Ohio measles outbreak largest in USA since 1996
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/05/13/ohio-measles-outbreak/9031175/
A measles outbreak in Ohio has reached 68 cases, giving the state the dubious distinction of having the most cases reported in any state since 1996, health officials say. The Ohio outbreak is part of a larger worrisome picture: As of Friday, the ...
Our Ability to Cope With Foodborne Outbreaks Hasn't Improved Much
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/05/draft-our-ability-to-cope-with-food-poisoning-outbreaks-has-not-improved-much-in-50-years/
Nobody died from typhoid in the outbreak, thanks to antibiotics, so in that regard it was modern. Its media coverage, by TV, would be recognizable today, too. But some aspects of its management were conducted as though World War II was still in progress.
Outbreaks may not alter minds of vaccine foes
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20140512/LIFESTYLE/305120005/Outbreaks-may-not-alter-minds-vaccine-foes
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 ...
In light of measles, mumps outbreaks, Ohio Department of Health urges ...
http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2014/05/in_light_of_measles_mumps_outb.html
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- With a season of summer camps, fairs and vacation activities approaching, the state's Department of Health warns that Ohioans should be sure their immunizations are up to date. The precaution is particularly important given ongoing ...
Outbreaks of disease and war: polio's history with conflict
http://www.theguardian.com/science/the-h-word/2014/may/08/outbreaks-of-disease-and-war-polio-conflict-cold-war
West Germans answered the distress calls of Hungarian revolutionaries on Free Europe Radio and sent life-saving medical equipment during a polio outbreak in the 1956 revolution, one of the key moments of the Cold War. Mass vaccination campaigns in ...
Even Disease Outbreaks Don't Convince More People To Vaccinate Their Kids
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/05/08/3435708/disease-outbreaks-vaccines/
There's some bad news for health officials in a new study that was presented this week at the Pediatric Academic Societies' annual meeting. Even widespread outbreaks of infectious diseases may not be enough to convince vaccine-resistant parents to get ...
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 ...
11800 vaccines distributed in Ohio to stem recent outbreaks of measles and ...
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/d9803dab6b134462b22f435a86af8fda/OH--Ohio-Outbreaks-Vaccines
COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Ohio health officials have distributed more than 11,800 doses of vaccines to try to stem recent outbreaks of measles and mumps in the state. The state epidemiologist, Mary DiOrio, said Tuesday that around half of those ...
