Here are the top five posts on Outbreak News Today for the Thanksgiving week, the week Nov. 17 through Nov. 23:
5. North Carolina: Chickenpox outbreak reported at Asheville school
The largest outbreak of chickenpox in North Carolina since a vaccine for the virus became available in 1995 was reported in Asheville.
4. New Jersey health officials report 11th death in adenovirus outbreak, Medical Reserve Corp called up
An update on the deadly adenovirus outbreak in two facilities in New Jersey.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is shifting its focus towards active screening of girls and women of childbearing age to detect the presence of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative parasite of Chagas disease.
2. Do not give honey to infants, including honey pacifiers: FDA
An FDA warning after four infant botulism cases were reported in Texas linked to pacifiers containing honey.
1.Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Research suggests the eye may be a source for early diagnosis
Amazing NIH research that suggests that the eye may be a source for early CJD diagnosis
New podcasts:
First Facebook Live of the radio show (sound starts about 10 seconds in)
