New Ebola Cases Unrelated To West African Outbreak
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkroll/2014/09/02/ebola-outbreaks-unrelated-in-west-africa-and-democratic-republic-of-congo/
If there can be any good news coming out of the African continent regarding this year's Ebola outbreaks, we have one positive report this morning. The World Health Organization has just confirmed that the newly-identified cases of Ebola Virus Disease ...
Ebola outbreak much worse than figures show, CDC director says
http://fox8.com/2014/09/02/ebola-outbreak-much-worse-than-figures-show-cdc-director-says/
?We've seen outbreaks of Ebola before. This is the first epidemic spreading widely through many countries and it is spiraling out of control,? said Frieden, who recently returned from a trip to the region. ?It's bad now, much worse than the numbers show.
Listeria cases rise sharply in Sweden as 94 sickened
http://www.foodqualitynews.com/Food-Outbreaks/Sweden-investigating-Listeria-outbreaks-with-source-unclear
A total of 94 cases of listeriosis have been reported until the middle of August, compared with 46 during the corresponding period last year, but these include cases with different strains than those involved in the outbreaks. The agency ...
No link between Ebola outbreaks in West Africa, DRC: WHO
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/140902/no-link-between-ebola-outbreaks-west-africa-drc-who
Based on virus sequencing of samples from the Ebola outbreak in DRC, WHO's collaborating laboratory in Gabon confirmed the virus is the Zaire strain. The indigenous strain in a lineage most closely related to the outbreak occurred in 1995 in the country.
West Nile Outbreak Brings Death to Southern California
http://guardianlv.com/2014/09/west-nile-outbreak-brings-death-to-southern-california/
West Nile Virus (WNV) outbreaks are on the rise in all of Southern California, with two deaths in Orange County, more in Los Angeles and a death from the virus this week in San Diego. The virus is spreading at a more rapid pace than expected in the region.
Two new cases of Ebola reported in Democratic Republic of Congo
http://www.vox.com/2014/8/24/6063027/ebola-virus-found-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo
The World Health Organization just confirmed that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is separate from the one occurring in West Africa. "These findings are reassuring, as they exclude the possibility that the virus has spread ...
Two Ebola Outbreaks Put Health Workers Most at Risk
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/two-ebola-outbreaks-put-health-workers-most-risk-n188466
Global health officials are now rushing to put out two separate Ebola outbreaks ? the giant West African epidemic that's affecting four countries, and a possible new one in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In both, health workers are most at risk as ...
A Chart Showing The History Of Ebola Outbreaks In The World
http://io9.com/a-chart-showing-the-history-of-ebola-outbreaks-in-the-w-1627422358
John Nelson over at UXBlog put together this chart showing how Ebola outbreaks have happened since the first recognized one, almost 30 years ago. As the graphic shows, we see outbreaks of the disease coming up fairly consistently since 1976, when it ...
