Norovirus outbreaks reported on 2 cruise ships that sailed the Caribbean
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/31/travel/houston-princess-cruises-norovirus-illness/
(CNN) -- Hundreds of people aboard two cruise ships in the Caribbean fell ill due to norovirus, the latest instances in which the stomach bug has thwarted vacationers at sea. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday that norovirus ...
Cruise virus outbreak one of worst in 20 years, CDC says
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/more-170-sick-leave-second-illness-plagued-cruise-ship-2D12031684
Federal health officials confirmed on Friday that norovirus was the culprit that sickened nearly 700 people on a cruise ship this week, and said it was one of the biggest norovirus outbreaks in 20 years. But the source of the outbreak on the Royal ...
These arctic outbreaks defy the predictions
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/article/20140204/OPINION02/302040006/These-arctic-outbreaks-defy-predictions
This winter's multiple extreme cold outbreaks are a stark reminder that global warming activists have routinely and brazenly exaggerated the effects of global warming. Each new, historic cold snap provides yet another scientific reason to doubt dire ...
VA bills aim at outbreaks
http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/5514804-74/hospitals-bills-outbreak
Federal hospitals run by the Department of Veterans Affairs now disclose cases on a voluntary basis, a point highlighted by lawmakers after a deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak struck the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System from February 2011 to ...
The Nasty Bug That Can Take Out an Entire Cruise Ship
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2014/01/norovirus_outbreaks_on_cruise_ships_in_concert_halls_and_from_shellfish.html
There have been nearly 200 confirmed norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships in the past 20 years, plus many other suspected maritime norovirus outbreaks that couldn't be definitively linked to the virus. But it isn't an exclusively sea-going pathogen. It ...
Two outbreaks at nursing home
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4349346-two-outbreaks-at-nursing-home/
The outbreaks were declared Monday at the Village of Wentworth Heights at Upper Wentworth Street and Rymal Road East. They were done in co-operation with the Hamilton public health department. The first outbreak has symptoms of a norovirus such as ...
Heston Blumenthal's London Restaurant Dinner Shut Down Over Norovirus ...
http://eater.com/archives/2014/02/03/heston-blumenthals-london-restaurant-dinner-shut-down-over-norovirus-outbreak.php
The food safety manager for the Westminster City Council says they believe "the outbreak has now been contained," and Blumenthal told the Mail on Sunday the temporary shutter is "rather extreme and over cautious." "I won't get fooled again." >>>.
Map of preventable disease outbreaks shows the influence of anti-vaccination ...
http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/21/5329478/vaccine-preventable-disease-outbreaks-show-anti-vaccine-movement-influence
The Council of Foreign Relations Global Health Program started tracking news reports about vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks late in 2008. It has now produced an interactive map that shows that data, tracking the number of recorded cases of ...
