Early Warning Inc - Biohazard Outbreaks

Search

BIOHAZARD OUTBREAK LINKS 2008-2011 = 1,627

More outbreaks links can be found using the menu at OUTBREAKS

June 2008

West Nile virus reported in Jones and Yazoo, Mississippi (30 June 2008)
West Nile virus found in Boulder and Logan, Colorado (30 June 2008)
Swimming areas in Darien Lake closed because of high bacteria levels in Darien, New York (29 June 2008)
Beaches close due to high bacteria levels in Connecticut (29 June 2008)
E. coli found in water at a rest stop in New Mexico (29 June 2008)
8 confirmed cases of C. difficile superbug in hospitals in Plymouth, England (29 June 2008)
Another person tested positive for E. coli in Welshpool, Wales (28 June 2008)
6 year old contracts life threatening kidney disease from playing in floodwater in Wisconsin (28 June 2008)
Cyanobacteria found in Lake Winnisquam in Belknap, New Hampshire (27 June 2008)
Teen infected with E. coli in Moultrie, Illinois (27 June 2008)
Multiple beaches close because of high bacteria levels in New Jersey (27 June 2008)
Private well tests positive for bacteria in Fillmore, Minnesota (27 June 2008)
Rocky Point Beach closes because of high bacteria levels in Suffolk, New York (27 June 2008)
Rye Beach closed because of high E. coli levels in Rye, England (27 June 2008)
Listeria found in raw milk from York, Pennsylvania (26 June 2008)
12 beaches in Miami, Florida close because of high bacteria levels (26 June 2008)
High E. coli levels found in a Potage’s long lake in Kalamazoo, Michigan (26 June 2008)
10 birds test positive for West Nile virus in Fallbrook, California (26 June 2008)
Cholera hits KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (26 June 2008)
E. coli found in drinking water in apartments in Montville, Connecticut (25 June 2008)
Horse dies of West Nile virus in Riverside, California (25 June 2008)
1 dead and 19 others infected by salmonella food poisoning after eating at a restaurant near Lake Garda, Italy (25 June 2008)
E. coli found in Long Lake water in Kalamazoo, Michigan (25 June 2008)
Cryptosporidium found in drinking water in Northamptonshire, England (25 June 2008)
Nursery closes after 4 children infected by E. coli in Barrow, England (25 June 2008)
Cow dies of mad cow disease in British Columbia (25 June 2008)
3 beaches close because of high bacteria levels in Rhode Island (24 June 2008)
West Nile virus found in Jackson and Tazewell, Illinois (24 June 2008)
Norovirus infects 112 on a cruise ship (24 June 2008)
5 infected by c. difficile in hospital in Hamilton, Ontario (24 June 2008)
2 children infected by E. coli in Welshpool, Wales (23 June 2008)
E. coli found in Hamlin Lake in Ludington, Michigan (23 June 2008)
West Nile virus found in Sacramento, California (23 June 2008)
West Nile virus infects 8 in Washington (23 June 2008)
Bird flu hits Pakistan (23 June 2008)
Burrata cheese recalled because of possible listeria contamination (23 June 2008)
8 people infected by West Nile virus in US (22 June 2008)
Child gets bacterial infection from getting a cut in contaminated water in Kingsport, Tennessee (22 June 2008)
Polio virus hits Nigeria (22 June 2008)
Hospital ward closes after 3 contract C. difficile in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, UK (22 June 2008)
Oyster larvae hit by lethal bacteria in Oregon (21 June 2008)
Hemorrhagic septicimea kills 65 buffalo in Samar, Philippines (21 June 2008)
Beaches closed because of fecal bacteria contamination in Sarasota, Florida (21 June 2008)
Peconic Dunes Lake closed because of high bacteria levels in Suffolk, New York (21 June 2008)
45 lakes and streams closed because of high E. coli levels in Lynchburg, Virginia (21 June 2008)
2 children infected by E. coli in Welshpool, Wales (21 June 2008)
13 infected by E. coli from ground beef in multiple counties in Ohio (21 June 2008)
Petrie Island beach closed because of high E. coli levels in Ottawa, Ontario (21 June 2008)
9 killed by C difficile in hospital in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland (21 June 2008)
Coliform bacteria found in drinking water of several districts of Rajshai, Bangladesh (21 June 2008)
Legionella found in a sample from a facet in the Cortina Inn in Killington, Vermont (20 June 2008)
