Ebola epidemic in West Africa 'out of control'
http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/23/health/ebola-virus-outbreak-west-africa/
(CNN) -- The deadly Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has hit "unprecedented" proportions, according to relief workers on the ground. "The epidemic is out of control," Dr. Bart Janssens, director of operations for Doctors Without Borders, said in a ...
Foodborne Illness Test Is Improved To Track An Outbreak
http://www.medicaldaily.com/foodborne-illness-test-improved-track-outbreak-289488
Australian researchers are analyzing bacteria strains in a new way that may make it easier to determine different foodborne illness outbreaks. The findings, which were published in the Journal of Bacteriology, track outbreaks through a DNA test that ...
Tent caterpillar outbreaks plague Canadian communities
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/tent-caterpillar-outbreaks-plague-canadian-communities-1.1881540
Tent caterpillars reproduce every year, but every decade or so, their populations soar, leading to outbreaks like the kind seen in Whitecourt this year, as well as Winnipeg and other Canadian communities. The outbreaks aren't predictable because they ...
Measles and Whooping Cough Outbreaks: Here's What Parents, Doctors, and ...
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/06/17/whooping_cough_and_measles_outbreaks_how_to_stop_the_spread_of_preventable.html
Since the beginning of June, there have been at least two big announcements about outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in the U.S. this year. In California, more than 800 cases of whooping cough have been reported to the state health department in ...
California's whooping cough outbreak is officially an epidemic
http://www.salon.com/2014/06/16/californias_whooping_cough_outbreak_is_officially_an_epidemic/
An outbreak of whooping cough in California has reached ?epidemic proportions,? the state public health department announced late last week, with nearly 3,500 cases and one death reported this year, and more than 800 cases reported in the past two ...
Doctors Without Borders: Ebola 'out of control'
http://www.boston.com/health/2014/06/20/ebola-out-control-doctors-without-borders/gxjq53wYl4CVS9QFh73ALI/story.html
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ? The Ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa is ''totally out of control,'' according to a senior official for Doctors Without Borders, who says the medical group is stretched to the limit in responding. The outbreak has caused more ...
Doctors Aren't Sure How To Stop Africa's Deadliest Ebola Outbreak
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/06/18/323213138/doctors-aren-t-sure-how-to-stop-africa-s-deadliest-ebola-outbreak
When an Ebola outbreak lasts for months and continues to show up in new cities, health officials take notice. That's exactly what's happening in West Africa. An outbreak that started in Guinea last February has surged in the past few weeks. It's now ...
US measles outbreak sets record for post-elimination era
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/05/29/u-s-measles-outbreak-sets-record-for-post-elimination-era/
The ongoing measles outbreak in the United States has reached a record for any year since the disease was eliminated in this country 14 years ago, with 288 cases of the potentially deadly infection reported in 18 states, the Centers for Disease Control ...
