Same meningitis strain behind Drexel, Princeton outbreaks
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-03-meningitis-strain-drexel-princeton-outbreaks.html
This suggests that the outbreak strain might still be present in the Princeton community and that the situation requires close monitoring, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After the Drexel student died March 10, the ...
Recent health outbreaks caused by low immunization rates
http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/blogs/shine-on/recent-health-outbreaks-caused-low-immunization-rates-144127154.html
With the ongoing measles outbreak in British Columbia's Frazer Valley, we thought now would be a good time to look back at other recent illness outbreaks caused by low immunization rates in North America. Measles -- British Columbia (ongoing). More ...
Another Measles Outbreak In US: What Everyone Should Know
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/measles-outbreaks-coast-to-coast.html
Just last week, we noted that a measles outbreak in the Bay Area was causing health problems and leading to numerous health warnings, especially for passengers on BART. Now, news of another outbreak has popped up, this time across the country in New ...
Climate conditions help forecast meningitis outbreaks
http://phys.org/news/2014-03-climate-conditions-meningitis-outbreaks.html
Determining the role of climate in the spread of certain diseases can assist health officials in "forecasting" epidemics. New research on meningitis incidence in sub-Saharan Africa pinpoints wind and dust conditions as predictors of the disease. The ...
Jenny McCarthy asks Twitter a question and gets schooled on her anti ...
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/03/17/jenny-mccarthy-asks-twitter-a-question-and-gets-schooled-on-her-anti-vaccination-nonsense/
Remember, while McCarthy has been rather quiet on this front lately, we've seen many outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States. Cases of measles tripled here in 2013, mostly due to anti-vaccination propaganda. There's an outbreak ...
Norovirus outbreaks make cruise lines, passengers leery
http://www.stltoday.com/travel/christopher-elliot/norovirus-outbreaks-make-cruise-lines-passengers-leery/article_2e1d1e04-0fdb-5717-ab6b-5b88547be173.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 ...
Measles outbreak sparks fear of resurgent diseases
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/measles-outbreak-sparks-fear-resurgent-diseases/
Recent outbreaks of measles on both the East and West Coasts highlight a larger story about how infectious diseases that had all but disappeared in the U.S. are now reappearing. Why are some of these diseases showing back up? Hari Sreenivasan speaks ...
Measles Is Spreading In Our Largest Cities Because People Aren't Vaccinating ...
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/03/14/3408461/measles-outbreaks-cities-vaccination/
New York City is currently grappling with a measles outbreak. Health officials have identified 16 cases of the highly contagious infectious disease, resulting in at least six hospitalizations, and are now warning unvaccinated individuals that they need ...
