Manes & Trails: Equine travel and illness
http://www.ramonasentinel.com/2013/08/30/manes-trails-equine-travel-and-illness/
In recent years the outbreaks of equine herpes virus 1, or EHV-1, and other communicable diseases in horses have really caught the attention of horse owners and governmental agencies. Sometimes deadly, the EHV-1 condition, which affects the nervous ...
US Issues Travel Warning About Cholera Outbreak In Cuba
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/health/2013/08/22/us-issues-warning-about-cuban-cholera-outbreak/
"In Cuba, authorities maintain active and strict clinical-epidemiological surveillance of acute diarrheal diseases, studying every suspected case," the Pan American Health Organization said in its report. Based on reporting by The Associated Press ...
Travel insurance doesn't cover pre-existing conditions
http://www.livemint.com/Money/boUh2Z99ZiNmDUbBtr68kK/Travel-insurance-doesnt-cover-preexisting-conditions.html
Your asthma will not be covered because pre-existing conditions are excluded in overseas travel insurance. A health insurance company declined my application saying that I had hypertension for 15 years, whereas their rules allow to cover people with ...
CDC Releases 2014 Edition of "Yellow Book" for Healthy International Travel
http://nursing.advanceweb.com/News/National-News/CDC-Releases-2014-Edition-of-Yellow-Book-for-Healthy-International-Travel.aspx
The information in the book does not just stop with infectious diseases; it also includes advice about preventing and treating common travel-related ailments such as altitude illness, motion sickness, and jet lag. The book offers useful tips on topics ...
Travel Citrus Safe this Summer
http://blogs.usda.gov/2013/08/20/travel-citrus-safe-this-summer/
It may be tempting to bring homegrown citrus with you to share with relatives in other states, but in order to prevent diseases from spreading, a federal certificate is necessary to move citrus across state lines. If citrus disease were to become out ...
To Your Health: Consult travel clinic before next trip abroad
http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/lifestyles/22186640-423/to-your-health.html
A travel clinic has access to the most accurate, up-to-date information on what diseases exist in every country, including the latest outbreaks. The specialist will communicate these risks to the traveler in ways that empower and inform. A plan for ...
Two Saudi Women Dead From MERS-Coronavirus, Two Men Infected
http://gulfbusiness.com/2013/09/two-saudi-women-dead-from-mers-coronavirus-two-men-infected/
The Saudi Health Ministry said in a statement one 41-year-old woman working in the health sector died in the capital Riyadh and a 79-year-old woman who had been suffering from other diseases died in Hafr al-Baten, a town in northeastern Saudi Arabia ...
Leaves are changing, ragweed is swaying - welcome to fall
http://www.mlive.com/homeandgarden/index.ssf/2013/09/leaves_are_changing_ragweed_is.html
Drought stress, insects and disease are making an annual appearance in the landscape, despite what has otherwise been an exemplary growing season. Fret not - in most cases, ... With a good breeze, pollen can travel up to 400 miles. There are 17 species ...
