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July 2008

2 women infected with West Nile virus in San Diego, California (31 July 2008)
Bird flu found in a bird in Whitman, Massachusetts (31 July 2008)
Simian foamy virus (SFV), a monkey virus, found in people living and working with monkeys (31 July 2008)
Dengue outbreak declared in San Mateo, Philippines (31 July 2008)
25 cases and 6 deaths from dengue fever in San Mateo, Philippines (30 July 2008)
High bacteria levels close beaches in Bohners Lake, Wisconsin (30 July 2008)
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Coconino, Arizona (30 July 2008)
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Perry Township, Ohio (30 July 2008)
Salmonella found in irrigation water at a farm in Mexico (30 July 2008)
Cilantro recalled because of possible salmonella contamination in Canada (30 July 2008)
2 pools close because of cryptosporidium scare in Mesa, Colorado (29 July 2008)
Great Lakes have high levels of E. coli (29 July 2008)
E. coli closes Stony Creek Beach in Macomb, Michigan (29 July 2008)
West Nile virus hits Larimer, Colorado (29 July 2008)
Man infected by West Nile virus in Bexar, Texas (29 July 2008)
Mosquitoes found carrying West Nile virus in Las Vegas, Nevada (29 July 2008)
Cholera kills 75 in Papua, Australia (29 July 2008)
Bird flu hits Nigeria (29 July 2008)
Cerebral malaria may be major cause of brain injury in children in Africa (29 July 2008)
20 beaches closed because of high bacteria levels in Nassau, New York (28 July 2008)
3 infected by West Nile virus in Minnesota (28 July 2008)
Acute hemorrhagic lukeocehcephalitis a rare form of encephalitis kills 1 in Worcester, Massachusetts (27 July 2008)
Dead crow found tested positive for West Nile virus in Ontario (27 July 2008)
Polio virus infects 14 months old in Badaun, India (27 July 2008)
Avian botulism kills 24 ducks in Capitol reflecting pool in Washington (27 July 2008)
3 infected by West Nile virus in Larimer, Colorado (26 July 2008)
2 birds found test positive for West Nile virus in Renfrew, Ontario (26 July 2008)
2 birds test positive for West Nile virus in Ventura, California (26 July 2008)
2 public swimming parks closed because of cryptosporidium in Dallas, Texas (26 July 2008)
Strange disease kills 3 in China (26 July 2008)
Cryptosporidium closes pools in Dallas and Cleburne, Alabama (26 July 2008)
Salmon recalled because of possible listeria contamination (26 July 2008)
Off base houses rented to the U.S. Navy tested positive for cryptosporidium in Naples, Italy (25 July 2008)
Bacteria found in water in Portland, Connecticut (25 July 2008)
2 cases of E. coli linked to Nebraska Beef turn up in Nebraska (25 July 2008)
Beaches posted because of E. coli in Hamilton, Ontario (25 July 2008)
Cholera affects 8 districts in Kenya (25 July 2008)
Burger Lake tests positive for cryptosporidium in Fort Worth, Texas (24 July 2008)
Beaches posted for bacteria in Massachusetts (24 July 2008)
Over 2 dozen beaches closed because of storm runoff in Long Island, New York (24 July 2008)
High bacteria levels close Pismo Beach in Pismo, California (24 July 2008)
La Crosse encephalitis hits Staunton, Virginia (24 July 2008)
3 adults and a child infected by West Nile virus in Los Angeles, California (24 July 2008)
Pizzas recalled because of E. coli contamination (24 July 2008)
4 cases of E. coli linked to raw milk in Connecticut (23 July 2008)
Woman tests positive for West Nile virus in Montgomery, Pennsylvania (23 July 2008)
Gastro hits Fremantle Hospital in Fremantle, Australia (23 July 2008)
Woman diagnosed by Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Cape Cod, Massachusetts (23 July 2008)
Metro Beach closed because of high bacteria levels in Macomb, Michigan (22 July 2008)
Child infected with West Nile virus in Salt Lake, Utah (22 July 2008)
Woman tests positive for West Nile virus in Montgomery, Pennsylvania (22 July 2008)
Cat adoption centre temporarily closed due to panleukopenia in Washington, Maryland (22 July 2008)
TB infecting goats in Carmarthenshire, Wales (22 July 2008)
E. coli closes beach in Presque Isle, Maine (22 July 2008)
West Nile virus found in mosquitoes in Long Island, New York (22 July 2008)
16% of new HIV cases linked to immigrants in Canada (22 July 2008)
2 infected by West Nile virus in Idaho (21 July 2008)
E. coli closes beaches in Chicago, Illinois (21 July 2008)
