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BIOHAZARD OUTBREAK LINKS 2008-2011 = 1,627
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October 2008
- Baby dies of herpes in England (28 October 2008)
- 5 confirmed E. coli cases from a restaurant in Niagara, Ontario (27 October 2008)
- Drug resistant bacteria found at U.S. beaches (27 October 2008)
- Norovirus hits retirement community in Roanoke, Virginia (27 October 2008)
- 73 year old hospitalized with mosquito borne Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in Essex County, Massachusetts (27 October 2008)
- Beef sandwiches may contain listeria in Canada (26 October 2008)
- 32 infected by salmonella in Los Angeles, California (25 October 2008)
- Chronic wasting disease found in moose in Wyoming, Utah (25 October 2008)
- E. coli found in water in Bertrand, Nebraska (25 October 2008)
- Certain beef products may contain listeria in Canada (24 October 2008)
- 32 infected with salmonella in Hollywood, California (24 October 2008)
- 2 premature babies die of E. coli while in hospital in UK (24 October 2008)
- 7 infected with Legionnaires’ disease in Oneida, Wisconsin (24 October 2008)
- Tasty Bites sandwiches may be contaminated with listeria in Canada (23 October 2008)
- 28 infected with dengue fever in Vanuatu (23 October 2008)
- Flesh eating disease confirmed in a hospital in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (23 October 2008)
- 76 year old man dies after contracting West Nile virus in Rancho Palos Verdes, California (23 October 2008)
- Deli roast beef may be contaminated with listeria in Canada (22 October 2008)
- Bacteria found in waterways in Houston, Texas (22 October 2008)
- Squirrel pox kills up to 90% of red squirrels in squirrel reserve in Merseyside, England (21 October 2008)
- 11 die of cholera in Zimbabwe (21 October 2008)
- Cat food recalled because of possible salmonella contamination in the US (21 October 2008)
- Lobster products recalled because of possible listeria contamination in the US (21 October 2008)
- Bird flu found in dead crow in Hong Kong (21 October 2008)
- E. coli linked to a restaurant in Lake Stevens, Washington (21 October 2008)
- Chicken basted raw hide chips recalled because of possible salmonella contamination in the US (20 October 2008)
- Plaisirs Gastronomiques sandwiches may be contaminated with listeria in Canada (20 October 2008)
- Dead crow infected with bird flu found in a busy city in Hong Kong (20 October 2008)
- 1 infected by West Nile virus in Jones, Mississippi (20 October 2008)
- 6 infected by MRSA from a fire training site in Colorado (20 October 2008)
- E. coli found in water supply in Fulton, New York (19 October 2008)
- 3 dead and 113 infected by hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) in Jian’ou, Fujian, China (19 October 2008)
- Moose tests positive for chronic wasting disease in Star Valley, Wyoming (18 October 2008)
- Avian flu found in chickens in Thailand (18 October 2008)
- 15 students infected with norovirus who live at a university flat in Lincoln, New Zealand (18 October 2008)
- Bacteria which causes Legionnaires’ disease found in the water at a resort in Las Vegas, Nevada (18 October 2008)
- Watery diarrhea disease kills 5 children in Abudwaq, Galgadud, Somalia (18 October 2008)
- ***** Flu pandemic could kill 71 million people worldwide and cause a major global recession costing more than $3 trillion according to the World Bank (17 October 2008)
- Dead birds test positive for West Nile virus in Ventura, Moorpark and Fillmore, California (17 October 2008)
- High levels of Coliform bacteria found at a beach in Fort Bragg, Virginia (17 October 2008)
- ISA infecting farmed salmon in Magallanes, Chile (17 October 2008)
- About 90 students infected with whooping cough in Bullitt, Kentucky (17 October 2008)
- 2 die of norovirus in New Zealand (16 October 2008)
- Bacteria found at a beach in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (16 October 2008)
- Woman dies of West Nile virus in Merrick, Nebraska (16 October 2008)
- Bird tests positive for West Nile virus in Benton, Washington (16 October 2008)
- 75 cats euthanized because of feline distemper in Licking, Ohio (16 October 2008)
- Fungal grain disease killing crops in Mallee, Victoria, Ireland (15 October 2008)
- Several put into isolation because of gastro outbreak in a hospital in Goulburn Valley, Victoria, Australia (15 October 2008)
- A viral outbreak kills 1 and infects 7 in Prince of Wales, Queensland, Australia (15 October 2008)
- 3 infected with Congo virus admitted to hospital in Quetta, Pakistan (15 October 2008)
- A house finch tested positive for West Nile virus in San Luis Obispo, California (15 October 2008)
- Visitors banned from a hospital because of winter vomiting bug in Ennis, Ireland (15 October 2008)
- E. coli which has sickened 7 people linked to a Harvey’s restaurant in Canada (14 October 2008)
- 5 infants infected with C. difficile in Regina, Saskatchewan (14 October 2008)
- Student diagnosed with TB in Queensland, Australia (14 October 2008)
- A yacht club was closed because of an unsafe amount of bacteria in Lee County, North Carolina (13 October 2008)
- Men and women being infected with HPV from oral sex (13 October 2008)
- Norovirus linked to oysters in Bay of Islands, New Zealand (13 October 2008)
- 15 students infected with a virus which can lead to lung problems in Heyworth, Illinois (13 October 2008)
- 35% of HIV cases occurred to immigrants in Spain (13 October 2008)
- Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus found in Berlin, Germany (12 October 2008)
- 2 admitted to hospital with haemorrhagic fever in Zambia (12 October 2008)
- 10 dead and over 2,500 cases reported of gastro in Bengal, India (12 October 2008)
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- Legionnaires causing bacteria found in the sink at a children hospital ward in Galway, Ireland (11 October 2008)
- Boy dies and brother infected by E. coli in Wichita, Kansas (11 October 2008)
- Beef sent to Puerto Rico may be contaminated with E. coli (11 October 2008)
- 8 infected by E. coli possible from beef in Vermont (11 October 2008)
- Smoked meat may contain listeria in Canada (07 October 2008)
- Teen infected with West Nile virus in St. Charles, Missouri (04 October 2008)
- 3 dead birds test positive for West Nile virus in Lewis and Pierce, Washington (04 October 2008)
- 78 university students infected with stomach flu in South Carolina (04 October 2008)
- 97 die of cholera in Nigeria (03 October 2008)
- 3 contract dengue virus from contaminated blood donations in Singapore (03 October 2008)
- 2 dead crows test positive for West Nile virus in Washtenaw, Michigan (03 October 2008)
- 50 year old dies of West Nile virus in Bastrop, Texas (03 October 2008)
- 63 year old infected with West Nile virus in Floyd, Georgia (03 October 2008)
- 17 year old dies from MRSA in Philadelphia (03 October 2008)
- Globally 28% of woman infected by genital herpes by 49, up to 70% of woman in some areas of sub- Saharan Africa (02 October 2008)
- Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Montgomery, Philadelphia (02 October 2008)
- Man infected with West Nile virus in Greensboro, Georgia (02 October 2008)
- Beach closed because of high bacteria levels in Santa Cruz, California (02 October 2008)
- ***** 20 confirmed deaths from listeria outbreak traced to Maple Leaf Foods meat-packing plant in Toronto, Ontario (01 October 2008)
- Salmonella and Cryptosporidium sicken hotel guests in Sarigerme, Turkey (01 October 2008)
- Many animals test positive for West Nile virus in Contra Costa, California (01 October 2008)
- Beach closed because of high bacteria levels in the water in San Luis Obispo, California (01 October 2008)
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