Norovirus outbreaks make both cruise lines and passengers leery
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/norovirus-outbreaks-make-both-cruise-lines-and-passengers-leery/2014/02/13/cabf3000-9340-11e3-b46a-5a3d0d2130da_story.html
Although shipwide outbreaks are relatively common in the cruise industry, this year is off to an unusually aggressive start. There have been three high-profile incidents, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Fulp's Caribbean ...
Norovirus outbreaks reported to DHHS
http://www.ketv.com/health/norovirus-outbreaks-reported-to-dhhs/24541636
Experts with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services said when they see that trend, they know it's spreading throughout communities. Among the symptoms are vomiting, diarrhea, stomach cramps, fever and body aches. It's spread by sharing ...
Measles myths blamed for outbreaks
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/9732648/Measles-myths-blamed-for-outbreaks
Measles could have been eradicated in New Zealand by now if it were not for anti-vaccine campaigners and conspiracy theorists, public health experts say. As a new map emerges that shows the effects of anti-vaccine scares worldwide, the Immunisation ...
From ColumbusAlive.com
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/national_world/2014/02/16/u-s--to-send-countries-85m-to-fight-outbreaks.html
WASHINGTON ? The Obama administration plans to spend $85 million during the next two years to help at least 10 countries improve their ability to respond to disease outbreaks, officials say. In a new push that aims to treat epidemics as potential ...
Salmonella outbreaks expose weaknesses in USDA oversight
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140217/entlife/140218971/
The salmonella strain that sent Schiller to the hospital ? a type known as Heidelberg ? has been linked to numerous outbreaks in recent years, including the one at Foster Farms, which officially has sickened 430 people in 23 states. The pathogen has ...
Threat of Global Disease Outbreaks Spawns 27-Nation Pact
http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-threat-of-global-disease-outbreaks-spawns-27-nation-pact/1850651.html
NEW YORK ? Twenty-seven countries announced on Thursday the launch of an effort to improve the ability to prevent, detect, respond to and contain outbreaks of dangerous infectious diseases. The Global Health Security Agenda was formed to take on ...
Data analysis allows researchers to predict disease outbreaks
http://www.usatoday.com/story/nation/2014/02/13/iarpa-anticipating-news-before-it-happens/5454511/
WASHINGTON ? Researchers tracking social media and Web searches have detected outbreaks of the flu and rare diseases in Latin America by up to two weeks before they were reported by local news media or government health agencies, a U.S. ...
Measles Outbreaks in Dallas, California, and Hawaii
http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2014/02/14/measles-outbreaks-in-dallas-california-and-hawaii.htm
If it seems like you have been hearing a lot about measles outbreaks already this year, that's because there have been a lot of measles outbreaks this year. The CDC reports 20 cases of measles for 2014. To keep that number in perspective, there were ...