Reports of lobster disease rising in Long Island, Connecticut and Westchester, New Jersey (20 July 2008)
E. coli closes beaches in Ottawa, Ontario (20 July 2008)
Horse tests positive for West Nile virus in New Mexico (20 July 2008)
Beach closed because of high bacteria levels in Orlando, Florida (19 July 2008)
Mosquito found carrying West Nile virus in Nashville, Tennessee (19 July 2008)
2 hospitalized with West Nile virus in Orange, California (19 July 2008)
Cases of Shigella bacteria rising, up to 117 confirmed cases in Ohio (19 July 2008)
E. coli outbreak hits Utah (19 July 2008)
Another admitted to hospital with Hendra virus in Queensland, Australia (19 July 2008)
Nearly 30,000 tons of tomatoes are blocked in Mexico due to US salmonella scare (19 July 2008)
Norovirus confirmed at nursing home in Queensland, Australia (18 July 2008)
Water playground closed because of high levels of bacteria in Tempe, Arizona (18 July 2008)
Bacteria closes multiple beaches in Kingston, Ontario (18 July 2008)
Wollaston Beach in Quincy and White Horse Beach in Manomet closed because of high bacteria levels in Boston area, Massachusetts (18 July 2008)
3 year old infected by E. coli after swimming in a contaminated lake in Anderson, Kansas (18 July 2008)
Rabies outbreak hits Monroe, New York (18 July 2008)
Classical swine fever (CSF) hits Slovakia (18 July 2008)
Crow found in Lancaster tested positive for West Nile virus in Lancaster, UK (18 July 2008)
West Nile virus found in mosquitoes in Washington (18 July 2008)
Burger Lake closed due to high levels of bacteria in Tarrant, Texas (17 July 2008)
Hospital death likely due to flesh eating bacteria in Aspen, Colorado (17 July 2008)
Beach closed due to high bacteria levels in Manatee, Florida (17 July 2008)
10 reservoirs have high levels of bacteria in Wales (17 July 2008)
Person infected with West Nile virus in Sherman, Connecticut (17 July 2008)
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Grandview, Washington (17 July 2008)
HAB outbreak "Ciguatera" poisons 5 in Florida (16 July 2008)
Lake Banook closed due to high bacteria levels in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (16 July 2008)
Beaches in Ohio closed due to high levels of bacteria (16 July 2008)
2 confirmed cases of West Nile virus in Arkansas (16 July 2008)
Pools closed because of high bacteria levels in Phoenix, Arizona (15 July 2008)
35 infected by cryptosporidium from a public pool in Valley, Arizona (15 July 2008)
Beaches closed because of Enterococcus in Jefferson, Texas (15 July 2008)
Lake St. Claire closed by E. coli in Macomb, Michigan (15 July 2008)
Syphilis rising among men with same sex partners (14 July 2008)
Woman infected by flesh eating bacteria after surgery in Los Angeles, California (13 July 2008)
9 die of C. difficile in hospital in Dunbartonshire, Scotland (13 July 2008)
Equine virus infects 1200 horses in Gulmarg, India (13 July 2008)
Mosquitoes found carrying West Nile virus in Alvin, Texas (13 July 2008)
Drug resistant bird flu hits Egypt (13 July 2008)
Surfside beach closed to swimming because of high levels of bacteria in South Carolina (12 July 2008)
E. coli found in drinking water supply of Fall River, Massachusetts (12 July 2008)
West Nile virus hits Toronto, Ontario (12 July 2008)
West Nile virus found in Brooklyn, New York (12 July 2008)
11 infected by Legionnaires’ disease in Onondaga, New York (12 July 2008)
Disease killing trees in Florida (12 July 2008)
Coliform bacteria found in drinking water of Hadley, Massachusetts (12 July 2008)
10 die of gastroenteritis in a nursing home in Springwood, Australia (12 July 2008)
1 dead and one ill after contracting E. coli from cold beef in Paisley, Renfrewshire, UK (12 July 2008)
7 die from diarrhea outbreak cause by a typhoon in Guihulngan, Philippines (12 July 2008)
Surf side beach closed because of high levels of bacteria in South Carolina (12 July 2008)
1 dead and 6 others infected by a bacterial infection in a hospital in Glasgow, Scotland (12 July 2008)
Tourist infected by Marburg after going into a cave of bats in Uganda (11 July 2008)
Heavy rains causing high bacteria levels in lakes in New Hampshire (11 July 2008)
Pigs spreading disease which is killing kauri trees in Auckland, New Zealand (11 July 2008)
Legionnaires’ causing bacteria found in hospital in Syracuse, New York (10 July 2008)
2 beaches close because of E. coli in Indiana (10 July 2008)
3 beaches close because of high bacteria levels in Rhode Island (10 July 2008)
