Study: Outbreaks may not convince vaccine opponents
http://www.jconline.com/story/life/wellness/2014/05/06/vaccine-opponents/8735575/
Health experts who hope that outbreaks of childhood illnesses might spur vaccine-refusing parents to change their stance may be discouraged by results of a large new study. During an outbreak of whooping cough (pertussis) in Washington state lasting ...
To Fight Polio Outbreaks, WHO Lays Down New Rules
http://www.npr.org/2014/05/05/309840536/to-fight-polio-outbreaks-who-lays-down-new-rules
The World Health Organization is warning that recent outbreaks of polio in the Middle East, Africa and Asia mark a setback to the decades-long effort to eradicate the disease. In response, the WHO has declared a world health emergency. It's asking ...
Polio outbreaks a public health emergency: World Health Organization
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/polio-outbreaks-a-public-health-emergency-world-health-organization-1.2632090
Outbreaks of the crippling viral illness in Pakistan, Syria and Cameroon are a particular concern because these three countries are considered at greatest risk of allowing the virus to spread beyond their borders, the UN health agency said Monday.
Our ability to cope with food poisoning outbreaks has not improved much in 50 ...
http://theconversation.com/our-ability-to-cope-with-food-poisoning-outbreaks-has-not-improved-much-in-50-years-25759
Nobody died from typhoid in the outbreak, thanks to antibiotics, so in that regard it was modern. Its media coverage, by TV, would be recognisable today too. But some aspects of its management were conducted as though World War II was still in progress.
Can SARS lessons prevent a MERS virus outbreak?
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/01/health/mers-virus-sars-lessons/
Hong Kong (CNN) -- Hong Kong generally gets a bad rap when it comes to infectious diseases. Grabbing headlines during recent bird- and swine-flu outbreaks, its proximity to Mainland China as well as its unenviable status as the worst-affected city ...
Outbreaks Don't Stimulate Action, Says Vaccine Study
http://www.empr.com/outbreaks-dont-stimulate-action-says-vaccine-study/article/345605/
Outbreaks don't necessarily spark action in parents when it comes to immunization. New study results show that during the pertussis outbreak that occurred in Washington in 2012, there was hardly a difference in the rate of vaccination among the 80,311 ...
Mali: Tackling scabies outbreaks in prisons
http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/update/2014/05-05-mali-prison-health-scabies.htm
Mali: Tackling scabies outbreaks in prisons. 05-05-2014 Operational Update. Over 2,600 detainees have been treated for scabies in an eradication campaign run by the Malian prison authorities, with the support of the ICRC, in the prisons of Sikasso ...
Distemper and Parvo: Outbreaks, Precautions, Help
http://blog.chron.com/fromunderthebridge/2014/05/distemper-and-parvo-outbreaks-precautions-help/
Would-be deadly diseases like Distemper and Parvo, though, are now treatable so don't panic but do be extra cautious?especially if you are in an active outbreak area or in an area with a high propensity for an outbreak (warm, humid areas are prime real ...
