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March 2008

2 teens die of bird flu in Indonesia (31 March 2008)
Gastroenteritis closes ward at Noble’s Hospital in Isle of Man (31 March 2008)
Liver fluke infects cattle in Soroti, Uganda (31 March 2008)
Eye disease cases rising in Australia (31 March 2008)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) found in hospital intensive care units (31 March 2008)
Parvo virus closes Branch County animal shelter in Michigan to close for 4 days (30 March 2008)
Dengue fever might become an epidemic in Macau (30 March 2008)
Salmonella found in water in Alamosa, Colorado (29 March 2008)
8 students infected with tuberculosis virus (TB) in Scunthorpe, England (29 March 2008)
Measles hits Nigeria (29 March 2008)
Murray Valley encephalitis virus appears for the first time in 30 years (29 March 2008)
Teenage girl in hospital with flesh eating bacteria in Montreal, Quebec (28 March 2008)
E. coli found in Ecorse creek in Wayne, Michigan (28 March 2008)
Influenza A closes the north wing of hospital in Bracebridge, Ontario (28 March 2008)
2 people infected with salmonella from frozen chicken entrees in Minnesota (28 March 2008)
35 die of cholera in Benue, Nigeria (28 March 2008)
Man dies of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease which is related to mad cow disease in Kansas (28 March 2008)
Bird flu hits Jalpaiguri, West Bengal (28 March 2008)
Blue tongue hits a farm in Italy (28 March 2008)
Cube cut cantaloupes recalled because of salmonella contamination from Fresh Express Foods (28 March 2008)
Fresh cut fruit products containing cantaloupe contaminated with salmonella from Taylor fresh foods (28 March 2008)
Fresh cut and cut fruit products containing cantaloupe recalled because of salmonella contamination from Spokane Produce (28 March 2008)
Black pepper powder from Pakistan sold in Canada may be infected with salmonella (27 March 2008)
Bird flu found in Switzerland (27 March 2008)
Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (IAPV) and colony collapse disorder (CCD) found in US honey bees (27 March 2008)
Cantaloupes recalled because of salmonella contamination from Simply Fresh Fruit (27 March 2008)
Minced meat infected with E. coli sold in France (26 March 2008)
Cantaloupes recalled because of salmonella contamination from Tropifresh (26 March 2008)
Black pepper powder may contain salmonella in Canada (26 March 2008)
9 people infected with salmonella from cantaloupe in Washington (25 March 2008)
Fecal bacteria found in Gilleland creek in Travis, Texas (25 March 2008)
2.5 tons of E. coli infected beef recalled by Carrefour and Monoprix in France (25 March 2008)
About 400 people infected by Norovirus from the great escape lodge and indoor water park in six flags (25 March 2008)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infects 4 at a jail in Ontario (25 March 2008)
A second patient dies from flu in hospital in Dublin, Ireland (25 March 2008)
Cantaloupes recalled because of salmonella contamination from T. M. Kovacevich (25 March 2008)
Dead birds infected with West Nile virus found in San Diego, California (24 March 2008)
Pseudomonas syringae, which cause frost damage, found in grapes in Australia (24 March 2008)
West Nile Encephalitis (WNE) found in 8 year old in PGI, India (24 March 2008)
10 horses infected with equine herpes virus type one (EHT-1) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (24 March 2008)
Sharp eyespot disease (SED) threatens 4.83 million hectares of wheat in China (24 March 2008)
Six bulls infected with foot and mouth disease in Ha Tinh, Vietnam (24 March 2008)
9 year old infected with Japanese encephalitis (JE) after a vacation in Asia (23 March 2008)
Salmonella infects cantaloupes in U.S. and Canada (23 March 2008)
Over 10,000 die from MRSA and C. difficile in British hospitals per year (23 March 2008)
800 fouls killed by bird flu in Malda, West Bengal (22 March 2008)
5,046 have been infected and 519 have died from meningitis in Burkina Faso (22 March 2008)
36,000 infected with dengue disease in Rio de Janerio, Brazil (22 March 2008)
Salmonella found in Denver, Colorado drinking water (22 March 2008)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infects 65 inmates at King Co jail in Seattle/King, Washington (21 March 2008)
Whooping cough infects students in Tuolumne, California (21 March 2008)
Staph infection kills prison guard at Calipatria State prison in California (20 March 2008)
Bacteria found in Yarra River Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (20 March 2008)
44,000 birds culled in India to control bird flu (20 March 2008)
Over 32,000 infected and 47 die from dengue fever in Rio de Janerio, Brazil (20 March 2008)
Dozens infected by salmonella in water in Alamosa, Colorado (20 March 2008)
