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BIOHAZARD OUTBREAK LINKS 2008-2011 = 1,627
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May 2008
- Birds infected with West Nile virus found in San Joaquin, California (31 May 2008)
- Bacteria found in Illinois River (31 May 2008)
- E. coli found in Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia (31 May 2008)
- Brisbane recalled because of possible listeria contamination (30 May 2008)
- Coliform bacteria found in milk from China (30 May 2008)
- E. coli found in a river in Warren, Tennessee (30 May 2008)
- Hundreds infected by viral gastroenteritis from food poisoning from Junglerama in Wellington, New Zealand (30 May 2008)
- Hepatitis A linked to café in Melbourne, Australia (30 May 2008)
- Canine distemper virus killing animals in Shasta, California (30 May 2008)
- Bacteria found at King-Lincoln’s Park Beach, Virginia (30 May 2008)
- Fresca Italia of Brisbane, CA recalls Burrata because of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes (30 May 2008)
- Scabies closes hospital ward in Stobhill, Scotland (29 May 2008)
- 2 dead birds test positive for West Nile virus in Central Valley, California (29 May 2008)
- Avian Paramyxo Virus (PMV) killed 120 to 130 birds in Windhoek, Namibia (28 May 2008)
- E. coli found in Kankakee-Iroquois River in Indiana (28 May 2008)
- Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus found in Bartlett, Illinois (28 May 2008)
- Bacteria close river to swimming in Altoona, Pennsylvania (28 May 2008)
- Corn recalled because of listeria contamination (27 May 2008)
- Pneumococcus antigen found in urine sample of 3 hospital patients in Castle Peak, Hong Kong (27 May 2008)
- Legionella found in hospital water in Sydney, Australia (27 May 2008)
- Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) or blue ear disease infects 270,000 pigs in Vietnam (27 May 2008)
- E. coli found in Darebin creek in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (26 May 2008)
- Salmonella and Vibrio bacteria found in beaches in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (26 May 2008)
- Milk and cheese products from Mexico found to be tainted with tuberculosis (26 May 2008)
- Stomach bacteria H. pylori linked to gastric cancer (26 May 2008)
- 75% of inspections of pools in the last 2 year had improper chemical balances in Jackson- Madison, Tennessee (25 May 2008)
- West Nile virus detected in Illinois (25 May 2008)
- HIV spreading among drug users in Florida (25 May 2008)
- Norovirus infects 8 resident and 1 staff at a retirement village in Caloundra, Queensland, Australia (24 May 2008)
- E. coli found in water of a store in Love, Oklahoma (23 May 2008)
- 800 pounds of ground beef contaminated with E. coli in Medford, Oregon (23 May 2008)
- Legionella pneumophila found in water in a hospital in Colombia, Missouri (23 May 2008)
- E. coli levels high in lakes in Springfield, Missouri (22 May 2008)
- 808 pounds of ground beef recalled because of E. coli contamination (22 May 2008)
- Coxsackievirus kills five babies (22 May 2008)
- Dead birds found test positive for West Nile virus in San Diego, California (22 May 2008)
- 16 month old infected by bird flu in Dhaka, Bangladesh (22 May 2008)
- Number of cases of cryptosporidium tripled between 2004 and 2007 (22 May 2008)
- Elderly residents at a retirement home in isolation because of norovirus in Caloundra, Australia (22 May 2008)
- 22 killed by monkey pox in Congo (22 May 2008)
- Two crows test positive for west Nile virus in Los Angeles, California (22 May 2008)
- Cut cantaloupes recalled because of salmonella contamination from Charlie’s Produce (22 May 2008)
- E. coli found in water supply of Makawao, Maui, Hawaii (21 May 2008)
- Acinetobacter baumannii kills 18 in hospital in Madrid, Spain (21 May 2008)
- 7 sent to hospital from Legionnaire's disease because of infected water used at a car wash in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (21 May 2008)
- 5 children infected with chickenpox in San Marcos, California (21 May 2008)
- 13 birds carrying West Nile virus found in Orange, Florida (21 May 2008)
- 4,000 cases of diarrhea from contaminated water in Aksaray, Anatolia, Turkey (21 May 2008)
