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BIOHAZARD OUTBREAK LINKS 2008-2011 = 1,627
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April 2008
- Bird flu kills 3 year old in Indonesia (30 April 2008)
- 19 infected by Acinetobacter in a hospital in Brownsville, Texas (30 April 2008)
- E. coli and Coliform bacteria found in Essex, Ontario water system (30 April 2008)
- Cholera hits Vietnam (29 April 2008)
- Bird flu found in dead swans found in northeast Japan (29 April 2008)
- Man dies of Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) in Kimberley, Australia (29 April 2008)
- Bird flu found on a farm in Fyn, Denmark (29 April 2008)
- Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus found in Harris, Texas (29 April 2008)
- Ground cumin contaminated with salmonella in Canada (29 April 2008)
- E. coli found in Lititz, Pennsylvania water source (26 April 2008)
- Rock pool could close because of E. coli in Newcastle, Australia (26 April 2008)
- E. coli in roast beef infects 14 in Sarpy, Nebraska (26 April 2008)
- 14 infected with hepatitis A at Chipotle restaurant in San Diego, California (25 April 2008)
- 3 students and 1 staff member infected with chicken pox at Grossmont Community College in San Diego, California (25 April 2008)
- Bird flu found in Tripura, India (24 April 2008)
- Norovirus closes a hospital ward in Jersey, UK (24 April 2008)
- Hepatitis A linked to bottled water which infected 330 people in China (24 April 2008)
- Squirrel pox virus hits Scotland (24 April 2008)
- Fecal bacteria found in water at Nye beach in Lincoln, Oregon (24 April 2008)
- 4 pools close because of high bacteria levels in Winnipeg, Manitoba (24 April 2008)
- Man infected with flesh eating bacteria in Kennewick, Washington (23 April 2008)
- Hospital incidents of C. difficile rise 200% in the US (23 April 2008)
- Foot and mouth disease hits another province in Vietnam (23 April 2008)
- Bird flu found in South Korea (23 April 2008)
- 2 preschools and 5 childcare centers temporarily shut down because of an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Singapore (23 April 2008)
- 17 year old dies of meningococcal disease in Perry, Georgia (22 April 2008)
- Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) spreads in Vietnam (22 April 2008)
- E. coli infects 1 in Steep, England (22 April 2008)
- Girl dies of meningococcal disease in Georgia (22 April 2008)
- Norovirus hits Illinois (22 April 2008)
- Norovirus hits retirement home in Dalles, Oregon (22 April 2008)
- Equine flu closes horse rescue centre to visitors in Uckfield, England (22 April 2008)
- Life expectancy is lowering in poorer counties in the US (21 April 2008)
- E. coli found in vegetables grown in Hanoi, Vietnam (21 April 2008)
- Gastrointestinal illness infects 180 who ate at a Chipotle restaurant in Kent, Ohio (21 April 2008)
- Over 100 infected with cholera after eating contaminated beans in Nigeria (21 April 2008)
- Yellow fever outbreak in Nimba, Liberia confirmed (21 April 2008)
- 17 dead from Rift Valley Fever in Madagascar (21 April 2008)
- 1 dead from salmonella infection in Alamosa, Colorado (20 April 2008)
- 5 infected with E. coli after visiting a farm near Belfast, Ireland (20 April 2008)
- Bird flu hits South Korea (20 April 2008)
- Gastroenteritis closes east wing of a hospital in Sydney, Australia (19 April 2008)
- 130 cows infected with deadly virus found in wildebeests in Texas (19 April 2008)
- Vibrio ordalii killing fish in Raritan Bay, between New York and New Jersey (19 April 2008)
- Norovirus hits Mohave, Arizona (19 April 2008)
- School being tested for E. coli after a student was carrying the bug in east Belfast, England (19 April 2008)
- Listeria found in soy sprouts (19 April 2008)
- 34 cows and horses die from surra in Philippines (18 April 2008)
- Rift valley fever (RVF) hits Madagascar (18 April 2008)
- Cholera hits Kibosho, Moshi Rural, Tanzania (18 April 2008)
- Turtles cause salmonella outbreak (18 April 2008)