30 infected by E. coli from tainted beef in Michigan (20 June 2008)
Woman infected by West Nile virus in Tulare, California (20 June 2008)
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Stonington, Connecticut (20 June 2008)
Cholera kills 8 in Uganda (20 June 2008)
Detention center locked down because of chickenpox in Tacoma, Washington (20 June 2008)
Cases of cryptosporidium rising in Marathon, Wisconsin (19 June 2008)
9 cases of hepatitis A from contaminated well water in Hawkins, Tennessee (19 June 2008)
Rain causes “head scab” on wheat in Kansas (19 June 2008)
Listeria kills 3 in hospital in Ireland (19 June 2008)
Heavy rain causes gastro outbreak in Chandigarh, India (19 June 2008)
Beach closed because of E. coli in Olcott, Ontario (18 June 2008)
Congaree River closed because of high bacteria levels in Columbia, South Carolina (18 June 2008)
2 swimming areas shut down because of high bacteria levels in Connecticut (18 June 2008)
Pismo Beach ocean water unsafe because of high bacteria levels in Pismo, California (18 June 2008)
Drug resistant bacteria found in pigs, pork products and people who work with the pigs (18 June 2008)
High bacteria levels close 6 beaches in Warwick, UK (18 June 2008)
Bird flu found in ducks in Guangdong, China (18 June 2008)
2 teens exposed to rabies from a sick mink in Lake, Illinois (18 June 2008)
1 dead and 2 others infected by Legionnaires’ disease in Kanawha, Virginia (17 June 2008)
Flooding caused contaminated water in Janesville, Wisconsin (17 June 2008)
Child infected by E. coli from dirty flood waters in Fond du Lac in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (17 June 2008)
10 dead birds found test positive for West Nile virus in California (17 June 2008)
Mosquito found carrying West Nile virus in Luzerne, Pennsylvania (17 June 2008)
Mosquitoes found carrying West Nile virus in Fresno, California (17 June 2008)
“White syndrome” coral disease threatening the Great barrier reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia (17 June 2008)
Gastroenteritis infects 22 in a nursing home in Adelaide, Australia (17 June 2008)
Mendon beach closed because of E. coli in Mendon, Massachusetts (16 June 2008)
Raw milk linked to E. coli 0157:H7 and other foodborne infections (16 June 2008)
Study found 26% of adult New Yorkers infected with genital herpes virus (14 June 2008)
Cameron Parish beaches closed due to high bacteria levels in Cameron parish, Louisiana (14 June 2008)
Deadly fish disease found in Lake Michigan, Wisconsin (14 June 2008)
3 cases of Legionnaires’ disease liked to a hotel’s hot tub in McHenry, Illinois (14 June 2008)
1.8 tons of salmon imported from Norway to China contaminated by bacteria (14 June 2008)
Legionella bug found in offices in Devon, England (14 June 2008)
Mosquito carrying West Nile virus found in West Wyoming borough of Luzerne, Pennsylvania (14 June 2008)
Another child dies from entrovirus in Chiayi, Taiwan (14 June 2008)
Citrus greening disease found in Orleans, Louisiana (14 June 2008)
2 die from salmonella in Adelaide, Australia (13 June 2008)
Baby infected with bacteria died in Auckland, New Zealand (13 June 2008)
2 die from gastro in a retirement home in Adelaide Hills, Australia (13 June 2008)
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Tazewell, Illinois (13 June 2008)
2 Falls Lake swimming areas remain closed because of bacteria in Wake, North Carolina (13 June 2008)
Coliform bacteria found in water in Immokalee, Florida (13 June 2008)
Lemon wedges test positive for E. coli in different restaurants in New Jersey (13 June 2008)
Souhegan River tested positive for E. coli in Souhegan, New Hampshire (13 June 2008)
E. coli and Coliform bacteria found in drinking water of Ravenna, Nebraska (13 June 2008)
West Nile virus found in Salt Lake County, Utah (12 June 2008)
All chickens in market killed because of bird flu in Hong Kong (12 June 2008)
7 confirmed cases of E. coli in Ohio (12 June 2008)
Polio virus found in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, India (12 June 2008)
School closed because of E. coli in Owen Sound, Ontario (12 June 2008)
