2014 Event A bird flu outbreak has been identified on three poultry farms in the Netherlands; though current tests show the virus strain to pose a low risk to humans, infected birds will be slaughtered 2014 Event Royal Caribbean's cruise liner, Explorer of the Seas, returns to port after 700 of its 3,050 passengers become ill with gastroenteritis; the illness is suspected to be the Novovirus, a variant strain of the species Norwalk virus 2012 Event Fears over bioterrorism cause top international virologists agree to halt work on a more virulent strain of H5N1 influenza virus 2011 Event The E.coli strain that caused 46 deaths in Germany reportedly resurfaced in france, with eight people hospitalized in Bordeaux 2011 Event The World Health Organization announces the E. coli strain responsible for the 2011 E.coli O104:H4 outbreak had never before been isolated from patients 2011 Event Japan's economy officially enters a recession, partially due to financial strain caused by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami 2009 Event The "swine flu", the H1N1 influenza strain is the first condition deemed a global pandemic since the Hong Kong flu of 1967 - 1968 1968 Death Doris Lloyd, actress (Oliver Twist), dies of heart strain at 71 1962 Birthday Julie Strain, Concord California, actress, Witchcraft IV 1942 Birthday Michael Crichton, born in Chicago, Illinois novelist, Andromeda Strain, Congo, Looker 1940 Birthday Sammy Strain, U.S. singer, Imperials-Hurt So Bad 1930 Birthday James Olsen, Evanston, Illinois, actor, Andromeda Strain, Spell 1914 Birthday David Wayne, born in Traverse City, Michigan, actor, 'Andromeda Strain', 'Adams Rib'