- Norovirus hits hospital in NHS, Scotland (18 April 2008)
- Scabies closes nursing home to visitors in Wolverhampton, England (18 April 2008)
- E. coli found in Bacolod, Philippines water (18 April 2008)
- Newly discovered virus named Chapare arenavirus kills 1 in Bolivia (18 April 2008)
- Ebola virus infecting gorillas (18 April 2008)
- Chicago man tested positive for tuberculosis after sitting next to a woman with drug-resistant tuberculosis on a plane (17 April 2008)
- Malaria hits Bobirwa, Phikwe (17 April 2008)
- 39 die of acute watery diarrhea in Somali (17 April 2008)
- Virus closes hospital to new cases in Cardiff, Wales (17 April 2008)
- Scabies closes nursing home to visitors in Wolverhampton, England (17 April 2008)
- Ephemeral fever kills hundreds of cows in Queensland, Australia (17 April 2008)
- Vomiting virus closes hospital ward in Southampton, England (17 April 2008)
- 51 brands of water bottled in India and sold in Canada contain E. coli and Coliform bacteria (16 April 2008)
- Bacteria found in Pinconning, Michigan drinking water (16 April 2008)
- Legionella bacteria found in a resort near Dundee, Scotland (16 April 2008)
- Slovakia reports an outbreak of swine fever (16 April 2008)
- Rubella hits Milwaukee, Wisconsin (16 April 2008)
- Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) spreads in Vietnam (16 April 2008)
- Legionella bacteria found in police office in Melbourne, Australia (16 April 2008)
- Listeria monocytogenes found in raw milk (16 April 2008)
- West Nile virus hits Summerville, South Carolina (16 April 2008)
- Norovirus closes 5 hospital wards in Tunbridge, England (15 April 2008)
- Bird flu confirmed in Russia (15 April 2008)
- Dengue fever hits Rio de Janerio, Brazil (15 April 2008)
- Cholera outbreak infects 130 in Vietnam (15 April 2008)
- Antibiotic resistant bacteria found in tap water in Huntington, West Virginia (14 April 2008)
- Malt-o-meal cereals linked to widespread Salmonella outbreak in the U.S. (14 April 2008)
- Norovirus infects 100 school students in Jefferson, Missouri (13 April 2008)
- 4 infected with measles in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (13 April 2008)
- Tuberculosis hits respite centre in Kildare, Ireland (13 April 2008)
- 750 infected and 60 dead from Cholera in Kenya (13 April 2008)
- Third pool closed by high levels of bacteria in Winnipeg, Manitoba (12 April 2008)
- Child infected with E. coli in Shropshire, England (12 April 2008)
- Wheat mosaic virus hits Washington State (12 April 2008)
- Dengue fever hits Zamboanga, Philippines (12 April 2008)
- Cholera kills 59 in Kenya (12 April 2008)
- Norovirus closes 6 hospital wards in Birmingham, UK (11 April 2008)
- Cholera outbreak kills 9 in Kenya (11 April 2008)
- Malaria outbreak kills 10 in Beitbridge, Zimbabwe (11 April 2008)
- 10 infected with bacillary dysentery while on a tour in Cambodia (11 April 2008)
- 70 sick from improperly handled meat in Rock Hill, South Carolina (11 April 2008)
- Measles infect 4 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (10 April 2008)
- High levels of bacteria found in Bowman creek in Macon, Georgia (10 April 2008)
- Food borne illnesses rising (10 April 2008)
- Bacterial meningitis outbreak in Houston, Texas (10 April 2008)
- 1 in 10 infected by virus at a retirement home in Mill Creek, Washington (10 April 2008)
- High levels of bacteria found in 12 beaches in Galveston, Texas (09 April 2008)
- High levels of Enterococcus bacteria found in Cape Neddick River in Maine (09 April 2008)
- Rabies outbreak in East London, England (09 April 2008)
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus cancels 5 surgeries at the Greater Niagara General Hospital in Ontario (09 April 2008)
- Bird flu hits Tripura, India (09 April 2008)
- Measles hits San Diego, California (09 April 2008)
- Norovirus cancels 19 surgeries at 3 hospitals in Sudbury, Ontario (09 April 2008)
- Bacteria found on sport mouth guards (08 April 2008)
- Chickenpox outbreak in a police lockup in St. Catherine, Jamaica (08 April 2008)
