The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is continuing efforts to update scientific advice on foodborne parasites.
A meeting at FAO’s headquarters in Rome in May brought together scientists to review the latest data on foodborne protozoan parasites, such as Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and Toxoplasma gondii.
They looked at data on disease burden, food
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a series of documents covering the relevance of a range of pathogens in water.
The background documents will inform the revision of WHO guidelines for drinking water quality and on sanitation and health. Examples of agents covered are Cyclospora, Salmonella, Toxoplasma gondii, Yersinia
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The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of infections caused by E. coli O157:H7.
As of Nov. 14, 18 confirmed patients have been identified. The FDA has not reported where the patients live or their ages. The agency has begun traceback efforts but has not reported what
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Federal officials are investigating a new outbreak of E. coli O121:H19. A source of the pathogen has not yet been identified.
The investigation is in its early stages, and 33 patients have been discovered. The Food and Drug Administration has not released any patient information, such as where the patients
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The FDA is investigating a new outbreak of infections from Listeria monocytogenes. The agency has not yet found the source of the pathogen.
As of Oct. 23, health officials had confirmed three patients who had become ill from the same strain of Listeria. The FDA has not released the patients’
Continue Reading New Listeria outbreak discovered; investigations into others ongoingThe 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 been found.
The Food and Drug Administration first reported the outbreak on Aug. 7 and the patient count has steadily
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The FDA continues to investigate six ongoing outbreaks from foodborne pathogens, with increasing patient counts in four of the six.
This week, the Food and Drug Administration confirmed reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infection has been traced to eggs. Milo’s
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Investigators from the FDA have discovered a new outbreak of infections from Salmonella Enteritidis.
According to the Food and Drug Administration’s notice, the outbreak has already sickened 66 people. The agency has not reported the patients’ ages or locations.
FDA investigators have begun onsite inspections and sample testing, but the
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The FDA is investigating a new outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections that has sickened 25 people.
The Food and Drug Administration has not reported where the patients live or how old they are. The agency has begun traceback efforts, but is not yet reporting what food or foods are
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Federal officials are investigating a new outbreak of infections from Listeria monocytogenes.
According to the Food and Administration, three confirmed patients were present as of Aug. 21. An outbreak is declared when two or more patients are infected with the same strain of a pathogen.
The FDA has initiated traceback
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