Outbreak of salmonella seen in Sonoma County songbirds
Sonoma County, CA is experiencing an outbreak of salmonellosis according to the Native Songbird Care & Conservation (NSCC). The birds most affected are Pine Siskins and finches. The NSCC reports...
View ArticleJapanese hospital norovirus outbreak sickens 44, six dead
Six elderly patients, all men between the ages of 78 to 88, have died as a result of infection with the gastrointestinal virus, norovirus, according to a Japan Times report Dec. 24. The patients were...
View ArticleFlorida DoH: ‘Influenza-like illness activity is increasing statewide’
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that influenza activity is up across the country and the state of Florida is no exception. The Florida Department of Health (DoH) reports that...
View ArticleChina and Singapore report more HFMD cases in 2012 than previous year
In the latest Situation Update from the World Health Organization (WHO), China, Hong Kong (China), Macao (China) and Singapore have reported more cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in 2012...
View ArticleCDC issues outbreak notice for travelers to Cuba, offers cholera prevention tips
With the recent outbreak of cholera on the Caribbean island of Cuba, in which 51 cases of the bacterial disease was confirmed in the capital of Havana, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
View ArticlePolio outbreak response continues in Niger
An imported case of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case reported from the African country of Niger early last month has been confirmed genetically to be closely related to the virus circulating in...
View ArticleSalmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to ground beef increases to 18 cases
The Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that has been linked to ground beef from two Michigan stores, Jouni Meats, Inc. and Gab Halal Foods, now stands at 18 people sickened in five states, according to a...
View ArticleCholera strikes Mozambique in wake of floods
The flooding that has areas of northern Mozambique since October 2012 has resulted in some 250,000 people being affected by the floods, and an estimated 150,000 have been displaced, according to a...
View Article46 people test positive for typhoid fever in Pune, India since beginning of...
As many as 46 people have tested positive for enteric fever also known as typhoid inPune city since January, according to a recent Times of India report. “Of the 46 positive patients, 28 tested...
View Article‘World’s Greatest Restaurant’, Noma, linked to 67 norovirus illnesses
Noma’s reputation as one of the world’s best gourmet restaurants was blighted today after it was revealed that 67 people had become ill after eating there. The national food authorities,...
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