OUTBREAKS IN THE NEWS

Medical Interventions2013-2014

Cyclosporiasis 576 cases 36

hospitalizations 19 states

Intestinal parasite

Cause: salad mixes

Listeriosis 5 cases 5 hospitalizations 1 death

Cause: cheese

Bacteria (usu. found in ill-prepared food) – intestinal distress, fever, body aches, stiff neck, etc.

Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever RNA virus

Spread through direct contact with infected blood or bodily secretions or fomites

2-21 day incubation period

Ebola outbreak in Uganda

August 2012 - present