VietNamNet Bridge – is reporting that Vietnam has had 122 patients, 50 percent of them died, since the type A/H5N1 virus appeared in Vietnam for the first time in 2004.
WHO Disease Outbreak News
- Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – update May 2, 2012
- Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – update April 12, 2012
- Avian influenza – situation in Cambodia – update April 5, 2012
- Lassa fever in Nigeria April 4, 2012
- Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – update April 2, 2012
FDA – Recalls/Safety Alerts
- May 21 Webinar: Steps to Addressing Health Disparities May 18, 2012
- FDA's MedWatch Safety Alerts: April 2012 May 15, 2012
- FDA Unit Mobilizes for Emergency Response May 3, 2012
- Consumer Update Analytics April 30, 2012
- It's a Small World, After All April 23, 2012
- FDA Continues Dialogue on 'Nano' Regulation April 20, 2012
- Fentanyl Patch Can Be Deadly to Children April 19, 2012
- MedWatch Safety Alerts: March 2012 April 19, 2012
- FDA's MedWatch Safety Alerts: February 2012 April 4, 2012
- FDA's China Offices Focus on Product Safety April 4, 2012
Blog Archives
CDC:New Swine Flu Virus Has The Potential To Cause An Outbreak
The CDC is calling it the A(H3N2)v swine flu strain. A paper published February 21, 2012 by scientists at the Centers for Disease Control suggests a new swine flu virus has the potential to cause an outbreak. From August 17 to December 23, 2011, CDC received reports of 12 human infections spanning five states...
“Mystery Disease” Kills Thousands in Central America
Dr. Maria Isabel Rodriguez, El Salvador’s health minister, appealed for international help. AP is reporting that a South American illness baffles scientists as workers succumb to kidney failure at rates unseen anywhere. The epidemic is said to be devastating the Pacific coast of Central America Read more: Details and Photos
Vietnam at Outbreak Risk
Vietnam’s Department of Animal Health has warned that there is a high risk of a large-scale outbreak of bird flu without drastic preventive measures in the near future. Test results confirm that a 26-year-old woman died of the disease Jan. 28 after being hospitalized in southern Soc Trang province, the second human death from...
Fewer may get flu shots
Only a year after the swine flu pandemic led Americans to line up for flu shots, many people are now spurning vaccines, two studies suggest. Only 37% of people plan to definitely get vaccinated this year, a Consumer Reports survey shows. About 30% say they definitely won’t get a shot, while 31% of respondents...
California Whooping Cough Epidemic
California is facing what could be the state’s biggest outbreak of pertussis since 1958, according to its top public health official. Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said, “Whooping cough is now an epidemic in California,” “Children should be vaccinated against the disease and parents, family members and...
Lettuce E. coli outbreak spreads
An outbreak of food-borne illness linked to romaine lettuce has spread to four states and sickened at least 23 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. People in four states have been sickened in Tennessee,Michigan, Ohio and New York.
Romaine Lettuce Recall
Multistate Outbreak of Human E. coli O145 Infections Linked to Shredded Romaine Lettuce from a Single Processing Facility. As of May 5, 2010, a total of 19 confirmed and 10 probable cases related to this outbreak have been reported from 3 states since March 1, 2010. The number of ill persons identified in each...
Drug-Resistant Swine Flu Emerges
Five patients diagnosed with Tamiflu-resistant swine flu at a Welsh hospital could be the world’s first cases of person-to-person transmission of the strain. A British Department of Health spokeswoman said: “Examples of Tamiflu resistance are very rare, but when this does occur it has often been among these especially vulnerable patients. In other words,...
E. coli O157:H7 contaminated ground beef recall
Several state health departments, CDC, and the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections. The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) updated the list of retail stores who may have received contaminated ground beef.
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