Recent Outbreaks

United States

(Present) November 2016- Chikungunya (alpha virus) – Puerto Rico (In humans).
- Same-time outbreaks: Carribean, Mexico, Central America, South America, Fiji
- A declared outbreak in the Phillipines also with 400 cases
- Viral transmittion through mosquito bite and has no current vaccine or drug
- Most common symptoms are fever and joint pain

January 2016-Present – Zika Virus – mostly in the Americas (In humans).
- 3,625 cases in the U.S. via mosquito bites derived locally or while traveling out of country.
  - States with highest incidence: California, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland with over 101 cases each as of Sept. 28, 2016.
  - 22,069 additional cases reported in U.S. territories.
- To read more about active transmission locations click here.
- To read more about Zika Virus click here.

November 2015- Chipotle Mexican Grill – E. coli O26 (In humans).
- 52 cases in 9 states.
  - Out of the 52 cases there were 20 hospitalizations.
  - California, Washington, Oregon, Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland.
- To read more about this incident click here.
- To read more about E. coli click here.

October 2015- Rabies in New Jersey, USA (In humans).
- Three people were bitten by a cat that was later confirmed to have rabies.
- One of the three bitten was able to get control of the cat.
  - It was turned over to Animal Control.
- To read more about this incident click here.
- To read more about rabies click here.

October 2015- E. coli in Maine, USA (In humans).
E. coli (Escherichia coli) bacteria. Retrieved from cdc.gov
- 20-month old boy died from an illness that was caused by E. coli bacteria.
  - Maine state officials won’t confirm the death of the toddler.
- Two children were hospitalized within 6 hours of each other.
- Both visited the same county fair petting zoo.
- To read more about this case click here.
- To read more about E. coli click here.

October 2015- Rabies in Wyoming, USA (In humans).
- A 77 year old woman was bitten by a bat, and contracted rabies.
- This was the first human case in the state.
- To read more about this case click here.
- To read more about rabies click here.

September 2015- Salmonella Outbreak in Minnesota, USA Chipotle restaurants (In humans).
- 45 people were reported sick, ranging from the of 15-67.
  - Of the 45 people, five were hospitalized.
- To read more about this outbreak click here.
- To read more about Salmonella click here.
- This is unrelated to the cucumber salmonella outbreak.

September 2015- Listeriosis outbreak across multiple states linked to Soft Cheeses that are distributed by Karoun Dairies inc (In humans).
Listeria bacteria retrieved from abcnews.go.com
- There were 15 types of soft cheeses recalled on September 16th:
- There have been 24 cases.
  - 9 states
  - 1 death.
  - 22 people were hospitalized.
- To read more about this outbreak click here.
- To read more about Listeriosis click here.

September 2015- Cucumbers linked to Salmonella outbreak across the United States (In humans).
- Since the recall of the cucumbers on September 4th and September 11th:
  - 732 Cases
  - 35 States involved
  - 4 deaths
  - 150 hospitalizations.
- To read more about this outbreak click here.
- To read more about Salmonella click here.

April 2015- Present- Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) across the United States (in animals).
- Classified as rhabdovirus.
- As of September 29th, there have been 527 affected premises.
- There have been confirmed cases in eight states.
  - Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
  - Colorado has seen the most cases so far.
- Last year there there was a total of 435 premises in only four states.
- Rarely affects humans.
- To read more about Vesicular Stomatitis Virus, click here.

Global

March 2014-present- Ebola in West Africa (in humans).
- The amount of Ebola cases as of October 8th, 2015
  - Total (includes suspected probable, and confirmed): 28,463
  - Laboratory-Confirmed Cases- 15,239
  - Total deaths- 11,312
- There were 4 cases in the US
  - Two of the cases were imported
    - This includes 1 death
  - Two of the cases were acquired in healthcare workers
- To read more about the Ebola outbreak visit here.
- To read more about the Ebola virus, click here.

2012- present- Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) (in humans).
MERS-CoV. Retrieved from www.scientificamerican.com
- There have been 1589 globally confirmed cases.
  - There have been 567 deaths (approximately 36%)
- Most cases are in the Middle East, but there have been a few cases in the United States, Europe, North Africa, and Eastern Asian countries.
- MERS is a viral respiratory disease that was caused by a novel corona virus.
- First identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012
- To check out the WHO fact sheet on the MERS-CoV outbreak, click here.
- To learn more about MERS-CoV, click here.