Epidemic Hazards

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 

London hospital says nurse is being treated for Ebola in isolation unit, in case that raises concerns for survivors elsewhere

 

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Biological Hazard - Nigeria, State of Cross River, Calabar : Ebola-like symptoms, death

 

Monday, September 21, 2015 

Biological Hazard : Iraq , Capital City, Baghdad - Cholera Outbreak

 

Thursday, May 22, 2014


Biological Hazard - Nepal, Central Region, Rautahat : Cholera

 

Monday, May 19, 2014


Saudi Arabia has reported five new deaths from the MERS respiratory virus,

 

Sunday, May 18, 2014


Illinois : 3rd MERS case confirmed in the US

 

Sunday, May 18, 2014


Biological Hazard - United Kingdom, Capital City, London [Heathrow Airport] : MERS-CoV ( Novel Corona Virus)

 

Sunday, May 18, 2014


Biological Hazard - Israel, Northern District, Afula : Brucellosis

 

Sunday, May 18, 2014


Biological Hazard - Denmark, [The area was not defined.]

 

Thursday, May 15, 2014


Orlando, Florida : Second patient to show up in the United States with MERS, 44-year-old health care worker returning from Jeddah

 

Wednesday, May 14, 2014


Biological Hazard - Lebanon, [The area was not defined.] : MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus)

 

Wednesday, May 14, 2014


Healthcare worker who contracted MERS in Saudi Arabia and hospitalized since 28 April could soon be released

 

Wednesday, May 7, 2014


Biological Hazard - Saudi Arabia, Provinces of Riyadh, Tabuk and Makkah, [Riyadh, Tabuk and Riyadh]

 

Sunday, May 4, 2014


Chikungunya virus : mosquito-borne virus is rapidly spreading in the Caribbean . Currently more than 4,000 confirmed cases of the fast-spreading virus .

 

Sunday, May 4, 2014


MERS : Saudi Arabia number of cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome nearly doubled with 26 more infections reported. Egypt reports it's first case.

 

Sunday, May 4, 2014


MERS makes first U.S. appearance, in Indiana

 

Friday, May 2, 2014


WHO: Upsurge in MERS Corona Virus Due to Warmer Weather

 

Sunday, April 27, 2014


Biological Hazard - Egypt, Capital City, Cairo : MERS CoV Novel Corona Virus

 

Monday, April 21, 2014


Ebola Outbreak Death Toll Rises to 135 

 

Saturday, April 19, 2014


Biological Hazard - China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong : Update H7N9

 

Thursday, April 17, 2014


The World Health Organization (WHO) says the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is up to at least 121. AS flights from Ebola hit countries are banned

 

Thursday, April 17, 2014


France : The renowned Institut Pasteur in France has admitted that it has misplaced 2,349 vials containing samples of the potentially deadly SARS virus

 

Wednesday, April 16, 2014


Biological Hazard - State of Florida, Jacksonville [University of North Florida] : Chickenpox

 

Wednesday, April 16, 2014


Biological Hazard - State of Virginia, [The area was not defined.] : Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED)

 

Wednesday, April 16, 2014


Biological Hazard - Spain, Basque Country, Bilbao : Q Fever (Coxiela burnetii)

 

Tuesday, April 15, 2014


Deadly Virus Surges Through Arab Gulf. Saudi Arabia Reports 15 New Cases And 2 Deaths. A 70 year-old foreigner it's latest victim

 

Sunday, March 30, 2014


Ebola Spread to Guinea's Capital Raises Fears. Experts Warn , epidemic could become global crisis.

 

Thursday, March 27, 2014


An outbreak of the Ebola virus has claimed at least 63 lives in the African nation of Guinea. Possible Cause ..... Bat Soup.

 

Thursday, March 27, 2014


UAE - MERS-CoV : Omani patient succumbs to infection, while man from Abu Dhabi in critical condition

 

Thursday, March 27, 2014


Biological Hazard - Oman, Governorate of Muscat, Muscat

 

Thursday, March 27, 2014


A man in Canada who was suspected of having Ebola has tested negative for viral hemorrhagic fevers, according to the World Health Organization and Canadian health officials.

 

Wednesday, March 19, 2014


Drexel Death Tied to Strain Behind Outbreaks

 

Saturday, March 15, 2014


Saudi Arabia reports one more death as well as two additional cases of lab confirmed infections of MERS-CoV

 

Monday, February 24, 2014


Mysterious polio-like illness affects kids in California . Doctors investigate handful of cases of paralysis in one or more limbs

 

Sunday, February 23, 2014


Biological Hazard - Cambodia, [Nationwide]

 

Saturday, February 15, 2014


Biological Hazard - Malaysia, State of Sabah, Sandakan : H7N9 - Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

 

Thursday, February 6, 2014


H10N8 : Experts are concerned that the virus that has already killed one woman in China, could mutate to spread far and wide

 

Sunday, February 2, 2014


Royal Caribbean ship the Explorer of the Seas outbreak was caused by norovirus, one of the worst outbreaks in 20 years, the CDC. While second cruise ship returns home early.

