Outbreaks & Public Health News

If you got the flu shot this winter to protect yourself from the flu, chances are you may have still fallen ill. A study from the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) has found that this year’s flu vaccine did little to protect seniors (individuals 65-years of age and older) from influenza A strain H3N2, […]

The very first case of mad moose disease has been discovered in Southern Alberta.  Wildlife officials claim this is the very first moose found with the same neurological disorder that’s linked to mad cow disease, affecting cattle. Lab tests verified that the moose had chronic-wasting disease (CWD) after it was hit by a vehicle and […]

It seems that the chemical pollutants used in everyday products are cause of low sperm count, birth deformities, female infertility, hormonal cancers, psychiatric diseases, child cancers, and more. The same chemical ingredients are also being blamed for the eradication of certain wildlife species. “It is clear that some of these chemical pollutants can affect the […]

Following a fungal meningitis outbreak in Massachusetts, health officials conducted surprise inspections and demanded the closure of 11 compounding pharmacies. Massachusetts’ Department of Public Health conducted 40 inspections of sterile compounding pharmacies after the meningitis outbreak last fall killed 45 people and caused 696 illnesses across 20 states. Illnesses and deaths were blamed on steroid […]

Five additional people have died from flu-related causes in San Diego County. This brings the influenza-related death tally from 14 up to 19—marking this season as the fourth highest death toll ever in the county. On record the largest number of flu deaths in San Diego County was 51, in 2009-2010, from flu-related illnesses. San […]