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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  USDA makes 2nd attempt with livestock ID system meant to help control spread of animal disease

Thursday, October 25, 2012  The Department of Health and Environmental Control reported the first case of fungal meningitis in South Carolina Thursday.

Monday, October 15, 2012  An E.coli outbreak at a fair in North Carolina has South Carolina State Fair goers on guard when it comes to what they eat while participating in the fun fall activity.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  Two researchers at Clemson University hope a new smartphone application will help home gardeners identify common garden pests and get information about when to do certain types of gardening maintenance.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  Federal food program that screens produce for contamination spared until end of 2012

Monday, April 16, 2012  Early, dire warnings credited with limiting human death toll in Midwest tornado outbreak

Friday, April 06, 2012  Federal officials say they are trying to find the cause of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened dozens of people across the country, including at least five in the Carolinas. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says two people from North Carolina and three from South Carolina are among those who have gotten sick.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  South Carolina health officials say they've investigated more than four times the number outbreaks of a virus that causes diarrhea and vomiting this year than they investigated during the period last year.

Friday, February 03, 2012  State health officials are investigating a suspected outbreak of the norovirus at a hospital-owned nursing home in Seneca.

Wednesday, March 02, 2011  South Carolina Corrections Department spokesman John Barkley says the 1,400 inmates at Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia have been locked down since Feb. 24.

Friday, January 21, 2011  South Carolina Corrections Department spokesman Josh Gelinas says visitations will be canceled for Saturday and Sunday at the Manning Correctional Institution.

Thursday, January 20, 2011  US deports 27 Haitians convicted of crimes, the first group since last year's quake.

Friday, October 22, 2010  Update with video: The outbreak in the rural Artibonite region, which hosts thousands of quake refugees, appeared to confirm fears about sanitation

Wednesday, June 16, 2010  Food safety advocates are pushing the U.S. government to step up efforts to monitor less common E. coli strains.

Friday, May 07, 2010  Two people briefed on the probe say the FDA is focusing its investigation on lettuce grown in Arizona as a possible source for an E. coli outbreak.