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Illness Sweeps Cruise Ship Again

(March 16) -- Modern cruise ships are self-contained wonders equipped with anything that vacationing tourists could want -- and some that they don't. Celebrity Cruises said it is delaying the departure of the Celebrity Mercury's next cruise after 350 passengers on the boat's latest tour of the Caribbean came down with an...

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Reusable Shopping Bags Can Spread Stomach Flu Bug, Study Suggests

Steering clear of someone with a stomach bug doesn't mean you can't catch it.

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06/01/12 Study of 14 Wisconsin communities shows viruses in... Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee WI A new study of 14 Wisconsin communities that do not disinfect their water revealed the presence of human viruses in drinking water in nearly one-quarter of all samples taken.
05/31/12 Guam Public Health Orders Removal of ALL Korean... Source: Pacific News Center (PNC) The Department of Public Health (DPHSS) has ordered Guam Customs to seize all Korean shellfish products and asked island wholesalers and retailers to remove Korean shellfish products from their shelves.
05/31/12 Clorox Professional Products Company Unveils Enhanced... Source: Clorox Co Clorox Professional Products Company, a division of The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX), will showcase Clorox Healthcare, its new strengthened comprehensive product offerings and educational initiatives to meet healthcare professionals' diverse needs, at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) 2012 Conference in San Antonio, Texas, June 4-6.
05/30/12 Oyster bed reopening 3 weeks after virus closure Source: NBC - WDSU 6 - New Orleans LA The state health department says a Terrebonne Parish oyster bed that was closed May 8 because of a norovirus outbreak will reopen a half-hour before sunrise Wednesday.
05/27/12 Researcher hopes to spot virus potential Source: CBS - KLFY 10 - Acadiana LA BATON ROUGE, La. Weather data, satellite imagery and computer modeling could provide tools to forecast a norovirus outbreak in oysters in the Gulf of Mexico, an LSU researcher says.