Efforts underway to prevent hepatitis C outbreaks
http://www.khou.com/news/health/Efforts-underway-to-prevent-hepatitis-C-outbreaks--235274061.html
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- David Kwiatkowski's six-month stint at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs medical center was about to end in 2008 when a doctor proposed extending the traveling technician's contract. Don't do it, one nurse warned. "If you keep him ...
Scientists test ideas in bird botulism outbreaks
http://www.southernminn.com/owatonna_peoples_press/news/nation/article_535957c7-d5b5-50d5-84fa-76901caf098b.html
This photo provided by Florida Atlantic University shows a laboratory tank at Florida Atlantic University where scientists are taking measurements for an experiment to help trace the paths of partially submerged birds that were killed in the Great ...
Scientists pushing for answers in botulism outbreaks killing thousands of ...
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/234956581.html
Scientists first documented a Great Lakes Type E botulism outbreak in 1963. But they've become more frequent and intense since 2000. Some areas are hot spots, such as Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northern Michigan, where 600 dead ...
Two universities battle meningitis outbreaks
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/04/two-universities-battle-meningitis-outbreaks/3871711/
University officials on two coasts are struggling to get control of dangerous meningitis outbreaks, by canceling social activities, giving preventive antibiotics to hundreds of students and arranging to provide a vaccine not licensed in the USA. Four ...
Meningitis Outbreaks: FAQ
http://www.webmd.com/news/20131205/meningitis-outbreaks-faq
college campus walking. Dec. 5, 2013 -- An outbreak of a less common form of meningitis on two U.S. college campuses has prompted public health officials to take action to prevent the disease from spreading. As of Dec. 4, the CDC confirmed eight cases ...
Outbreaks, Ethics, and Economics
http://chronicle.com/blogs/conversation/2013/12/09/outbreaks-ethics-and-economics/
Starting today, nearly 6,000 students at Princeton University will be offered a vaccine against bacterial meningitis?one that is not approved for use in the United States. This highly uncommon action comes in response to an outbreak of the rare but ...
Meningococcal Disease Outbreaks Prompt CDC Call for Heightened Vigilance
http://www.aafp.org/news-now/health-of-the-public/20131204meningo-outbrks.html
Although both outbreaks are caused by serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis, additional molecular typing shows that the outbreaks are being caused by two different strains, indicating that they are not related. The agency is urging health care ...
Real-time flu forecast predicts outbreaks in each US city
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/12/04/real-time-flu-forecast-predicts-outbreaks-in-each-us-city/
"Having greater advance warning of the timing and intensity of influenza outbreaks could prevent a portion of these influenza infections," said study researcher Jeffrey Shaman, an assistant professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia ...
