Two enteric disease outbreaks concurrently affect MSM in Minnesota
http://www.healio.com/infectious-disease/gastrointestinal-infections/news/online/%7Bf8c6907e-6842-4170-9ff0-279591127057%7D/two-enteric-disease-outbreaks-concurrently-affect-msm-in-minnesota
Concurrent outbreaks of shigellosis and cryptosporidiosis occurred among men who have sex with men in Minnesota, according to a brief report published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Eight men developed illness related to Shigella flexneri serotype 3a ...
Seriously Though, Why Are All These Salmonella Outbreaks Happening?
http://munchies.vice.com/articles/seriously-though-why-are-all-these-salmonella-outbreaks-happening/
That ended up being the case during the tomato outbreak in 2005, where almost 500 cases were documented across 21 states. Salmonella is also present in water used to spray fungicides and herbicides on plants, though there's been no scientific ...
Hand-foot-mouth disease outbreaks reported in Beijing
http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/3580/20140630/hand-foot-mouth-disease-outbreaks-reported-beijing.htm
An outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) surged in Beijing with over 2,600 cases per week was recorded from May 26 to June 22 according to the capital's disease prevention center. During the four-week period, the number of reported weekly ...
The deadliest Ebola outbreak in history is happening right now
http://www.vox.com/2014/6/26/5839394/the-deadliest-ebola-outbreak-in-history-is-happening-right-now
The outbreak has now hit three countries: Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. And the virus ? which starts off with flu-like symptoms and often ends with horrific hemorrhaging ? has infected about 600 people and killed an estimated 367 since this ...
West Africa can't manage the Ebola outbreak
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/west-africa-cant-manage-the-ebola-outbreak/2014/06/29/07f4c354-fee9-11e3-b1f4-8e77c632c07b_story.html
An alarming report released last week by Doctors Without Borders said that West Africa's current Ebola outbreak is ?out of control.? That should shock the governments of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia into action. It marks a frightening moment for a ...
Pertussis Is Latest Disease Outbreak Concern in United States
http://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20140625pertussis.html
2014 brought a pertussis outbreak to California that has exploded in recent weeks. As of June 10, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) had received reports of 3,458 cases of pertussis, with more than 800 cases occurring in the past three ...
Obama signs bill authorizing $82 million for research on toxic algae outbreaks ...
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ccc1263fa37e4f579a2cd81e26c2d262/US--Algae-Outbreaks-Legislation
MIAMI ? President Barack Obama has signed a bill authorizing $82 million for new research aimed at controlling toxic algae outbreaks nationwide. Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson from Florida sponsored the bill. The legislation streamlines existing ...
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 ...
