October 2024
You can find an overview of the last outbreaking news stories on the ProMED website. There you can sort them on subject, country and more.
In our list you’ll find outbreak news related to water.
- 31 Oct 2024: E. coli EHEC – USA (16): O157, McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, fresh onion source, recall
- 31 Oct 2024: E. coli EHEC – Ireland: O157
- 30 Oct 2024: Hepatitis A – Syria: (DY) increasing cases
- 28 Oct 2024: Leptospirosis – India (06): (KL) fatal
- 27 Oct 2024: Legionellosis – international: cruise ships, hot tub source, 2022-2024
- 27 Oct 2024: E. coli EHEC – Iceland: (CR) kindergarten children
- 26 Oct 2024: Typhoid fever – Pakistan: (SD) XDR
- 26 Oct 2024: E. coli EHEC – USA (15): O157, McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, fresh onion source susp, recall
- 25 Oct 2024: E. coli EHEC – USA (14): O157, McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, suspected fresh onion source, recall
- 25 Oct 2024: Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (65): Syria (HA) camp
- 23 Oct 2024: Poliomyelitis update (28): Pakistan
- 23 Oct 2024: Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (64): WHO update
- 22 Oct 2022: Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (63): Ghana (AA) epidemic
- 22 Oct 2024: Hepatitis A – Kyrgyzstan: increased cases
- 22 Oct 2024: Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (62): Nigeria
- 21 Oct 2024: Leptospirosis – Philippines (03): increase, fatal
- 20 Oct 2024: Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (61): Lebanon (AA) conf., MOH
- 19 Oct 2024: Legionellosis – Italy (03): (LB)
- 19 Oct 2024: Foodborne illness – Japan: (SG) scombroid fish poisoning, mackerel
- 19 Oct 2024: E. coli EHEC – Japan (02): (SG) O157, well water-borne
- 17 Oct 2024: Vibrio vulnificus – USA (03): (FL) post-hurricane increase in cases
- 17 Oct 2024: Campylobacteriosis – USA (06): (CT) unpasteurized milk, alert, recall
- 17 Oct 2024: Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (60): Iraq, MOH
- 17 Oct 2024: Salmonellosis, st Enteritidis – Netherlands: eggs
- 16 Oct 2024: Legionellosis – USA (06): (IL) YMCA water system
- 16 Oct 2024: E. coli EHEC – China (02): (HK) food handler
- 16 Oct 2024: Salmonellosis, serotype Enteritidis – Sweden: imported eggs susp
- 16 Oct 2024: Hepatitis A – Spain: (PM) school
- 14 Oct 2024: Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (59): Syria (DY) susp
- 12 Oct 2024: Poliomyelitis update (27): Nigeria (YO) cVDPV conf, comment
- 11 Oct 2024: Poliomyelitis update (26): Pakistan
- 10 Oct 2024: Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (58): Togo (MA) fatal
- 10 Oct 2024: Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (57): India (GA) fatal
- 09 Oct 2024: Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (56): Yemen (HD) fatal, tally of cases, MOH
- 08 Oct 2024: Leptospirosis – India (05): (KL) update
- 07 Oct 2024: Salmonellosis – USA (12): Alaskan cruise
- 06 Oct 2024: Shigellosis – Tunisia: (SZ) Shigella, child
- 03 Oct 2024: Gastroenteritis – Cape Verde: tourists, multiple pathogens, 2022-24
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