This was originally published Oct. 1 on Maryn McKenna’s Superbug Blog, hosted by Wired Science. There’s going to be a lot — a lot — of coverage today on the federal shutdown, what it means and how long it might go on. I thought it might be worth
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CDC: Whether Your Food-Related Illness Gets Investigated Depends on Where You Live
From the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Food Safety Epidemiology Capacity in State Health Departments — United States, 2010
December 23, 2011 / 60(50);1701-1704:
…In 2010, a total of 787 FTEs were working as foodborne disease epidemiologists in state, regional, and local health departments in the
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Food Safety in China, and the Risk to the U.S.
Another week, another food-safety crisis in China. Several news networks — Associated Press, Australian Press and Xinhua — report that 11 people have died and anywhere from 120 to 140 were sickened by contaminated vinegar. Stoking tensions further is the reason so many were poisoned at once: The victims
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