Since Ebola was first reported in West Africa on March 23 , 2014 CDC has undertaken the most intensive outbreak response in the agency's history.
New York City (NYC) experienced an intensive initial outbreak that peaked in late May, providing the need and opportunity to rapidly quantify the severity of nH1N1.
In Saudi Arabia, CTX-M-15 producing K. pneumoniae was responsible for a neonatal intensive care unit outbreak [ 11].
A neonatal intensive care unit outbreak was caused by a strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus previously found in the community (ST45-MRSA-IV).
After recognition of the potential outbreak, intensive use of alcohol-based hand hygiene (70%% alcohol) was encouraged and consumption of the hygiene products was followed.
The Four Corners outbreak instigated intensive research into how fluctuations of rodent populations precipitate outbreaks of human disease.
Despite their intensive use, equine influenza outbreaks still continue to occur and therefore new strategies of vaccination are necessary to improve vaccine efficacy.
In practice, therefore, such clusters are treated as presumptive outbreaks requiring intensive management.
Background There are frequent reports of intensive care unit (ICU) outbreaks due to transmission of particular antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
