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Outbreak
hideOutbreak is a term used in epidemiology to describe an occurrence of disease greater than would otherwise be expected in a particular time and place. It may be small and localized group or impact upon thousands of people across an entire continent. Two linked cases of a rare infectious disease may be sufficient to constitute an outbreak. Outbreaks may also refer to epidemics, which affect a region in a country or a group of countries, or pandemics, which describe global disease outbreaks.
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News tagged with outbreak
Swine flu origins revealed
Jun 11, 2009 |
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A new analysis of the current swine-origin H1N1 influenza A virus suggests that transmission to humans occurred several months before recognition of the existing outbreak.
Avoiding peanut butter won't solve salmonella problem
Jan 29, 2009 |
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It's as if the whole nation just acquired a peanut allergy. As a salmonella outbreak sickens hundreds of people across the country, federal health officials are warning consumers not to eat products containing peanut butter ...
WHO: up to 2 billion people might get swine flu
May 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The World Health Organization says up to 2 billion people could be infected by swine flu, if the current outbreak turns into a pandemic.
Vaccines and autism: Many hypotheses, but no correlation
Jan 30, 2009 |
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An extensive new review summarizes the many studies refuting the claim of a link between vaccines and autism. The review, in the February 15, 2009 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases and now available online, looks at the ...
Polio surge in Nigeria after vaccine virus mutates
Aug 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Polio, the dreaded paralyzing disease stamped out in the industrialized world, is spreading in Nigeria. And health officials say in some cases, it's caused by the vaccine used to fight it.
Swine flu: Early findings about pandemic potential reported in new study
May 11, 2009 |
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Early findings about the emerging pandemic of a new strain of influenza A (H1N1) in Mexico are published today in Science.
UK's attempts to stop swine flu called flawed
May 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Flu experts are looking very closely at Britain - and some have decided that the U.K.'s swine flu-fighting tactics are seriously off the mark and may be hiding a much larger outbreak.
Humans are responsible for swine flu
May 01, 2009 |
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Swine flu. Bird flu. Mad cow disease. SARS. These diseases have all spread from animals to humans in one form or another. But animals aren't to blame for outbreaks of animal-borne diseases -- humans are.
Swine flu hits Germany, WHO calls emergency review
Apr 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Germany confirmed three cases of swine flu on Wednesday, becoming the third European country hit by the disease that has upended life in Mexico. New Zealand's swine flu total rose to 14 and the World ...
Scientist warns over pandemic flu vaccine 6-month time lag
Apr 27, 2009 |
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New research published today (Monday April 27) from the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust warns of a six-month time lag before effective vaccines can be manufactured in the event of a ...
Questions and answers on swine flu
Apr 29, 2009 |
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As the number of swine flu cases grows, so do the questions about how the virus is transmitted and what people can do to prevent it. Here are answers from interviews with doctors and from public-health Web sites.
WHO says swine flu moving closer to pandemic
Apr 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The World Health Organization warned Wednesday that the swine flu outbreak is moving closer to becoming a pandemic, as the United States reported the first swine flu death outside of Mexico, and Germany ...
Farmed fish may pose risk for mad cow disease
Jun 16, 2009 |
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University of Louisville neurologist Robert P. Friedland, M.D., questions the safety of eating farmed fish in the June issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, adding a new worry to concerns about the nation's food s ...
Viruses can turn harmless E. coli dangerous
Apr 16, 2009 |
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For her doctorate, Camilla Sekse studied how viral DNA can be transmitted from pathogenic to non-pathogenic E. coli. Viruses that infect bacteria in this way are called bacteriophages. Her findings reveal ...
Avian Flu Research Sheds Light on Swine Flu Outbreak (w/Podcast)
Apr 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by University of Maryland researchers suggests that the potential for an avian influenza virus to cause a human flu pandemic is greater than previously thought. Results also illustrate ...
