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The virus has a 33% mortality rate. <a href="https://wgrd.com/west-michigan-man-diagnosed-with-dangerous-mosquito-disease/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>What Disease are Michiganders Most Concerned About Getting?</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 22:05:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As the internet fills with more and more information, both helpful and useless, we've learned to Google everything. I mean, everything. Some people Google &quot;how to Google something&quot;. Not kidding. But one thing people search for a lot, is disease symptoms. Everything from diabetes, coughing, to asthma.
What's the disease people in Michigan search for info on the most? <a href="https://wgrd.com/what-disease-are-michiganders-most-concerned-about-getting/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As the internet fills with more and more information, both helpful and useless, we&apos;ve learned to Google everything. I mean, everything. Some people Google &amp;quot;how to Google something&amp;quot;. Not kidding. But one thing people search for a lot, is disease symptoms. Everything from diabetes, coughing,&nbsp;to asthma.
What&apos;s the disease people in Michigan search for info on the most? <a href="https://wgrd.com/what-disease-are-michiganders-most-concerned-about-getting/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Ebola Victim Thought Dead Awakes When Burial Team Arrives [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2014 12:59:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This is just terrible.
ABC News' Dr. Richard Besser was reporting live from the streets of Monrovia, Liberia, giving the latest on the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history.
In the background, a group of people dressed protective suits were covering and spraying down a body of an apparent Ebola victim. Just as they were picking the man up and placing him in a body bag, they noticed he was still aliv <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-ebola-victim-thought-dead-awakes-when-burial-team-arrives-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is just terrible.
ABC News' Dr. Richard Besser was reporting live from the streets of Monrovia, Liberia, giving the latest on the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history.
In the background, a group of people dressed protective suits were covering and spraying down a body of an apparent Ebola victim. Just as they were picking the man up and placing him in a body bag, they noticed he was still aliv <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-ebola-victim-thought-dead-awakes-when-burial-team-arrives-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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