No contact order issued for Grand River because of E. coli contamination in Ottawa, Michigan (11 June 2008)
E. coli found in Lake Billings in Manton, Michigan (11 June 2008)
2 beaches closed because of high bacteria levels in Charlotte, Florida (11 June 2008)
Dogs die from parvo virus in animal shelter in Irving, Texas (11 June 2008)
Bird flu hits Jongpyong, Hamgyong, North Korea (11 June 2008)
167 people infected in 17-state salmonella outbreak linked to raw tomatoes (10 June 2008)
5 beaches closed because of E. coli contamination in Allegan, Michigan (10 June 2008)
West Nile virus hits Pima, Arizona (10 June 2008)
Police department gym closes because of MRSA in Dallas, Texas (10 June 2008)
Wading area at Big Falls Park closed because of bacteria in Eau Claire, Wisconsin (10 June 2008)
13,275 pounds of hamburgers recalled because of E. coli contamination (10 June 2008)
E. coli closes beaches in Lake in the Hills, Illinois (10 June 2008)
Cholera kills 2 in Barberton, South Africa (10 June 2008)
Cow tests positive for brucellosis in Montana (09 June 2008)
Woman infected with flesh eating strep in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (09 June 2008)
Beaches being closed because of E. coli in Wisconsin (09 June 2008)
Bacteria close Fort Erie beaches in Ontario (09 June 2008)
Teenage boy infected with meningococcal disease in Noosa, Queensland, Australia (09 June 2008)
1 dead and 17 sick after eating beef served at church in Longville, Minnesota (08 June 2008)
E. coli found in Ozarks Lake in Colombia, Missouri (08 June 2008)
Poor sanitation causes disease in Bogalay, Burma (08 June 2008)
Children infected by E. coli from day care centre in Slayton, Minnesota (08 June 2008)
2,700 birds culled because of bird flu in Hong Kong (07 June 2008)
17 passengers on a cruise ship infected with norovirus (07 June 2008)
Coliform bacteria found in the water supply of Hadley, Massachusetts (07 June 2008)
Diseases from tick bites at record high in Minnesota (07 June 2008)
Children infected by E. coli at a daycare in Slayton, Minnesota (06 June 2008)
9 cases of E. coli infections from tainted lettuce in Washington (06 June 2008)
2 diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease from a hot tub in McHenry, Illinois (06 June 2008)
Boulder reservoir closed because of high bacteria levels in Boulder, Colorado (06 June 2008)
2 contact antibiotic resistant bacteria from a hospital in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (06 June 2008)
Boil water advisory issued after E. coli was found in water samples in Newport, New Hampshire (06 June 2008)
West Nile virus found in Kane, Utah (05 June 2008)
A dead bird found tested positive for West Nile virus in Contra Costa, California (05 June 2008)
Cholera hits Mbale, Uganda (05 June 2008)
Outbreak of bird flu on a farm in Oxfordshire, England (05 June 2008)
Ticks found carrying Lyme’s disease near Shelburne, Nova Scotia (05 June 2008)
Woman dies of E. coli infection in Franklin, Ohio (05 June 2008)
Hepatitis A hits 2 schools in Winchester, New Hampshire, UK (05 June 2008)
Disinfectant wipes used in hospital found to spread bacteria (05 June 2008)
VHS virus killing fish in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (05 June 2008)
Bird carrying West Nile virus found in San Mateo, California (05 June 2008)
Tomatoes recalled because of Salmonella in Texas (04 June 2008)
C. difficile hits a hospital in Toronto, Ontario (04 June 2008)
E. coli found in a well at a YMCA camp in Woodstock Valley, Connecticut (03 June 2008)
Farm exposed to low level bird flu (03 June 2008)
Dead crows found tested positive for West Nile virus in San Diego, California (03 June 2008)
Bacteria closes Park Lake in Brevard, Florida (03 June 2008)
Woman infected with West Nile virus in Pittsburg, Oklahoma (02 June 2008)
18 infected with chickenpox in Grant, Washington (02 June 2008)
Hospital wards shut down because of norovirus outbreak in Suffolk, England (02 June 2008)
Salmonella found in Kingfisher cantaloupes in Canada (02 June 2008)
E. coli found in two wells in Trumbell, Ohio (01 June 2008)
23,000 pounds of macaroni salad recalled because of E. coli contamination (01 June 2008)
Listeria bacteria found in a pool in Lewisham, London, England (01 June 2008)