Ebola Outbreak: At Least 100 Die in West Africa
http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/ebola-outbreak-least-100-die-west-africa-n80351
More than 100 people have died from the latest Ebola outbreak in West Africa. With no cure or vaccine, it is one of the most deadly of viruses, killing between 60 to 90 percent of those infected. Heath officials in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, have ...
USDA considers mandatory reports of deadly pig virus outbreaks: industry group
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/14/us-usa-hogs-virus-idUSBREA3D1SI20140414
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United States is considering rules that would require outbreaks of a deadly pig virus to be reported to the government in an effort to improve tracking of the disease, which has already spread to 30 states, an industry group ...
Is It Safe To Take A Cruise? 8 Virus Outbreaks In 3 Months
http://www.forbes.com/sites/melaniehaiken/2014/04/12/8-cruise-ship-outbreaks-in-2014-is-your-cruise-safe/
Yesterday, reports hit the news of another Princess Cruise with a boatload of sick passengers. This time it was the Crown Princess, on a weeklong voyage along the coast of Southern California and Mexico, with an outbreak of norovirus. The Crown ...
CDC investigating more cruise ship illness outbreaks
http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/04/14/4059884/cdc-investigating-more-cruise.html
Passengers and crew on three separate cruise sailings were sickened by stomach illness in late March and early April, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Updates posted on the CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program website show ...
'This is one of the most challenging Ebola outbreaks we have ever faced'
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/04/08/this-is-one-of-the-most-challenging-ebola-outbreaks-we-have-ever-faced/
Doctors with the World Health Organization are calling the situation in West Africa "one of the most challenging Ebola outbreaks we have ever faced." The death toll has topped 100, WHO officials say, with 157 confirmed and suspected cases and 101 ...
Classical Swine Fever Outbreaks Reported in Russia
http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/36357/classical-swine-fever-outbreaks-reported-in-russia
RUSSIA - The Russian veterinary authorities have reported three outbreaks of classical swine fever in Amurskaya oblast, wherein wild boars were affected. The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) received an immediate notification on Monday, ...
Measles Outbreak Traced to Fully Vaccinated Patient for First Time
http://news.sciencemag.org/health/2014/04/measles-outbreak-traced-fully-vaccinated-patient-first-time
The startling case study contradicts received wisdom about the vaccine and suggests that a recent swell of measles outbreaks in developed nations could mean more illnesses even among the vaccinated. When it comes to the measles vaccine, two shots are ...
Country ill-prepared to tackle fire outbreaks
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=72925
KATHMANDU, April 13 : A few days ago, villagers of Jamuni Madhepura were roused from their sleep by screams around 1:30 am. By the time the residents found out the cause for the commotion, a fire that had broken out from the house of Muhammad ...
