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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.

 

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