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Strafford County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Strafford County, NH.

Results 1 - 20 of 852 in Strafford County, NH

  1. Same anthrax strain in drums at Durham ministry center and sick womanRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | The Citizen

    The anthrax spores that infected a Strafford County woman are the same strain as spores found on an electrical outlet and two drums used at a gathering she attended in early December, medical investigators said.

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    Related Topix: Durham, NH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, University of New Hampshire

  2. Anthrax samples from same strainRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Concord Monitor

    The strain of anthrax found on a Strafford County woman has been determined to be the same as the one found on two drums used during a drum circle the woman attended, state public health officials said yesterday.

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    Related Topix: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  3. Anthrax from drums at ministry center in Durham still only a logical assumptionRead the original story

    Thursday | The Citizen

    Until the results of certain tests are known the state's "strongest hypothesis" of what caused a Strafford County woman to contract anthrax at a local ministry center remans just that - a logical assumption.

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    Related Topix: Durham, NH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  4. About 80 offered antibiotics after anthrax scare in Durham

    Thursday | The Citizen

    ... 20 who had access to the building, along with two lab workers at risk of exposure. Meanwhile, the young Strafford County woman who attended the event and has tested positive for gastrointestinal anthrax - the first such case in U.S. history - ...

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    Related Topix: Durham, NH, University of New Hampshire, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  5. Rochester man indicted in violent beating of womanRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 29 | The Citizen

    ... Class B felonies are punishable by up to 312 to seven years in prison. Melanson is scheduled to appear in Strafford County Superior Court on Jan. 4 at 2:30 p.m. for arraignment. An indictment is not an indication of guilt; rather, it means a grand ...

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    Related Topix: Rochester, NH

  6. Alleged shoplifting spree in Rochester nets felony theft indictmentRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 29 | The Citizen

    ... on a felony theft charge. Joey Fogg Jr., 33, of 21 Kennebeck Drive in Lebanon, Maine, was among those a Strafford County grand jury indicted this month. The grand jury found sufficient evidence to issue an indictment on one count of felony theft by ...

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    Related Topix: Rochester, NH

  7. Anthrax spores present in drums linked to infected New Hampshire womanRead the original story

    Monday Dec 28 | Examiner.com

    ... belonging to the United Campus Ministry to the University of New Hampshire in downtown Durham. The infected Strafford County woman participated in a drumming circle held at the United Campus Ministry. The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human ...

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    Related Topix: University of New Hampshire

  8. Anthrax Vaccine Available To N.H. DrummersRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 30 | The Post Chronicle

    ... for as many as 80 people who may have been exposed to the disease during an African-drum gathering. A Strafford County woman was in critical condition this week after apparently inhaling anthrax spores that had been stirred up by banging on the ...

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  9. anthrax case in Strafford CountyRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 29 | The Wire

    A woman living in Strafford County has been infected with a rare case of gastrointestinal anthrax, and authorities believe the source may have been African drums made with animal hides.

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    Related Topix: University of New Hampshire

  10. Anthrax Found In Drums Linked To Infected Woman, USRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 29 | Medical News Today

    ... from the United Campus Ministry building and African drums stored there: the infected woman, who is from Strafford County, took part in a drumming circle held in that building. The samples are being tested at the New Hampshire Public Health Labs in ...

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    Related Topix: Terrorism, New Hampshire Government, New Hampshire, University of New Hampshire, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health

  11. Anthrax vaccines offeredRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 30 | Concord Monitor

    ... disease earlier this month during an African drum circle. Health officials are still investigating how the Strafford County woman, who remained in critical condition yesterday in a Massachusetts hospital, contracted the first case of ...

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    Related Topix: Durham, NH

  12. Anthrax found on 2 drums at UNH ministry: No link found to infected...Read the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Dec 29 | The Citizen

    Health officials are waiting for test results on about 30 African drums used at a local ministry center after they were unable to find a link between two of the instruments that tested positive for a form of anthrax and the Strafford County woman suffering from the disease.

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    Related Topix: Prison, University of New Hampshire

  13. Anthrax found in drums used at UNH ministryRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 29 | UnionLeader.com

    ... when more than 50 people may have attended the most recent drum circle. Montero said the unidentified Strafford County woman brought her own drum, which had a synthetic covering and not one of animal skin typically used on an African drum. ...

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    Related Topix: Durham, NH, University of New Hampshire, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  14. NH DHHS Continues Investigation into New Hampshire Anthrax CaseRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 29 | Press Releases

    Concord, NH The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health Services continues to investigate the source of the anthrax that infected a woman from Strafford County.

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    Related Topix: New Hampshire Government, New Hampshire, Concord, NH, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Law, Law

  15. Anthrax found on 2 drums at UNH ministry: But no link found to...Read the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Dec 29 | The Citizen

    Health officials are waiting for test results on about 30 African drums used at a local ministry center after they were unable to find a link between two of the instruments that tested positive for a form of anthrax and the Strafford County woman suffering from the disease.

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    Related Topix: Prison, University of New Hampshire

  16. There's room in the inn at Strafford County shelter in RochesterRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 29 | The Citizen

    ... downturn, there is room at the inn. Jan Walsh-grande, executive director of the Homeless Center for Strafford County, says that three families recently moved out of the shelter and that there is a room to spare. Unfortunately, Walsh-grande thinks ...

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    Related Topix: Rochester, NH

  17. Balmy Sunday gives way to much more wintry days: Cold, snow, winds returnRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Dec 29 | The Citizen

    EJ Hersom/Staff photographer Snow flies in downtown Dover as Nancy Bascom, front, and Rachel Quigley walk in front of a mill building.

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    Related Topix: Dover, NH, Rochester, NH, Weather, Rockingham County, NH, Barrington, NH

  18. Drums test positive for anthraxRead the original story

    Monday Dec 28 | Concord Monitor

    ... strain of the disease - the first such case reported in the United States. But how exactly the Strafford County woman ingested anthrax is unclear. State Public Health Director Jose Montero said further testing is needed to see whether the strain of ...

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    Related Topix: University of New Hampshire

  19. Dover man indicted on rape chargesRead the original story

    Monday Dec 28 | UnionLeader.com

    ... raping her has been indicted on numerous charges. WHEAT Elbert Wheat, 55, was indicted this month in Strafford County Superior Court on five counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault, accusing him of using physical force to overcome his once ...

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    Related Topix: Dover, NH

  20. Anthrax found in drums used at UNH

    Monday Dec 28 | UnionLeader.com

    ... when more than 50 people may have attended the most recent drum circle. Montero said the unidentified Strafford County woman brought her own drum, which had a synthetic covering and not one of animal skin typically used on an African drum. ...

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    Related Topix: Durham, NH, University of New Hampshire, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention