Public health officials in Canada posted a Public Health Notice today regarding an outbreak of Listeria infections linked to frozen cooked chicken. The outbreak has hospitalized 85 percent of victims.
The Public Health Agency of
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Paradise parasites — Challenges to controlling rat lungworm disease
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“Tropical parasites in our food? No way!” most Americans think.
It’s time to think again.
In May Hawaii’s Department of Health announced three more cases of rat lungworm in recent visitors. Already endemic in
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Fresh basil consumption likely responsible for 205 Cyclospora infections in 11 states
Fresh basil exported by Siga Logistics de RL de CV of Morelos, Mexico is under investigation for a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in
Listeria outbreak in Spain linked to meat product; Salmonella warning issued for Madrid
Spanish authorities have linked an outbreak of Listeria that has affected more than 40 people to a brand of meat.
La Consejería de Salud y Familias de la Junta de Andalucía reported those ill lived
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Adulterated alcohol kills two more in Costa Rica for 25 dead to date
Visitors and residents of Costa Rica should not let their guard down regarding adulterated alcohol. Two more deaths from methanol poisoning were reported this week by the Costa Rican Ministry of Health.
The two latest
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Five ill in English E. coli O157 outbreak; source not identified
Five people were part of a national E. coli O157 outbreak in England earlier this year.
Of five laboratory confirmed infections from Shiga toxin producing E. coli O157 phage type 2, two people developed hemolytic
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FDA romaine testing downplayed facilities that chopped the heads
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Today the FDA released findings of a special testing program spurred by the deadly 2018 E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. It shows somewhat similar results as the outbreak
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FDA throws new enforcement punch; U.S. importer in the corner
The FDA revealed Tuesday that it has flexed some previously unexercised muscles by issuing the first ever warning letter to an importer for failure to follow the Foreign Supplier Verification Program food safety rule.
Summer may soon fade away, but some outbreaks are hanging around
There’s always a lot to remember when you are going back to school. And this year, it includes a considerable number of foodborne disease outbreaks that are not yet over, according to the federal Centers
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People ill in UK from rare Salmonella strain in pork from Romania
A Salmonella outbreak in the United Kingdom linked to pork from Romania has sickened 24 people, bringing the total impacted to 32.
Eight people from Ireland are also part of the outbreak and five of
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Florida’s public health emergency for hepatitis A being fought with more vaccinations
Just one week after Florida Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees declared a Public Health Emergency over the state’s Hepatitis A epidemic, free vaccines are being offered to Tampa Bay residents. Florida’s Pinellas County Health Department.is
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