- Mad cow disease found in Drenthe, Netherlands (21 May 2008)
- E. coli and other bacteria found on lemon wedges in Las Vegas, Nevada (20 May 2008)
- Chicken club sandwiches found to be contaminated with listeria (20 May 2008)
- 17 confirmed cases of chickenpox at an elementary school in Guilford, North Carolina (19 May 2008)
- 80 infected with hepatitis C because of reused syringes in Nevada (18 May 2008)
- Beef products recalled because of possible E. coli contamination in Chicago (18 May 2008)
- Flu closes two hospital wards in Maesteg, Wales (17 May 2008)
- 3 elderly men infected with Legionnaires’ disease in Muskegon, Michigan (17 May 2008)
- 5 staff at Casa Fiesta tested positive for Salmonella in Huron, Ontario (17 May 2008)
- Measles infect 9 month old infant in Pinal, Arizona (16 May 2008)
- Salmonella outbreak linked to dog food (16 May 2008)
- Possible plague outbreak in Sichuan, China (16 May 2008)
- Hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) spreads to Beijing, China (15 May 2008)
- A vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) infection puts patients in isolation in a hospital in Regina, Saskatchewan (15 May 2008)
- Chronic wasting disease found in elk in Saskatchewan (15 May 2008)
- Black pepper cheeses recalled because of possible listeria contamination (15 May 2008)
- Ground beef products found to be contaminated with E. coli in Canada (15 May 2008)
- 35 infected with chickenpox in Scotts Valley, California (14 May 2008)
- Sub sandwiches may contain listeria in Canada (14 May 2008)
- Cases of HIV/ AIDS rising in sex workers in Uganda (13 May 2008)
- E. coli levels high in Cannon River, Minnesota (10 May 2008)
- Norovirus infects 70 in San Francisco, California (10 May 2008)
- Burkholderia cepacia bacteria found in mouthwash (10 May 2008)
- Whooping cough closes school in El Sobrante, California (09 May 2008)
- Ground beef products being recalled because of possible E. coli contamination in Hawaii (08 May 2008)
- C. difficile kills 62 hospital patients in Burlington, Ontario (08 May 2008)
- Chikungunya virus hits Panathadi, Kerala, India (08 May 2008)
- Disease outbreaks concern in Myanmar, Burma (08 May 2008)
- Bird flu hits Can Tho, Vietnam (08 May 2008)
- Number of HIV/AIDS cases in Germany increased by 4% (08 May 2008)
- Steno super bug becoming an increasing threat (08 May 2008)
- 1500 children infected my hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Singapore (07 May 2008)
- Salmonella infects 73 at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey (07 May 2008)
- Pseudorabies infects 19 pigs in a farm in Michigan (07 May 2008)
- Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) found in Sydney, Australia (07 May 2008)
- Hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) kills 10 children in Vietnam (07 May 2008)
- E. coli found at beach in Minnesota (06 May 2008)
- First known case of E. coli surviving in fish (06 May 2008)
- Extended Spectrum BetaLactamase (ESBL) found in Helsinki children’s hospital in Finland (06 May 2008)
- B streptococcus becoming more common in adults (06 May 2008)
- Polio infects 10-month old boy in New Delhi, India (05 May 2008)
- 286,000 pounds of beef, pork and poultry from Queens, New York Food Company recalled because of Listeria bacteria (04 May 2008)
- Meat products sold in Toronto, Ontario recalled because of possible E. coli contamination (04 May 2008)
- M&M Meat Shops in Canada face meat recall because of E. coli contamination (03 May 2008)
- 118 infected with hand foot and mouth disease in Shaanxi, China (03 May 2008)
- Chicken pox hits Moniteau, Missouri (02 May 2008)
- Plague infecting dogs in Boulder, Colorado (02 May 2008)
- Streptococcus kills 7 dogs in an animal shelter in Waukesha, Wisconsin (02 May 2008)
- Bacteria found in Emlenton, Pennsylvania water system (02 May 2008)
- Sewage being pumped into Mediterranean Sea from Gaza (02 May 2008)
- High bacteria puts beach on swimming advisory in Oak Island, Nova Scotia (01 May 2008)
- Bacteria found in Dickenson’s Bayou water in Texas (01 May 2008)
- 16% of Islamabad, Pakistan water is infected with bacteria (01 May 2008)
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