3 are put in hospital and 1 dies from Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria (20 March 2008)
Super bug or antibiotic-resistant Staph found in Canadian pork products (19 March 2008)
Boy gets eye infection from bacteria in a swimming pool in Newbury, Berkshire, UK (19 March 2008)
Number of food poisoning from lettuce, spinach and other vegetables growing in U.S. (19 March 2008)
Crow found with West Nile virus near Sacramento, California (19 March 2008)
C. difficile closes unit at Lakeshore general hospital Pointe-Claire, Quebec (19 March 2008)
Chicken pox outbreak forces kids to stay out of school in Garfield Elementary school Yakima, Washington (19 March 2008)
An outbreak of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) causes sections to be quarantined, visiting restrictions and increased cleaning procedures at Norfolk General Hospital, Virginia (18 March 2008)
9 die of cholera in Huambo, Angola (18 March 2008)
An outbreak of typhoid hospitalizes 150 people in Zumarraga, Philippines (18 March 2008)
Over 100 infected with scarlet fever in Yorkshire, England (18 March 2008)
Coliform bacteria found in water supply in Grove City, Pennsylvania (17 March 2008)
7 cases of syphilis reported in Lubbock, Texas (17 March 2008)
University accommodation block in Hampshire, Massachusetts hit by an outbreak of scabies (17 March 2008)
Strange disease kills 2 doctors in Ebonyi, Nigeria (17 March 2008)
A bird flu outbreak kills 108 birds in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China (16 March 2008)
Water infected with E. coli because of human feces in Petrie Island Beach, Canada (15 March 2008)
Flu outbreak forces Oshkosh school to close in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (15 March 2008)
Children and staff at Brooklands nursery school in Belfast, UK are being screened for E. coli (15 March 2008)
Flu outbreak infects 880 in Hong Kong, China (15 March 2008)
Flu outbreak infects 10 residents at NOTL long-term care facility in Nigeria (15 March 2008)
Socorro animal shelter, New Mexico closes because of parvovirus outbreak (15 March 2008)
Cyano bacteria found in a small ditch in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand (15 March 2008)
Nipah virus has already killed a few in Bangladesh, China (15 March 2008)
Enterococcus bacteria found in Bowditch beach in Fort Myers Beach, Florida (14 March 2008)
Salmonella found in pork tenders premium dog treats from Rollover Premium Pet Food Ltd. In Canada (14 March 2008)
E. coli found in Ottawa River in Ottawa, Canada (14 March 2008)
E. coli found in beef from Cargill Meat Solutions Ltd. In Guelph, Ontario (14 March 2008)
E. coli found in Little Calumet River, Chicago, Illinois (14 March 2008)
Legionaries’ disease threat closes hotel in I-Drive, Florida (14 March 2008)
Flu outbreak forces all schools and kindergartens to close in Hong Kong, China (14 March 2008)
3 inmates become ill with the flu at Houston county jail in Texas (14 March 2008)
Flu outbreak closes Williamson High School in Wayne County, Michigan (14 March 2008)
Diarrhea outbreak kills 9 children in Aguata, Anambra state, Nigeria (14 March 2008)
Gastroenteritis infects 49 U.S. troops on an exercise in Southeast Asia (14 March 2008)
Listeria bacteria found in Butler Co. dairy’s raw milk (13 March 2008)
E. coli found in Ganga River, India (13 March 2008)
Over 500,000 customers were exposed to a risk of Legionnaires’ disease at a DIY store (13 March 2008)
Salmonella found in pork dog food in Canada (13 March 2008)
An outbreak of Ebola has infected 19 and killed 8 others in Kalangala, Uganda (12 March 2008)
U.S. syphilis cases grow (12 March 2008)
In Germany, a woman continuously got infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from her cat (12 March 2008)
An outbreak of Shiga, E. coli has infected six and killed a child in Texas (12 March 2008)
5 dies die from parvovirus that traveled on shoes (12 March 2008)
406 people have been infected and 2 of them have died from a Dengue outbreak in Zamboanga, Philippines (12 March 2008)
26% of US teens found to have sexually transmitted disease (STD) (12 March 2008)
Coliform bacteria found in drinking water at Stafford Primary in Wilsonville, Oregon (11 March 2008)
19,000 patients have been killed by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in US hospitals (11 March 2008)
6 dead birds have been found that were infected with West Nile virus in San Diego, California (11 March 2008)
An outbreak of gastrointestinal virus closes Riverview Gardens to visitors in Chatham, Ontario (11 March 2008)
2 bulls at the AI facility have been infected with infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) in Tully, Ireland (11 March 2008)
5 cases of mumps confirmed in Chilliwack, British Columbia (11 March 2008)
