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Robert Herriman

Microbiologist, podcaster and Editor at Outbreak News Today.

Smoked Prosciutto Speck recalled due to Listeria risk

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Concord Premium Meats Ltd. is recalling Marc Angelo brand Smoked Prosciutto Speck, product of Italy, from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, according to the Canadian...

Puerto Rico chikungunya cases top 5,000, officials investigate potential deaths

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The Puerto Rico Department of Health (Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico) reported Wednesday (computer translated) that in epidemiological week 31, they reported 285, 284 suspected and 1 confirmed,...

Taiwan dengue fever cases more than quadruple 2013 numbers

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The number of dengue fever cases in Taiwan continue to mount as the Southeast Asian country has recorded more than four times the number of cases this year compared to 2013. According to a Focus Taiwan...

West Nile virus

El Paso reports four additional West Nile virus cases

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The latest cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) in El Paso involve three women and one man. Two adult women and one adult man who live in the 79932 zip code area, as well as an adult woman who lives in the 79912...

West Africa Ebola tally tops 3,000

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In an update from the World Health Organization (WHO) today, the first in about a week, the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa continues to accelerate with more than 40% of the total number...

Bacillus cereus sickens dozens at Ottawa Chinese restaurant

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At least 44 people, including 25 children were sickened with Bacillus cereus after eating fried rice at an Ottawa Chinese restaurant, according to a Daily Courier report.  Ottawa Public Health says lab...

Dallas County reports 2nd imported chikungunya case

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Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) has confirmed the second case of imported Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in Dallas County in 2014. The patient was infected with the virus during recent travel...

Jesse Ventura

Talking Ebola with Jesse Ventura on ‘Off the Grid’

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Last Tuesday, August 19, I had the opportunity to talk about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the the media hype surrounding it on the TV show, “Off the Grid” with former Minnesota Governor...

Fungal infections, scabies and lice plague displaced Gazans in shelters

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The Palestinian Ministry of Health is reporting a serious number of skin infections among displaced Gaza residents in shelters due to a severe water shortage, which affects hygiene, according to a Ma’an...

Raccoon that attacked Connecticut woman tests positive for rabies

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A raccoon that attacked and bit multiple times a  88-year-old Hamden, CT woman Sunday has tested positive for rabies, according to a News 8 report Tuesday. The victim, Betty McKernan, accidentally...