Vaccine refusal fuels whooping cough outbreaks, study finds
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/vaccine-refusal-fuels-whooping-cough-outbreaks-study-finds-8C11301986
The 2010 whooping cough outbreak in California ? the worst in 50 years ? may have been fueled, at least in part, by clusters of parents who refused to vaccinate their children, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed local rates of children ...
IBM uses big data to predict outbreaks of dengue fever and malaria
http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/29/ibm-uses-big-data-to-predict-outbreaks-of-dengue-fever-and-malaria/
IBM has teamed up with university researchers to use big data and analytics to predict the outbreak of deadly diseases such as dengue fever and malaria. The research is aimed at understanding the spread of diseases in real-time in order to better ...
CDC Shutdown: No In-Depth Investigations of Outbreaks
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/09/30/cdc-shutdown-no-in-depth-investigations-of-outbreaks/
Associated Press: In this image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a photomicrograph of a fresh stool sample, which had been prepared using a 10% formalin solution, and stained with modified acid-fast stain, reveals the ...
Using Data, Scientists Can Predict Disease Outbreaks
http://www.fastcompany.com/3018843/fast-feed/using-data-scientists-can-predict-disease-outbreaks
The new models for the open-source Spatio Temporal Epidemiological Modeler (STEM) allow scientists to quickly predict the trajectory of infectious disease outbreaks and create containment plans. "Recognizing a need to see what the potential spread of a ...
Parents Not Vaccinating Kids Contributed to Whooping Cough Outbreaks
http://healthland.time.com/2013/09/30/parents-not-vaccinating-kids-contributed-to-whooping-cough-outbreaks/
At first, the outbreak was blamed on waning immunity to the whooping cough vaccine, but new research published in the journal Pediatrics reports that the high number of children who were intentionally unvaccinated also contributed to the rapid spread ...
Antimicrobial therapies linked to neonatal infection outbreaks
http://www.sciencecodex.com/antimicrobial_therapies_linked_to_neonatal_infection_outbreaks-120311
Washington, DC, October 1, 2013 ? Administration of antibiotics may have caused successive outbreaks of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in a Greek neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), according to a study in the October issue of the American ...
Government slimdown will weaken ability to track disease, flu outbreaks
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/10/01/government-slimdown-will-weaken-ability-to-track-disease-flu-outbreaks/
Over two-thirds of the approximately 13,000 people employed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be furloughed as a result of the government's partial suspension of services ? a move that officials fear will put the United ...
Reduce scours outbreaks through proper management
http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/Reduce-scours-outbreaks-through-proper-management-225819101.html
Nothing causes as much loss to a cattleman as calf scours. Not only does scours decrease performance, but also profitability. Yet, cattlemen can reduce the occurrence through sound management practices. ?Scours can be prevented with good management ...
