April 14th, 2008 at 6:35 pm (Brazil, Dengue Fever, Epidemics, Insects, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Tourism, Viruses)
Heavy rains the past month have created a fertile breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the deadly dengue fever virus, deepening a crisis that has now claimed at least 80 lives.
Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/world/americas/15dengue.html?ex=1365912000&en=663417061c665612&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By MERY GALANTERNICK and ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO
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April 14th, 2008 at 5:43 pm (Cholera, Epidemics, History, Medicine and Health, New York City, Waste Materials and Disposal)
A cholera outbreak in New York in 1832 led to broad efforts to clean up the city and others like it.
Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/science/15chol.html?ex=1365912000&en=6e26b638233f7d71&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
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April 7th, 2008 at 10:16 pm (Epidemics, Hepatitis, Hypodermic Needles and Syringes, Las Vegas (Nev))
Two Las Vegas clinics at the center of a hepatitis C outbreak have surrendered their business licenses and paid a total of $500,000 in fines.
Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/us/08brfs-CLINICSLINKE_BRF.html?ex=1365393600&en=94f82ead6218a081&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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March 24th, 2008 at 8:40 pm (Avian Influenza, Epidemics, Ethics, Influenza, Medicine and Health, Rationing and Allocation of Resources, Ventilator)
A new report says doctors, health care workers and the public need to start thinking about the idea of denying life support to some people during a public health disaster.
Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/health/25vent.html?ex=1364097600&en=fffecda53d6d8bd6&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By CORNELIA DEAN
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March 24th, 2008 at 8:31 pm (Avian Influenza, Epidemics, Indonesia, Medicine and Health, Poultry)
The avian flu situation in Indonesia is grave, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned last week.
Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/health/25glob.html?ex=1364097600&en=6107f445088781ee&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
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