What's a Polar Vortex?: The Science Behind Arctic Outbreaks
http://www.wunderground.com/news/polar-vortex-plunge-science-behind-arctic-cold-outbreaks-20140106
A typical departure from average high temperature map you'll see in an Arctic outbreak in January. Blue shading denotes areas of colder than average temperatures. (Note: These are not actual temperatures, but how far below (negative numbers) average ...
John Hoffmire: Syria is latest nation to report polio outbreaks
http://m.deseretnews.com/article/865593607/Syria-is-latest-nation-to-report-polio-outbreaks.html
We learned in September 2013 that an outbreak of the deadly polio virus occurred in Syria. It was the first in that country since 1999. While the worldwide incidence of polio has declined dramatically in the last 25 years, we are actually seeing more ...
Coldest Arctic Outbreak in Midwest, South Since the 1990s; East to Shiver Also
http://www.weather.com/news/weather-winter/coldest-arctic-outbreak-1990s-midwest-south-east-20140103
The words "January" and "cold" are forever linked in the U.S. No marketing campaigns needed. Everybody other than those in, say, the Florida Keys, Arizona, or Hawaii understands. Low temperature records in one of the nation's coldest month in the U.S., ...
Diagnosing Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/01/diagnosing-foodborne-illness-outbreaks/
Foodborne illness outbreaks result when two or more persons develop similar symptoms of illness (gastroenteritis) after eating a common food, or become ill after consuming food from a common source. Such events occur relatively frequently and create ...
Syphilis, HIV outbreaks linked
http://www.mynews4.com/news/local/story/Syphilis-HIV-outbreaks-linked/J7uXlL-_uEKFEh7h-8hKPw.cspx
(Mynews4.com & KRNV) -- There's a syphilis outbreak in Washoe County, and it is linked to more cases of HIV, according to the district Health Department. But it is affecting one demographic, in particular. Thirty-two cases of primary syphilis were ...
Lagos records 193 fire outbreaks in 38 days ? Official
http://premiumtimesng.com/regional/152851-lagos-records-193-fire-outbreaks-38-days-official.html
Mr. Fadipe said the last incident occurred on January 7 at about 3.08 a.m. at Sawmill Market, Ipaja, Lagos. He said that 11 lock-up shops out of about 150 shops in the market were destroyed by fire. Mr. Fadipe said that the shops destroyed contained ...
Study: North Carolina Ranks High Among States In Fighting Disease Outbreaks
http://wunc.org/post/study-north-carolina-ranks-high-among-states-fighting-disease-outbreaks
WUNC's Gurnal Scott reports on a new study that finds North Carolina is more prepared than most states to fight infectious disease outbreaks. A Washington non-profit group says North Carolina ranks high in stopping infectious diseases. The Trust for ...
Hospital pharmacy preventing outbreaks
http://highlandstoday.com/hi/local-news/hospital-pharmacy-preventing-outbreaks-20140104/
Just over a year ago, a fungal meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated pharmaceutical products sickened approximately 740 people in 20 states and killed 64. The fungus was found in injections of methylprednisolone acetate, a steroid, that was ...
