More than 240 people have been sickened by a norovirus outbreak on a cruise ship.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there has been a gastrointestinal illness outbreak on the Cunard Line ship Queen Mary 2.
According to Cunard’s website, the ship sailed from Southampton in England
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University of Florida researchers have taken a significant step toward developing a vaccine for non-typhoidal Salmonella.
Salmonella infections are responsible for an estimated 1.35 million illnesses, 26,500 hospitalizations and 420 deaths annually in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The study, conducted by the
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Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have uncovered critical links between socioeconomic factors — such as income, education level, and poverty — and an increased risk of Salmonella infections linked to ground beef consumption.
In a study published in the Journal of Food Protection, CDC researchers
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Researchers have analyzed travel-associated infections in people returning to the United States from abroad.
From 2017 to 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigated 41 multistate outbreaks of non-typhoidal Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) linked to international travel.
In the same time frame, CDC handled 470
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Fratelli Beretta USA, Inc., of Mount Olive, NJ, is recalling approximately 11,097 pounds of Busseto Foods brand ready-to-eat charcuterie meat products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The problem was discovered when FSIS was notified that a
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TORONTO – Monitoring of related Listeria infections over multiple years has seen more than 80 cases and a dozen deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Michael Vasser, from the CDC, gave details about the reoccurring, emerging and persisting (REP) strain during a recent presentation at the
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Compass USA, of Charlotte, NC, is recalling over 2,000 Fresh To You Chicken Filet Sandwiches because the chicken sandwich was made with uncooked chicken.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), raw chicken is often contaminated with Campylobacter bacteria and sometimes with Salmonella and Clostridium perfringens bacteria
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A new report from the CDC underscores the need for improved policies and enforcement to prevent food contamination by ill or infectious food workers. The implementation of paid leave for sick workers is a primary concern.
The research suggests that implementing comprehensive ill-worker policies, such as requiring employees to report
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