Strange new disease outbreaks

various FR links | 06-09-03 | The Heavy Equipment Guy

[TBall]

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/search/iy/shortcut_news/West+Nile+Virus/2/SIG=12lnav03d/*-http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030807/ap_on_he_me/west_nile_1

[backhoe]

Thanks- more disease news:


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/959483/posts
Breakthrough on Ebola vaccine
BBC ^ | Wed. 6th 2003 | None Offered

[TBall]

Looks like the CDC is acknowledging the significant numbers out of Colorado for WNV.

U.S. Alarmed by Fast Spread of West Nile Virus http://us.rd.yahoo.com/search/iy/shortcut_news/West+Nile+Virus/2/SIG=12of8ckkd/*-http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030807/ts_nm/health_westnile_dc_3

[backhoe]

Thanks--

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/search/iy/shortcut_news/West+Nile+Virus/2/SIG=12of8ckkd/*-http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030807/ts_nm/health_westnile_dc_3

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/960213/posts
US West Nile Virus Cases Triple Since Last Week
VOAnews ^ | 08-07-03

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/961941/posts
West Nile kills 5th victim in Colorado
Associated Press ^ | 08-11-03

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'Flu-like illness' kills five in senior home (Another SARS oubreak in Canada?

From the link: "At the nursing home, 97 out of 142 residents and 46 of 160 staff members have fallen ill in the past six weeks, Peck said Thursday."

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/964145/posts

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More Horses Get Equine Virus in Southeast http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030817/ap_on_re_us/eastern_equine_encephalitis_1

[backhoe]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/965705/posts
Smallpox vaccinations seem effective for life
Austin American Statesman ^ | 8/17/03 | Jeff Nesmith

[TBall]

Looks like SARS may be back in Canada.

http://canada.com/national/story.asp?id=B5103465-5456-4396-9851-C71AFB97E52D

[backhoe]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/967044/posts
Patient who tested positive for SARS-like virus dies in mystery outbreak
Canada.com ^ | August 19, 2003 | HELEN BRANSWELL Canadian Press

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/968330/posts
CDC: West Nile numbers surpass 700 with nearly 80% of the nation's cases occurring in four states
Associated Press ^ | 08-21-03

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/969104/posts
West Nile hitting zoo animals, Air Force mascots
Caspar Star Tribune ^ | 8-22-03 | codencoljhrwdmz

[TBall]

This was in today's WP. Contagious respiratory illness at Sibley hospital. The good news is that they say it's not sars and that everyone is doing fine.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45201-2003Aug25.html

[TBall]

A double from last week's number. Hard to believe.

CDC: West Nile Cases Double to Over 1,400

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030827/ap_on_he_me/brf_west_nile_cdc_1

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/971688/posts
CDC: West Nile Cases Double to Over 1,400
Associated Press ^ | 08-27-03

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/972301/posts
National Alert on Mystery Deaths
New Zealand Herald ^ | 29.08.2003 | SCOTT MacLEOD

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WHO warns of fresh SARS epidemic, urges flu vaccination push

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/search/iy/news_blended/sars/1/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/newstmpl=story&u=/afp/20030902/hl_afp/health_sars_who_flu_030902174610

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There is a govt. bio-research lab off the coast of Long Island called Plum Island where the workers went on strike because of safety concerns. They were burying experimental animals in open pits and had no backup generators.

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/976959/posts
West Nile virus leaving trail of struggling survivors
Associated Press ^ | 09-05-03


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/976960/posts
Gene Study Narrows Source Of SARS
New Scientist ^ | 9-4-2003 | Emma Young