Five U.S. Airports are enacting new screening measures to protect against Ebola
By David Hudson From Whitehouse The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have announced that the following five U.S. airports will soon begin enhanced Ebola screening for all travelers coming from Ebola-affected…
Deadly Ebola virus may have reached Latin America – African refugee in Brazil feared first case
From Fox News Latino A Guinean man who traveled through Morocco and arrived in Cascavel in Brazil’s Paraná state on September 19 is suspected to have Ebola. If he does turn out to have the disease that’s ravaging countries in…
Ebola threat in US, and we’re not prepared to contain it, experts warn
By Luis Fábregas, Adam Smeltz and Megha Satyanarayana The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (MCT) From Stars and Stripes Mistakes and missteps in the handling of the first Ebola case in the United States trouble lawmakers, international organizations and some public health experts…
New process for exporting goods imminent for Cayman Islands
A new Customs process for exporting goods from the Cayman Islands will launch next month to ensure safety and to help curb possible stolen goods leaving the country. Currently, persons are permitted to pack containers for export at any location,…
Investigation finds multiple ‘serious’ incidents occurred at government labs storing deadly diseases
By Hunter Walker From Business Insider On Friday [11], the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the results of an investigation conducted after “potentially viable anthrax” was accidentally released at one of the agencies facilities in Atlanta, Georgia last…
Ground beef recall linked to 11 illnesses in four [US] states
By Jenn Harris From Los Angeles Times At least 11 people in four states have been infected with E. coli-related illnesses linking back to the 1.8 million pounds of ground beef recalled by a Detroit packing company Monday, according to…
Cut price Dominican Republic plastic surgeries prompt warnings by US
From Caribbean360 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Beverly Brignoni, a 28-year-old New Yorker seeking a cheaper way to enhance her appearance, flew to the Dominican Republic for cosmetic surgery on February 19. She didn’t come back. The young mother died the…
Sadists Aboard the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
From The Steady Drip Royal Caribbean cruise ended after illness outbreak Norovirus suspected as gastrointestinal illness with vomiting, diarrhea that infected 281 passengers Health officials have boarded Royal Caribbean International’s Explorer of the Seas to investigate an illness outbreak that…
Rough sailing when virus comes aboard
By Christopher Elliott, From Washington Post What’s worse than being stricken with a stomach bug on vacation? Maybe it’s being quarantined on a cruise ship with hundreds of other passengers suffering from the same illness. That’s what happened to Randy…
First case of lesbian HIV transmission confirmed
From Caribbean360 Previous reports of women contracting HIV from other women via sex have been hard to prove with other risk factors present. NEW YORK, United States, The first case of female-to-female HIV transmission during sex has been confirmed by…
