Read more outbreak stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13128/outbreak.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:37:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70228/flu-plan-directs-docs-to-take-sickest-off-life-support.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAuthorities planning for a severe flu outbreak are drawing up rules for life-saving ventilators that instruct doctors to take severely ill patients off life support and give the equipment to those with a better chance of survival. The plan, to be used in an outbreak comparable to the pandemic that...http://www.newser.com/story/70228/flu-plan-directs-docs-to-take-sickest-off-life-support.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 19:00:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66973/a-zombies-worst-enemy-canadian-math-geeks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDecades of terrorizing sleepy towns in grade-B horror flicks hasn't prepared zombies for their newest foe: Canadian math geeks. Scholars in Ottawa have formulated a mathematical model to combat a zombie outbreak, dismissing quarantines and cures: “The most effective way to contain the rise of the undead is to hit...http://www.newser.com/story/66973/a-zombies-worst-enemy-canadian-math-geeks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 15 Aug 2009 15:41:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64277/swine-flu-related-to-1918-strain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe H1N1 virus can more easily infect the lungs than the common seasonal flu, a new study finds, making it more likely to cause pneumonia. What’s more, the present virus bears troubling resemblance to the 1918 strain that killed more than 40 million people worldwide. The study also shows that...http://www.newser.com/story/64277/swine-flu-related-to-1918-strain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Jul 2009 15:36:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62343/new-strain-may-mean-year-round-flu-season-cdc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US could experience an extended or even year-round flu season thanks to H1N1, the Centers for Disease Control said yesterday. Researchers theorize that a combination of unprepared immune systems and the unusually cool spring could be contributing to the steady stream of flu infections. “The fact that we are...http://www.newser.com/story/62343/new-strain-may-mean-year-round-flu-season-cdc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Jun 2009 11:47:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62183/swine-flu-cruise-quarantined.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVenezuela has quarantined more than a thousand passengers and crew on board a visiting cruise ship, the BBC reports. Three crew members from the Ocean Dream have been diagnosed with swine flu and 11 more are showing symptoms. Barbados and Grenada had earlier refused to allow the Spanish-owned ship's passengers...http://www.newser.com/story/62183/swine-flu-cruise-quarantined.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Jun 2009 3:51:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59782/mexico-city-lifts-flu-restrictions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMexico City has lifted all measures introduced to curb the spread of swine flu, and changed its alert status to the lowest level, the BBC reports. "We can calm down now," said Mayor Marcelo Ebrard, telling residents they no longer have to wear masks. No new cases of the H1N1...http://www.newser.com/story/59782/mexico-city-lifts-flu-restrictions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 May 2009 1:24:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59655/feds-older-people-safer-from-swine-flu.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPeople born before 1957 appear to have some immunity to the H1N1 virus, the New York Times reports. Tests show that older adults have antibodies that attack the virus, probably because they've been exposed to a similar virus. Experts believe the swine flue virus, like seasonal influenzas before 1957, is...http://www.newser.com/story/59655/feds-older-people-safer-from-swine-flu.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 May 2009 1:25:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59053/nyc-shuts-3-schools-in-new-swine-flu-fear.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew York City has closed three public schools where large numbers of student have become ill with flu-like symptoms, the New York Times reports. The assistant principal at one of the schools is in critical condition with the most serious case of swine flu the city has seen, though he...http://www.newser.com/story/59053/nyc-shuts-3-schools-in-new-swine-flu-fear.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 May 2009 3:25:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58454/forget-swine-flu-5-pandemics-to-fear.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile the world panics over swine flu, many far more serious outbreaks lie in wait, reports Foreign Policy . Here are some you won’t see on TV—yet: Cholera: The deadly diarrheal infection is rampant in Africa, with infections shooting up 96% in 2006. The current outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed...http://www.newser.com/story/58454/forget-swine-flu-5-pandemics-to-fear.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 10 May 2009 10:00:55 CDT