Bacteria found in drinking water of Hinds, Mississippi (10 July 2008)
Parvo, distemper and pneumonia cause an animal shelter to close for 5 days and to euthanize 84 dogs (10 July 2008)
Day Pond State Park closed to swimming because of high bacteria levels in Colchester, Connecticut (10 July 2008)
Beach closed because of high bacteria levels in Halifax, Nova Scotia (10 July 2008)
Beachwood beach closed to swimming because of high bacteria levels in New Jersey (09 July 2008)
E. coli found in beef from a restaurant in Colquitt, Georgia (09 July 2008)
E. coli causes boil water advisory for Caldwell, New Jersey (09 July 2008)
E. coli closes beach in Virginia (09 July 2008)
Ground beef recalled because of possible E. coli contamination in Michigan and Ohio (09 July 2008)
Bird infected with West Nile virus found in Monterey, California (09 July 2008)
Hendra virus kills 2 horses in Queensland, Australia (09 July 2008)
2 ill after contacting Legionnaire’s disease from the air vent at their workplace in Dublin, Ireland (09 July 2008)
Legionnaires’ causing bacteria found in hospital water in Baltimore, Maryland (09 July 2008)
Thai basil recalled because of salmonella contamination (09 July 2008)
Smoked salmon recalled because of possible listeria contamination (09 July 2008)
Norovirus infects over 100 at 4 senior centers in Sonoma, California (08 July 2008)
Unknown disease killing bats in New Hampshire (08 July 2008)
Record levels of E. coli found in Lake St. Claire in Macomb, Illinois (08 July 2008)
E. coli kills 2 year old in Stockholm, Sweden (08 July 2008)
West Nile virus found near Antioch, California (08 July 2008)
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) or blue ear hits Vietnam (08 July 2008)
Potatoes, tomatoes and capsicum imported to Fiji from New Zealand found to be carrying bacteria (08 July 2008)
2 creeks closed because of E. coli in Pueblo, Colorado (08 July 2008)
West Nile virus infects 2 in Boulder and Logan, Colorado (07 July 2008)
5.3 million pounds of beef recalled from Nebraska Beef Ltd because of E. coli contamination (05 July 2008)
250,000 people put on water boil advisory after cryptosporidium found in drinking water in Northamptonshire, UK (05 July 2008)
Beach closed because of high bacteria level in Sarasota, Florida (05 July 2008)
Dead crow infected with West Nile virus in Fort Erie, Ontario (05 July 2008)
Foot and mouth disease hits Mbarara, Uganda (05 July 2008)
E. coli found in Grand Bend North Beach in Lambton, Ontario (04 July 2008)
E. coli linked to beef in outbreak in Colquitt, Georgia (04 July 2008)
High levels of bacteria found at Gimli Beach in Gimli, Manitoba (04 July 2008)
Arrowhead Beach closed because of high bacteria levels in Kingston, Ontario (04 July 2008)
C. difficile superbug kills 2 more in Northern Health Trust, Ireland (04 July 2008)
Intestinal parasites found in Pismo pier and Cypress Street lagoon in California (04 July 2008)
Beaches closed because of high bacteria levels in Quincy, Massachusetts (03 July 2008)
Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus found in Massachusetts (03 July 2008)
Equine virus kills 45 horses in Florida (03 July 2008)
Restaurant linked to 11 confirmed cases of salmonella in Newton, Kansas (03 July 2008)
Barley disease called net blotch hits South Australia (03 July 2008)
E. coli found in Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri (02 July 2008)
4 beaches close because of high bacteria levels in Putnam, Florida (02 July 2008)
Water tested positive for E. coli at Tropicana Tower in Las Vegas, Nevada (02 July 2008)
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) confirmed in Illinois (02 July 2008)
Heavy rain water causes high bacteria levels in multiple beaches in Cape Cod, Massachusetts (02 July 2008)
Person infected by West Nile virus in Uintah-Basin, Utah (02 July 2008)
Number of adults over 50 with HIV/AIDS increasing in Georgia (02 July 2008)
Advisory posted because of high bacteria levels in Del Monte beach in Monterey, California (01 July 2008)
Horse and bird infected with West Nile virus in Wisconsin (01 July 2008)
Mosquito tested positive for West Nile virus in Allegheny, Pennsylvania (01 July 2008)
Mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus in Bridgeport, Connecticut (01 July 2008)
Person infected by West Nile virus in Netanya, Israel (01 July 2008)
Cryptosporidium found in baptizing water in Draper, Utah (01 July 2008)