Toronto Public Health is investigating an outbreak of E.coli 0157 among individuals who attended a picnic in Scarborough’s Morningside Park on July 1. Several hundred people attended the event, which was a reunion for the Punqudutivu Students Association of Sri Lanka.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) today announced the first reported case of West Nile Virus of 2007. The patient is an adult from North Central Kansas.
In the study, ?Simple Models of Influenza Progression Within a Heterogeneous Population,? Dr. Richard C. Larson, a former president of INFORMS and a professor at MIT, discusses the importance of forecasting and ultimately limiting the spread of disease while taking into account the different infection rates among those who might contract the disease.
A patient suffering from bird flu died in northern Vietnam, state television announced, the first death from avian influenza in the country since 2005, bringing the number of dead to 43 as the virus continues to spread through poultry stocks.
Taking a serious note of the outbreak of viral fever in Kerala, India, the Kerala state government decided to convene an all-party meet on June 8 to work out plans for tackling the problem besides seeking help from the Centre.
Andrew Speaker learned Monday evening that his third consecutive sputum smear test had come back negative. This confirmed results from several smear tests previously performed at other institutions.
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) announced that the European Commission approved its novel topical antibacterial ALTARGO? (retapamulin ointment,1%) for the treatment of impetigo and infected small lacerations, abrasions or sutured wounds.
University Hospitals Case Medical Center (UHCMC) and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine are part of a nationwide research study to determine the safety and effectiveness of a new smallpox vaccine geared toward adults ages 18 to 34 who have never been vaccinated against the disease.
The United Nations food agency has said the bird flu situation in Bangladesh remains serious and sought a long-term strategic campaign to bring the deadly disease under control.
Researchers developing a system that uses mathematical models and sensors to locate passengers releasing hazardous materials or pathogens inside airline cabins have shown that the technique can track a substance to an area the size of a single seat.