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 Disease Control and Prevention’s Health
Continue Reading The uptick in antibiotic-resistant Shigella infections prompts CDC health alert
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 Prevention reported that its FoodNet
Continue Reading Foodborne illnesses decreased in 2020; could be result of pandemic factors
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) therapy described in a new
Continue Reading Data shows experimental botulism antitoxin highly effective in adults
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 incidence of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella infections in
Continue Reading Half of antibiotic resistant Salmonella cases from 4 serotypes
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 long been sought by those concerned
Continue Reading FDA: Marketing, labeling of animal antibiotics to change in 2017
