CDC working to import vaccine to fight college meningitis outbreaks
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/cdc-working-import-vaccine-fight-college-meningitis-outbreaks-2D11655365
While it's unusual to have two college-based outbreaks at the same time, there isn't an unusually high number of meningitis cases and the infection doesn't spread easily, says Dr. Amanda Cohn of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
What 11 Billion People Mean for Disease Outbreaks
http://www.livescience.com/41479-11-billion-disease-outbreaks.html
Editor's note: By the end of this century, Earth may be home to 11 billion people, the United Nations has estimated, earlier than previously expected. As part of a week-long series, LiveScience is exploring what reaching this population milestone might ...
5 Scariest Disease Outbreaks of the Past Century
http://www.livescience.com/41478-scariest-disease-outbreaks.html
It is estimated that the world population will reach 11 billion by 2100, and one of the consequences of this population rise would be new challenges in controlling disease outbreaks, scientists say. The population rise is also likely to boost the ...
Meningitis update: more unlicensed vaccine use possible; stay vigilant over ...
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/11/26/meningitis-update-more-unlicensed-vaccine-use-possible-stay-vigilant-over-holiday
Facing a rare instance of simultaneous and growing meningococcal disease outbreaks on campuses - on opposite coasts, no less - college administrators are taking what may be unprecedented vaccination steps, issuing precautions and hoping this unusual ...
Niger, Tanzania probe two unknown-illness outbreaks
http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2013/11/niger-tanzania-probe-two-unknown-illness-outbreaks
Health officials in Africa are investigating two separate outbreaks of unknown illness, a small one in Niger that has killed nearly a third of patients and a larger one in Tanzania in which no deaths have been reported so far, the World Health ...
Why College Campuses Get Hit By Meningitis Outbreaks
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/11/19/246178160/why-college-campuses-get-hit-by-meningitis-outbreaks
The situation in Princeton, where six students and a visiting student have fallen ill, got us thinking ? why do meningitis outbreaks seem to happen most often on college campuses? We asked Dr. Thomas Clark, a meningitis expert at the Centers for ...
Whooping-cough outbreak shuts Madison-Plains school district
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/11/23/outbreak-of-illness-shuts-madison-plains-school-district.html
Students in the Madison-Plains school district will get an extra-long Thanksgiving break because of a whooping-cough outbreak. District officials canceled all weekend activities yesterday and said that school will not be in session on Monday or Tuesday.
Twitter can predict where FLU outbreaks will occur and could help doctors ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2511960/Twitter-predict-FLU-outbreaks-occur-help-doctors-prepare-busy-times.html
They believe Twitter could help medical professionals learn where and when severe flu outbreaks are occurring in real time so they can prepare for busy periods, which typically occur during the winter months. Whenever people tweeted the keywords 'flu ...
