Une épidémie de gastro terrasse l'école d'infanterie de Bière

Une épidémie de gastro terrasse l'école d'infanterie de Bière
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Quarante militaires de l’école de recrues d’infanterie de Bière (VD) souffrent d’une gastro-entérite depuis mercredi.

La maladie est vraisemblablement due à des norovirus, a annoncé le Département de la défense jeudi...

Illness Experts Concerned By Torbay Norovirus Outbreak

Illness Experts Concerned By Torbay Norovirus Outbreak | Holiday Claims

“The seriousness of norovirus cannot be underestimated and we’ve seen many holidaymakers develop terrible, long-term health problems as a result of initial norovirus infection.”

Six Mumbai Women Die Of Hepatitis E Infection From Roadside Bhelpuri

Six Mumbai Women Die Of Hepatitis E Infection From Roadside Bhelpuri

Mumbai, Jul 5 : Six pregnant women reportedly died and many other fell ill because of Hepatitis E after consuming Chinese bhel puri in Mumbai.

After the shocking deaths of pregnant women and high number of patients suffering from Hepatitis E infection, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation swung into action and has formed a health committee which will examine eatables sold by the roadside vendors.

According to the doctors Chinese bhel puri is making people fall ill as it contains harmful sour sauce and some powder.

Looking at the increasing number of patients suffering from Hepatitis E infection BMC has advised people to avoid eating all kind of outside and roadside food during the rainy season.

Princess Cruises: Virus deja vu and awards « Cruise Ship News

Princess Cruises: Virus deja vu and awards « Cruise Ship News

...On some ships like Celebrity there is always a crew member making sure that you use the sanitising gel before you board the ship and also before you enter the food courts/restaurants. Maybe this needs to be enforced on all cruise ships to keep the hygiene levels under control and to prevent outbreaks like the Norovirus...

90 children sick after Norovirus outbreak in Poole School | BHbeat.com - Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch

90 children sick after Norovirus outbreak in Poole School | BHbeat.com - Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch

A school in Poole has been hit with the symptoms of the highly contagious Norovirus infection. Poole Borough have confirmed that 90 children have been affected so far.

Canford Heath Middle School on Learoyd Road was struck by the symptoms earlier this week and is currently taking advice from the Health Protection Agency’s Dorset and Somerset Health Protection Unit.

The school, which caters for students from the ages of eight to twelve, is open as normal and extra cleaning measures are being carried out.

Sue Pelham, Executive Head teacher of Canford Heath Middle School said: “The vast majority of teaching staff and support assistants are still in school and a large number of children are in class and learning, as usual.”

“Parents can rest assured that everything possible is being done to ensure that this virus is eradicated and that the children’s health is our main priority.”

Dr Mark Salter, Consultant for the Health Protection Unit said: “Norovirus is a self-limiting illness which is rarely serious, although it does cause unpleasant symptoms for a few days. It’s not uncommon to see bugs like Norovirus spread quickly through close-knit communities.”

According to the NHS, the Norovirus, also known as the ‘winter vomiting bug’ is the most common stomach bug in the UK. It is usually diagnosed when a patient has a sudden sick feeling followed by vomiting and watery diarrhoea. Other symptoms include a raised temperature, headaches, stomach cramps and aching limbs.

People showing signs of the virus are being advised to remain at home until they are symptom-free for at least 48 hours.

In a statement, Dr Adrian Dawson, Director of Public Health at NHS Bournemouth and Poole, warned that the virus is highly infectious but not life threatening.

“I urge people with vomiting and diarrhoea symptoms not to attend school or work to prevent Norovirus spreading. If you have persistent symptoms or find blood in your vomit or stool, seek medical advice immediately by telephoning your GP practice.”

Dr Dawson’s advice for keeping the virus under control is to focus on hand-washing.

“Good hand hygiene is very important to prevent this bug spreading, so please be particularly vigilant, especially after going to the toilet and before preparing food.”

For more information about the Norovirus check out the NHS website: www.nhs.uk

Rainfall in Mumbai sporadic, but causes ailments aplenty - Hepatitis E

Rainfall in Mumbai sporadic, but causes ailments aplenty - Indian Express
Apart from the illnesses caused by mosquitoes like malaria and dengue, numerous cases of gastroenteritis, amoebiasis, leptospirosis, hepatitis E and jaundice have been reported. Over 200 people have been admitted for jaundice and about 1,000 for gastroenteritis. There have been quite a few cases of hepatitis E in the past few days which might be a cause of concern,” said Dr AA Bandiwadekar, executive health official, BMC. Even though jaundice and gastroenteritis cases are not as high as last year, the city has reported two deaths from jaundice and two deaths from gastroenteritis in June itself.

Fourth norovirus outbreak on Sea Princess in Alaska - USATODAY.com

Fourth norovirus outbreak on Sea Princess in Alaska - USATODAY.com

This item was written by Fran Golden, a cruise expert and Trip Coach for Budget Travel magazine. Golden is serving as Guest Editor of The Cruise Log while USA TODAY Cruise Editor Gene Sloan is away.

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By Eric Risberg, AP

After three earlier incidents, the Sea Princess experienced yet another outbreak of norovirus, prompting what Princess Cruises officials called a "prolonged and intensive sanitization" before the ship set sail this week from San Francisco on a 10-day Alaska sailing.

The extensive cleaning delayed the departure of the ship by more than five hours on Wednesday.

A spokeswoman said it was too soon to tell whether the illness had been contained; whether there were any sick passengers or crew on the ship's current sailing.

A total of 53 (or 2.4%) of 2,196 passengers were affected by the gastrointestinal illness during the previous sailing, a 10-day cruise that had departed San Francisco on June 19 and returned on Wednesday.

Norovirus is a common illness, easily transmitted from person-to-person. Cruise lines that call at U.S. ports are required to report cases to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with a separate notification if more than 2% of passengers and crew are ill. The CDC issues a public report if more than 3% of those onboard are affected.

The Sea Princess' current norovirus issues began in May when 44 passengers were reported ill on the ship's May 10 sailing from San Francisco to Alaska.

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Two larger outbreaks followed: On the May 20 cruise, 128 passengers and 13 crew fell ill; and on the May 30 sailing, 135 passengers and six crew were ill.

The cruise line's efforts to stem the bug included an extensive disinfection after passengers on the May 30 cruise disembarked and before new passengers were allowed to board on June 9.

The efforts seemed to work.

"We did experience an increased number of passengers with norovirus on three earlier Sea Princess cruises, but due to extra sanitation efforts and diligent communication with our passengers, no heightened occurrence of illness occurred on the June 9 cruise," Princess said in a statement. "We believe the reintroduction of the virus on the current cruise was inadvertently brought on board by embarking passengers, as we know norovirus is currently circulating widely throughout North America."

Princess said at the first sign of illness on the June 19 cruise, the line "initiated additional enhanced sanitation procedures to interrupt the person-to-person spread of this virus."

The cruise line said it followed CDC procedures including isolating ill passengers in cabins "until they were non-contagious."