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By Mark Skertic - Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO — The airline industry, which lost billions of dollars after the 2003 outbreak of the SARS virus, is monitoring..
E.coli Food Bug Hits 42 Schools (UK - 10/13/05)
There were 161 cases compatible with E coli O157 infection identified in the South Wales outbreak up until today, said the outbreak control team. There are a total of 42 schools where exposure to the source has apparently resulted in infection....
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Eastern Equine Encephalitis:
Seventh N.H. Resident Found To Have EEE Two N.H. Residents Have Died Of Virus This Year (NH - 10/12/05)
CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire health officials announced Tuesday morning a seventh human case of Eastern equine encephalitis, this time in a man from Derry.
Health officials also said a llama in Hopkinton, N.H., has tested positive for the mosquito-borne illness.
CONCORD - With the seventh suspected human case of Eastern equine encephalitis now confirmed, state health officials are reminding the public that mosquito season isn’t over. A Derry man hospitalized Sept. 22 has tested positive for the potentially deadly disease, the state Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday. His current medical status was not released.
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Fact Sheet Updated! (CDC Info.)
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) is a mosquito-borne viral disease. As the name suggests, EEE occurs in the eastern half of the US. Because of the high case fatality rate, it is regarded as one of the more serious mosquito-borne diseases in the United States
INCIDENCE: How many and where have human disease cases occurred?
200 confirmed cases in the US 1964-present Average of 4 cases/year, with a range from 0-14 cases States with largest number of cases are Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, and New Jersey.