Big Measles Outbreaks Worry Federal Health Officials
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/09/12/221737535/big-measles-outbreaks-worry-federal-health-officials
Federal health officials are worried about an unusually high number of measles cases occurring in the United States this year. There have been at least eight outbreaks so far this year involving 159 cases, the federal Centers for Disease Control and ...
Vaccine coverage high in U.S., but measles outbreaks a concern: CDC
http://www.app.com/article/20130916/NJNEWS/309160048/Vaccine-coverage-high-U-S-measles-outbreaks-concern-CDC
Vaccination rates among America's children remain high, despite a serious resurgence of measles among unvaccinated children and adults, health officials reported last week. According to the 2012 National Immunization Survey, vaccination for many ...
Extra doses of mumps vaccine during outbreaks still in question
http://www.healio.com/infectious-disease/vaccine-preventable-diseases/news/online/%7B6b9a4cf9-448e-4d48-808c-29492a41202e%7D/extra-doses-of-mumps-vaccine-during-outbreaks-still-in-question
Administering additional doses of vaccine may not be the optimal solution to a mumps outbreak, according to study data published online. CDC researchers reported data on 2,503 sixth- through 12th-grade students from three schools in an Orthodox Jewish ...
Outbreaks Make a Case for Vaccinations
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/08/us/outbreaks-make-a-case-for-vaccinations.html
A measles outbreak in a North Texas megachurch, where vaccinations were discouraged, and soaring rates of whooping cough across the state are drawing renewed calls for immunization legislation, which some lawmakers and medical professionals argue ...
Solomons hospital monitoring for illness outbreaks after floods
http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=79178
?I have a surveillance form supplied by the Ministry of Health to monitor diarrhoea cases and fever cases and chronic fever cases to keep track of the possibility of outbreak but currently have a normal number of patients coming daily. But in the days ...
Africa and Pakistan Face Polio Outbreaks, in Blow to Global Fight
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/23/health/polio-outbreaks-seen-on-two-continents.html
The global effort to eradicate polio, a disease that has been on the brink of extinction for years, is facing serious setbacks on two continents. The virus is surging in Somalia and the Horn of Africa, which had been largely free of cases for several ...
Measles Vaccination Still Important to Avoid Outbreaks, CDC Warns
http://www.livescience.com/39605-measles-outbreaks-2013.html
Despite progress toward eliminating measles in the United States, outbreaks continue to occur, particularly in communities with high percentages of people who are not vaccinated because of religious and philosophical beliefs, according to a new report ...
Dr. Supriya Kumar, University of Pittsburgh ? Sick Days and Flu Outbreaks
http://wamc.org/post/dr-supriya-kumar-university-pittsburgh-sick-days-and-flu-outbreaks
In today's Academic Minute, Dr. Supriya Kumar of the University of Pittsburgh examines how flu outbreaks can be reduced by encouraging workers to use an extra sick day. Listen. Dr. Supriya Kumar, University of Pittsburgh ? Sick Days and Flu Outbreaks.
