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  • New travel vaccine recommendations..
    The CDC publishes CDC Health Information for International Travel (commonly called The Yellow Book) and updates it every two years as a reference for health professionals and those who want to stay healthy when they ..
  • Prevention and diagnosis of Legionnaires’ diseas..
    An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City should be a warning about how serious this illness is and should prompt us to learn how to protect ourselves from it.  You will be surprised about some of the ..
  • New Ebola vaccine highly effective..
    A new experimental vaccine has just been proven to prevent Ebola infection in patients at high risk of contracting the disease.  The vaccine was developed by the Public Health Agency of Canada and was tested in ..
  • Lyme disease is a growing problem across the Unite..
    The CDC reports that more and more counties in the United States are becoming areas with a high incidence of Lymedisease.  The CDC states that “Over time, the number of counties in the northeastern states identified ..
  • Preventing rabies..
    Most people don’t think about rabies when they get ready to travel, but they should.  Rabies is a lethal viral disease caused by a Lyssavirus spread by infected animals’ bites, licks, or scratches.  Infection can ..
  • Multistate Outbreaks of Human Salmonella Infection..
    The CDC is warning people of four multistate outbreaks of human Salmonella infections which are linked to contact with chicks, ducklings, and other live poultry.  As of June 29, 2015, there are 181 people infected ..
  • Should children be banned from red-eye flights?..
    Whoever first said, “Children should be seen and not heard” probably got the idea on a red-eye flight. Ed Lawrence, an IT consultant,was on an overnight from San Francisco to Boston. Looking forward to six ..
  • Cyclospora outbreak in Texas..
    The Texas Department of State Health Services has received reports of 101 Cyclosporiasiscases in Texas in the last two weeks, with a total of 113 cases this year.   The cause of the outbreak has not been determined. ..
  • Dengue cases in Malaysia..
    The CDC is warning travellers that more than 35,700 cases of dengue fever have been reported in Malaysia in 2015. Dengue is a disease caused by dengue viruses and is transmitted to humans by an infected mosquito. ..
  • Spike of cholera cases in Haiti..
    WHO report that there is an increase of cholera cases in Haiti this year, compared to the previous year.  There are over 15,000 people infected, according to NPR news.  The U.S. Department of State urges U.S. ..