 

Sunday, January 26, 2014


Dramatic rise in flu deaths reported by California health officials

 

Friday, January 3, 2014


Biological Hazard - China, Province of Hunan, Yongzhou 

 

Wednesday, January 15, 2014


Biological Hazard - British Virgin Islands , Jost Van Dyke : Three cases of the mosquitoborne virus, chikungunya, have been confirmed 

 

Wednesday, January 15, 2014


Biological Hazard - China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong : human case of avian influenza A H7N9 verified

 

Monday, January 13, 2014


H1N1 Casualties continue across the US

 

Friday, January 3, 2014


Flu 'epidemic ... still on the uptick,' national health official says

 

Saturday, December 28, 2013


New version of 2009 pandemic flu virus surges; targets healthy middle-aged people and young adults

 

Saturday, December 28, 2013


H1N1 flu strikes Illinois; vaccine available

 

Saturday, December 28, 2013


Hong Kong reports first H7N9 death

 

Thursday, December 26, 2013


Healthcare workers are among the latest MERS-CoV patients reported from Saudi Arabia.

 

Sunday, December 22, 2013


Biological Hazard - French Polynesia, [Statewide]

 

Sunday, December 22, 2013


Biological Hazard United Arab Emirates Emirate of Dubai, Dubai

 

Thursday, December 12, 2013


Madagascar hit by 'pneumonic and bubonic plague' : 21 Deaths now being reported

 

Wednesday, December 11, 2013


Biological Hazard - State of New Mexico, [McKinley Count] : Hanta Virus

 

Wednesday, December 11, 2013


Biological Hazard - Madagascar, Sofia Region, Mandritsara : Bubonic Plague 

 

Friday, November 22, 2013


Biological Hazard - State of New York, [Suffolk County ] : Dengue Fever

 

Friday, November 22, 2013


Biological Hazard - India, State of Tamil Nadu, [Erode region] : Up to 175 head of cattle have died of foot-and- mouth disease (FMD) in Erode district

 

Friday, November 22, 2013


Biological Hazard : Zambia, Western Province, [Nakayembe Region] : A suspected anthrax disease outbreak has broken out in Nakayembe area, killing 3 herds of cattle and leaving 9 people admitted to Nakayembe Rural Health Centre

 

Friday, November 22, 2013


Biological Hazard : State of California, Santa Barbara [UCSB] : Public health officials confirm third case of meningococcal disease at UC Santa Barbara

 

Tuesday, November 12, 2013


Camel with MERS-CoV had signs of illness

 

Monday, November 11, 2013


Reports: MERS-CoV found in Saudi patient's camel

 

Saturday, November 9, 2013


Measles cases double in two weeks in Neath and Swansea.  Cases triple in Wales in two weeks.

 

Friday, November 8, 2013


Syria's polio outbreak prompts huge Mideast immunization drive

 

Thursday, November 7, 2013


UAE, Saudi Arabia report 3 more MERS cases

 

Thursday, November 7, 2013


Spanish MERS case triggers flight contact tracing

 

Wednesday, November 6, 2013


Spain reports MERS-CoV in returning Hajj traveler

 

Tuesday, November 5, 2013


China reports two new H7N9 cases

 

Thursday, September 26, 2013


Virginia Commonwealth University will be notifying approximately 300 students that they may have been exposed to tuberculosis.

Monday, September 16, 2013


Epidemic Hazard - United Kingdom [Statewide] : Hepatitis C Outbreak 

 

Monday, August 26, 2013


Epidemic Hazard - State of Texas, [Texas-wide] : Measles

 

Friday, August 23, 2013


Saudis cite 2 more MERS cases; Italian cluster profiled

 

Saturday, July 13, 2013


Epidemic Hazard - United Arab Emirates Capital City, Abu Dhabi : Health officials in Abu Dhabi have confirmed that an 82-year-old Emirati has been diagnosed with the SARS-type coronovirus. 

 

Saturday, July 6, 2013


Epidemic Hazard - United Kingdom, Capital City, London [St Thomas Hospital] UPDATE

 

Saturday, July 6, 2013


Epidemic Hazard - Chile, Departmento de Tarapaca, [Tarapaca-wide] : H1N1

 

Friday, June 28, 2013


Epidemic Hazard - Canada Province of Alberta, Edmonton

 

Thursday, June 20, 2013


Epidemic Hazard Saudi Arabia MultiProvinces, [Provinces of Eastern and Al-Qassim] UPDATE 

 

Saturday, June 15, 2013


Epidemic Hazard - State of New Jersey, Watchung [BJ's Wholesale Club] : a person confirmed to have measles may have exposed those at the store 

 

Friday, June 14, 2013


Nationwide Rubella Epidemic — Japan, 2013 

 

Friday, June 14, 2013


MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) cases continued today with Saudi Arabia reporting three more, including a fatal one, pushing the unofficial global count over 60. 

 

Thursday, June 13, 2013


Epidemic Hazard - Netherlands, Province of Zeeland, Veluwe : At least 30 people from the Dutch Bible belt have so far been diagnosed with measles 

 

Wednesday, June 12, 2013


Saudis report three more MERS-CoV cases, one fatal 

 

Friday, June 7, 2013


Epidemic Hazard - Russia [Asia], Rostovskaya Oblast, Rostov-on-Don [Teremok kindergarten] : Acute respiratory infection and meningitis - One child has died and nearly 80 others have been affected by an outbreak of acute respiratory infection, in some cases complicated by meningitis

 

Thursday, June 6, 2013


Epidemic Hazard - Saudi Arabia, MultiProvinces, [Provinces of Eastern and Al-Qassim] UPDATE : victims from the new SARS virus have reached 25. Another 39 cases confirmed and 1300 suspected cases reported

 

 

Thursday, June 6, 2013


Epidemic Hazard - Italy, Tuscany , [The area was not defined.] UPDATE : the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) found in patients in Italy was "under control," 

 

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