- Norovirus closes hospital ward in Sheffield, England (08 April 2008)
- 2 die of mad cow disease in Spain (07 April 2008)
- 19 year old dies of bird flu in Egypt (07 April 2008)
- Hundreds of water systems serving 1.2 million people are at risk of contamination from E. coli and Cryptosporidium in Ireland (07 April 2008)
- 1,760 water boil advisories are in effect across Canada (07 April 2008)
- C. difficile infects 26 in hospital in London, England (07 April 2008)
- Listeria found in raw milk (07 April 2008)
- Bird flu kills 3,000 birds in India (06 April 2008)
- 280,000 birds culled to control bird flu in South Korea (06 April 2008)
- Staph bacteria infect 12 in Florida (06 April 2008)
- Teenager dies of bird flu in Egypt (06 April 2008)
- 9 infected by influenza in Prince of Wales hospital in Hong Kong (06 April 2008)
- New species of bacteria may cause 40% of leprosy cases found in the Amazon (06 April 2008)
- 5 infected with C-difficile in hospital in Belfast UK (05 April 2008)
- Norovirus sickens dozens in Manchester, Connecticut (05 April 2008)
- Calicivirus forces 15 cats to be euthanized in Vermont (05 April 2008)
- 6 confirmed cases of measles in Lewisham, UK (05 April 2008)
- Parvo virus closes animal shelter in Unicoi, Tennessee (05 April 2008)
- Woman dies of salmonella in Nelson, New Zealand (05 April 2008)
- Legionnaires’ bacteria found in hot water tank in hotel in Rutland, Vermont (05 April 2008)
- Chickenpox infects 5 in San Diego, California (04 April 2008)
- Syphilis hits Marion, Indianapolis (04 April 2008)
- Hotel shut down after guest contracts Legionnaires’ disease in Rutland, Vermont (04 April 2008)
- New bacteria discovered that causes leptospirosis (04 April 2008)
- Bacteria in ham make over 130 people sick in Kentucky (04 April 2008)
- Murray Valley encephalitis spreads to Mildura, Victoria, Australia (04 April 2008)
- 20,000 homes have E. coli infected water in Athlone, Ireland (04 April 2008)
- 180 infected with measles in Australia (04 April 2008)
- Norovirus outbreak hits Marquette University campus in Marquette, Michigan (03 April 2008)
- Over a million at risk of polluted tap water in Ireland (03 April 2008)
- Norovirus puts federal prison on lockdown in Terre Haute, Indiana (03 April 2008)
- Over 55,000 infected with dengue fever in Brazil (03 April 2008)
- Fresh cut fruit products recalled because of Salmonella contamination (03 April 2008)
- 200 trees found with bleeding cranker disease in Abington, Northampton, UK (03 April 2008)
- Listeria bacteria found in Italian cheese in Germany (02 April 2008)
- Extremely high levels of bacteria from human and animal waste found in Bainbridge Island, Washington (02 April 2008)
- Nipah virus found to be passed on through fruit and animals (02 April 2008)
- Cholera outbreak infects about 60 in Vietnam (02 April 2008)
- Dengue fever infects 60 New Zealanders in Tonga (02 April 2008)
- 3,000 birds die of mystery disease in Tripura, India (02 April 2008)
- 119 children infected with Staph bacteria from tainted milk in Guangdong, China (02 April 2008)
- 1 year old infected with neisseria meningitidis which causes meningitis in Ford, Illinois (01 April 2008)
- West Nile virus case confirmed in Mississippi (01 April 2008)
- Cryptosporidium bacteria found in water schemes in Galway, Ireland (01 April 2008)
- Measles infect 9 in Pima, Arizona (01 April 2008)
- Norovirus forces De Lacy House care home to close to new guests in Winterton, England (01 April 2008)
- Flu virus puts the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, California under lockdown (01 April 2008)
- Measles outbreak infects 30 in Campo de Gibraltar, Cadiz, Spain (01 April 2008)
- Sexually transmitted diseases rising in Minnesota (01 April 2008)
- 13 million sheep and goats at risk of peste de petits ruminants in Rift Valley, Kenya (01 April 2008)
- Frozen salted croaker recalled because of Clostridium botulinum contamination (01 April 2008)
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