2024 outbreaks

Salmonella outbreak traced to pet geckos

Canadian health officials are investigating a Salmonella outbreak associated with geckos. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has identified 25 patients. One person has died. Three people have required

By News Desk

/ 3 Oct 2024

Salmonella outbreak traced to pet geckos

Salmonella infections traced to L.A. Mexican restaurant nearing 50; investigation ongoing

County health officials in Los Angeles say the number of patients in a Salmonella outbreak traced to a Mexican restaurant in Valencia continues to increase. According to the Los Angeles

By News Desk

/ 2 Oct 2024

Salmonella infections traced to L.A. Mexican restaurant nearing 50; investigation ongoing

Germany hit hardest in multi-country Salmonella outbreak

Germany has been hit hardest in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak linked to rocket from Italy. As of late September, there are 98 cases in Germany. The Robert Koch Institut (RKI)

By Joe Whitworth

/ 2 Oct 2024

Germany hit hardest in multi-country Salmonella outbreak

Fatal Swiss Listeria outbreak linked to baker’s yeast

A major Listeria outbreak in Switzerland has sickened more than 30 since 2022 and seven people have died. The first case was reported in April 2022, and the outbreak peak

By Joe Whitworth

/ 1 Oct 2024

Fatal Swiss Listeria outbreak linked to baker’s yeast

Lawmakers want to know why USDA, Boar’s Head did not take action to avoid Listeria outbreak

A group of U.S. legislators are demanding answers from the USDA and Boar’s Head company officials regarding egregious food safety violations at a production plant that has led

By Coral Beach

/ 30 Sep 2024

Patient count in Cyclospora outbreak increases; other outbreaks hold steady

The number of confirmed patients in an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite continues to increase, with 60 people now sick. A source of the parasites has not yet

By News Desk

/ 27 Sep 2024

Botulism sickens six and kills two in Brazil

A state in Brazil has reported half a dozen botulism cases so far this year, including two deaths. Bahia’s Epidemiological Surveillance confirmed this week that another case of botulism

By News Desk

/ 27 Sep 2024

Botulism sickens six and kills two in Brazil

Democrats call for Justice Department to investigate deadly Boar’s Head outbreak

United States Rep. Rosa DeLauro and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal today called on the USDA and the U.S. Department of Justice to hold Boar’s Head accountable for

By News Desk

/ 26 Sep 2024

Another death reported in Listeria outbreak traced to Boar’s Head deli meats

A 10th death has been reported in an outbreak of Listeria infections traced to Boar’s Head deli meats. The outbreak has sickened 59 people in 19 states. All of

By Coral Beach

/ 25 Sep 2024

Another death reported in Listeria outbreak traced to Boar’s Head deli meats

More than 30 people now reporting illnesses after eating at Mexican restaurant in L.A.

County officials are now reporting that at least 31 people have become infected with Salmonella after eating at a Mexican restaurant in Valencia, CA. People who dined at Madre Oaxacan

By News Desk

/ 25 Sep 2024

More than 30 people now reporting illnesses after eating at Mexican restaurant in L.A.

Rare Salmonella type sickens people in Denmark and Austria

A rare type of Salmonella has sickened 20 people in Denmark and 17 in Austria. Since July, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) has recorded 20 cases of Salmonella Umbilo. There

By News Desk

/ 24 Sep 2024

Rare Salmonella type sickens people in Denmark and Austria

FDA issues warning about Answers pet food after reported pet illnesses; company refuses to recall products

The FDA has issued a warning to pet owners who feed their animals Answers brand food. The food has tested positive for Listeria and Salmonella and is a danger to

By News Desk

/ 23 Sep 2024

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Salmonella outbreak traced to pet geckos

Salmonella infections traced to L.A. Mexican restaurant nearing 50; investigation ongoing

Germany hit hardest in multi-country Salmonella outbreak

Fatal Swiss Listeria outbreak linked to baker’s yeast

Lawmakers want to know why USDA, Boar’s Head did not take action to avoid Listeria outbreak

Patient count in Cyclospora outbreak increases; other outbreaks hold steady

Botulism sickens six and kills two in Brazil

Democrats call for Justice Department to investigate deadly Boar’s Head outbreak

Another death reported in Listeria outbreak traced to Boar’s Head deli meats

More than 30 people now reporting illnesses after eating at Mexican restaurant in L.A.

Rare Salmonella type sickens people in Denmark and Austria

FDA issues warning about Answers pet food after reported pet illnesses; company refuses to recall products