In 1996 and 1997 large outbreaks of food-borne illness were traced to Guatemalan raspberries; from 2000 through 2002 there were three large outbreaks of salmonella traced to Mexican cantaloupes.
Large outbreaks of mountain pine beetles have occurred many times in the past.
Large outbreaks of disease have followed the drops in vaccination in several countries, and smaller outbreaks of measles and whooping cough have occurred in some American communities.
SARS-related discrimination has also been a problem in Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam and mainland China, which have also experienced large outbreaks of SARS this spring.
In the past, Congo has seen large outbreaks of Marburg and Ebola, hemorrhagic fevers caused by viruses that can attack the central nervous system and cause bleeding from the eyes, ears and other parts of the body.
The World Health Organization says no large outbreaks of disease have been reported so far, although there is a risk of malaria and diarrhea, and now there are worries about skin diseases.
The Fascination, a Carnival Cruise Line ship, was the third liner in recent weeks to report large outbreaks of vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms of Norwalk-like virus, which is considered nondeadly and generally clears up within a few days.
Large outbreaks of zoonotic influenza A virus (IAV) infections may presage an influenza pandemic.
Human group C rotaviruses have been associated with sporadic episodes and large outbreaks of gastroenteritis in children and adults but their epidemiology and ecology are still unexplored.
Zaire ebolavirus causes large outbreaks of severe and usually fatal hemorrhagic disease in humans for which there is no effective treatment or cure.
In Japan, from 2003 to 2004, large outbreaks of KHV infection in farmed carps resulted in the death of numerous fishes.
