Toronto disease outbreaks now posted online
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/02/25/toronto_disease_outbreaks_now_posted_online.html
For the first time, all outbreaks in Toronto nursing homes, retirement homes and hospitals will be publicly posted on a city website ? a new public health disclosure system prompted by a Toronto Star-Ryerson University investigation. Each Thursday ...
Travis Co. sees rise in norovirus outbreaks
http://www.kvue.com/news/health/Travis-Co-sees-rise-in-norovirus-outbreaks-247086891.html
AUSTIN -- The Austin-Travis County Health and Human Services Department says it has investigated 12 outbreaks of norovirus or norovirus-like illness at long-term care facilities since mid-January. The department says the number of outbreaks is ...
Norovirus outbreaks on the rise in Austin area
http://kxan.com/2014/02/25/norovirus-outbreaks-on-the-rise-in-austin-area/
There have been 12 reported outbreaks of norovirus, widely known as the ?cruise ship virus,? where over half of the residents have been ill and required long-term care, according to the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department ...
Calif. students getting unlicensed meningitis vaccine
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/24/health/meningitis-b-vaccine/
(CNN) -- Starting Monday, students at the University of California Santa Barbara will be getting an unapproved vaccine scientists hope will stop a meningococcal disease outbreak there, the university said. The Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis ...
Why colleges fear meningitis outbreaks
http://boingboing.net/2014/02/25/why-colleges-fear-meningitis-o.html
Why colleges fear meningitis outbreaks. Maggie Koerth-Baker at 8:35 am Tue, Feb 25, 2014. My last year of journalism school, just weeks before graduation, one of my classmates came down with meningitis. Andy Marso nearly died. He lost all but one ...
Vietnam braces for avian flu outbreaks
http://www.thanhniennews.com/health/vietnam-braces-for-avian-flu-outbreaks-24202.html
Vietnamese authorities are taking urgent actions to prevent the possible spread of the fatal virus strains that causes avian influenza A, including H1N1, H5N1 and H7N9, following dozens of cases in human and outbreaks in livestock. By February 19, the ...
Norovirus outbreaks make both cruise lines and passenger leery
http://www.thestar.com/life/2014/02/24/norovirus_outbreaks_make_both_cruise_lines_and_passenger_leery.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 ...
Fire outbreaks at four locations in Gerik
http://www.nst.com.my/latest/fire-outbreaks-at-four-locations-in-gerik-1.493010
IPOH: Open burning detected in four separate locations in Gerik, about 130 km from here, since yesterday is believed to have been caused by deliberate burning activities. North Zone Fire and Rescue Department head, Zainuddin Abdul Rahim said the ...
