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Morning Notes 07/09/2014 09:15am • CDC Says Virus That Causes Smallpox Found In NIH Building – Vials of a virus that causes smallpox were found in a cardboard box in a cold storage room at NIH in Bethesda. NIH notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the discovery on July 1. The CDC then transported the 10 things to know for Wednesday 07/09/2014 02:53am • The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. ISRAEL LAUNCHES LARGEST OFFENSIVE IN GAZA IN TWO YEARS The Israeli military carries out an aerial assault on Palestinian targets, killing 25 people while Gaza mil 10 Things to Know for Wednesday 07/09/2014 01:20am • The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:1. ISRAEL LAUNCHES LARGEST OFFENSIVE IN GAZA IN TWO YEARSThe Israeli military carries out an aerial assault on Palestinian targets, killing 25 people while Gaza militants UN: MERS deadly but most cases are preventable 07/07/2014 11:30am • JOHN HEILPRIN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) -- Infection rates for the Middle East respiratory syndrome are slowing and scientists are working to stop the dangerous coronavirus from spreading further internationally, a top U.N. health official says.Most of the 824 confirmed cases of MERS since 2013, McCartney returns to stage after hospitalization 07/06/2014 06:24pm • DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Paul McCartney returned to a concert stage Saturday after being sidelined for two months because of a virus, spinning out songs from the Beatles, Wings and a solo career that has spanned more than 50 years of rock 'n' roll."It's great to be b Virus strikes hard in Haiti's crowded shantytowns 07/03/2014 12:56pm • DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Within a dense cluster of flimsy shacks made mostly of plastic tarp and wooden planks, a young mother cradles her sick, whimpering toddler while trying to guard against a fierce tropical sun.Delimene Saint Lise says she's doing her best t Measles outbreak complicates 2 big Amish events 07/03/2014 03:02am • ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press SHILOH, Ohio (AP) -- Visitors from around the world to two upcoming events in the state's Amish country could come away with more than they bargained for, health officials fear -- a case of measles from the nation's largest outbreak in two decades.The outbreak, A look at the chikungunya virus in the Caribbean 07/03/2014 01:10am • The Associated Press A look at the inroads by the chikungunya virus in Latin America and the Caribbean:-- WHAT IT IS: The name chikungunya comes from the Makonde language of Tanzania. It translates as "that which bends up," referring to arthritis-like aches in joints that cause sufferers to contort General Contest Rules 07/01/2014 01:33pm • WTOP General Contest Rules Dates/Terms/Eligibility WTOP (the"Station") may change the dates and/or terms of the Contest without prior notice. Any material changes will be broadcast on the Station and/or posted on its website (www.wtop.com). The Contest is open to legal U.S. residents, 18 years of Liberia vows prosecution for hiding Ebola patients 06/30/2014 08:00pm • JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) -- Liberia's president warned Monday that anyone caught hiding suspected Ebola patients will be prosecuted.In an interview with state radio, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf expressed concern that some patients had been kept in homes and churches ins Pakistan refugee crisis creates polio challenge 06/30/2014 05:18pm • REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press BANNU, Pakistan (AP) -- The rugged Pakistani region of North Waziristan emerged as a hotbed of polio infections after Taliban militants in the isolated area banned immunizations. Now the Pakistani government's offensive against the militants has sent a half-million r A look at how West Africa is combating Ebola 06/30/2014 12:38pm • PAUL SCHEMM Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) -- The Ebola outbreak in three West African countries is already the deadliest to date with 635 cases and 367 fatalities, and is expected to be the longest on record, as some of the poorest countries in the world scramble to confront the fatal disease Egypt's army says 'virus cure' needs more tests 06/29/2014 04:52am • MARIAM RIZK Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's military said Saturday that a device it claimed it invented to cure AIDS and hepatitis C needs six more months of testing.The army had earlier promised to reveal the technology to the public this coming Monday after making what experts dismissed as Sierra Leone warns of contact with Ebola infected 06/28/2014 01:30pm • CLARENCE MACAULAY Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) -- Sierra Leone warned Friday that it is a serious crime to shelter someone infected with the ebola virus.The statement from the Health Ministry also lamented the fact that a number of patients had discharged themselves from hospital in Panel: Flu spray better than shots for young kids 06/28/2014 11:40am • MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- When it comes to flu vaccines, a federal panel says a squirt in the nose is better than a shot in the arm for young children.The advisory panel voted Wednesday to advise doctors that FluMist nasal spray is a bit better at preventing flu in healthy young