A cholera outbreak has killed 1 and infects dozens in Namibia (11 March 2008)
An outbreak of the Norovirus has closed 4 wards at the Royal United Hospital in the UK (11 March 2008)
8 year old infected with bird flu in Fayoum, Egypt (11 March 2008)
Utah makes a compromise to not have to ban babies from public swimming pools and keep them clean (10 March 2008)
An outbreak of shiga toxins kill 1 and make 5 others seriously ill in Bastrop, Texas (10 March 2008)
6 have been infected with Norovirus in Regina, Saskatchewan (10 March 2008)
Sickle-cell disease has infected an increasing number of people in Colorado (10 March 2008)
Cane disease infects canes in Queensland (10 March 2008)
Japanese scientists find “Microbacterium hatanonis” a type of bacteria in hairspray (09 March 2008)
Two days ago a 9 year old boy got kidney damage and diabetes from drinking E. coli infected water (09 March 2008)
Last February Westland/Hallmark meat co. in Chino recalled 143.4 million pounds of beef that were contaminated by meat contained mad cow disease, E. coli and salmonella (09 March 2008)
Another district in Bangladesh has been infected with bird flu (09 March 2008)
Another outbreak of bird flu in poultry in West Bengal (09 March 2008)
An eight year old Egyptian boy was infected with bird flu virus (09 March 2008)
Syphilis outbreak in Lynchburg affects men and women of all ages (09 March 2008)
U.S. troops in Iraq became sick from using dirty water (09 March 2008)
A child in a nursery school in east Belfast, north Ireland was infected with E. coli (08 March 2008)
A dead bird found in Hong Kong was discovered to have been infected with bird flu (08 March 2008)
8 people have died and another 10 people have been infected with nipah virus in Manikganj and Rajbari (08 March 2008)
Thousands of children in Cape Town were infected with Gastro disease (08 March 2008)
High levels of bacteria in Austin waterways because of dog feces (07 March 2008)
A growing number of people are being infected by typhoid in Calamba city, Philippines (07 March 2008)
Over 500 prisoners at a state prison in Blythe were infected with influenza virus (07 March 2008)
Prepackaged Thai chicken sandwiches sold in Middlemore hospital in Auckland, New Zealand were infected with listeria bacteria (07 March 2008)
People living on the banks in Ganga are getting cancer from sewage being dumped (07 March 2008)
At least one person is dead after a typhoid outbreak in Iloilo, Philippines (07 March 2008)
Unknown disease has killed five in Homia district, Uganda (06 March 2008)
Dozens of dogs have been killed from an outbreak of the parvovirus (06 March 2008)
Bovine Tuberculosis outbreak in Minnesota caused the dead animal collection agency to not accept any animals from northwest Minnesota (06 March 2008)
At least six people have been confirmed of contracting Hepatitis C in Las Vegas (06 March 2008)
58 have contracted syphilis from an outbreak in Virginia (05 March 2008)
Several puppies have contracted parvovirus from an outbreak at Caddo animal services in Shreveport (05 March 2008)
5 goats were diagnosed with a disease called scrapie (05 March 2008)
Measles outbreak in San Diego has infected about a dozen children (05 March 2008)
Ebola outbreak in Uganda has infected 93, 22 have died (05 March 2008)
Over 1,400 people have been infected with typhoid in Calamba, Philippines (05 March 2008)
23,494 pounds of poultry and meat have been recalled by four companies because of listeria infections (05 March 2008)
61 people infected with cholera in Ananbon village, Bermuda (04 March 2008)
In New Delhi 9 construction workers at the 2010 commonwealth games construction site have caught Meningitis (04 March 2008)
E. coli was found in the water system of Woodville over the weekend (03 March 2008)
A pig fever outbreak in Tanzania has killed about 140 pigs (03 March 2008)
In Nevada, 8 people were infected with Q fever, 2 of them died (03 March 2008)
752 people have been infected with typhoid fever in Calamba city, Philippines (03 March 2008)
3 babies were infected by an infection outbreak in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary neonatal unit (03 March 2008)
504 people were infected with typhoid after an outbreak in Laguna, Philippines (03 March 2008)
700 people have been infected with diarrhoea bug in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe (03 March 2008)
Elephant foot disease is out of control in Riau province, Indonesia (03 March 2008)
8 people have died the Nipah virus in Bangladesh (02 March 2008)
20 children have been killed by an outbreak of the flu in Iowa (02 March 2008)
Salmonella causes alfalfa sprouts to be recalled in California (01 March 2008)
12 cases of Norovirus have been reported at the Midland hospital in Mullingar (01 March 2008)