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U.S. researchers confirm canned sardines spread deadly botulism during Rugby World Club held in France

They visited Bordeaux, France, last month for the Rugby World Cup and reported eating home-canned sardines in the same bar and restaurant The University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease

By News Desk

/ 24 Oct 2023

U.S. researchers confirm canned sardines spread deadly botulism during Rugby World Club held in France

The uptick in antibiotic-resistant Shigella infections prompts CDC health alert

The CDC is warning about a steep increase in the number of infections from antibiotic-resistant infections from Shigella, which is often foodborne. In a health advisory from the Centers for

By Coral Beach

/ 7 Mar 2023

The uptick in antibiotic-resistant Shigella infections prompts CDC health alert

Foodborne illnesses decreased in 2020; could be result of pandemic factors

Foodborne illnesses in the United States decreased by 26 percent in 2020 compared with the average from 2017-19, according to a report released today. The Centers for Disease Control and

By Coral Beach

/ 24 Sep 2021

Foodborne illnesses decreased in 2020; could be result of pandemic factors

Data shows experimental botulism antitoxin highly effective in adults

A study shows promise for future victims of botulism poisoning, which is a particularly dangerous foodborne illness that can quickly paralyze respiratory muscles causing suffocation. The botulism antitoxin heptavalent (BAT)

By News Desk

/ 21 Jun 2019

Data shows experimental botulism antitoxin highly effective in adults

Half of antibiotic resistant Salmonella cases from 4 serotypes

Editor’s note: CIDRAP News originally published this report by Chris Dall on Dec. 15, 2016. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week published new estimates of the

By CIDRAP

/ 17 Dec 2016

FDA: Marketing, labeling of animal antibiotics to change in 2017

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is tightening up regulations on the marketing and labeling of so-called “medically important antimicrobials” used on food animals. Such a move has

By News Desk

/ 5 Jul 2016

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U.S. researchers confirm canned sardines spread deadly botulism during Rugby World Club held in France

The uptick in antibiotic-resistant Shigella infections prompts CDC health alert

Foodborne illnesses decreased in 2020; could be result of pandemic factors

Data shows experimental botulism antitoxin highly effective in adults

Half of antibiotic resistant Salmonella cases from 4 serotypes

FDA: Marketing, labeling of animal antibiotics to change in 2017

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