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CDC investigation of 2020 Salmonella infections leads to pet hedgehogs

By News Desk on August 20, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified a cluster of 17 Salmonella Typhimurium infections linked to pet hedgehogs.

The cluster was detected in July 2020 by PulseNet, the national molecular subtyping network for …
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Feds waited 8 months to reveal cucumber Salmonella outbreak

By Coral Beach on December 30, 2016

The fourth Salmonella outbreak linked to fresh cucumbers since 2013 sickened people in at least eight states and spurred a national grocery chain to pull mini cucumbers from shelves this past spring — but federal…
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Poultry dangers: Live birds blamed for 7 ongoing outbreaks

By News Desk on June 3, 2016

Seven separate Salmonella outbreaks across 35 states sickened more than 300 people in the first four months of this year and are ongoing. All the outbreaks are being blamed on live poultry from “backyard flocks.”…
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Publisher’s Platform: What do a massive food recall and Donald Trump have in common?

By Bill Marler on May 14, 2016

ivVKO4yOgJX-4dd-PHzg6vDySy17HFiLrWR8eTS9qF8Well, other than two things – both contain items with orange colored flesh and both absorbed last week’s news cycle – nothing else.  But, I got your attention. What do we know about the current…
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CDC sending states new outbreak tool; launching PulseNet 2.0

By Dan Flynn on May 13, 2016

CHICAGO — The federal government is rolling out a powerful new, and increasingly affordable food safety weapon to about 30 states next year and to all 50 within two years. Robert Tauxe, director of the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was among the speakers at the 18th annual Food Safety Summit. Robert…
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CDC declares end to E. coli outbreak linked to fresh sprouts

By Coral Beach on March 25, 2016

An outbreak traced to fresh sprouts appears to be over, according to federal officials who say 11 people in two states were sickened by E. coli bacteria in Jack & The Green Sprouts alfalfa sprouts.
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Listeria cases, including one death, linked via DNA to raw milk

By Coral Beach on March 18, 2016

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Producer proclamations and consumer testimonials to the contrary, the new evidence is about the risk of raw milk with the latest discovery being …
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Researchers say PulseNet reaches far beyond outbreak control

By Coral Beach on March 16, 2016

  PulseNet-cost-savings-graphic-2016jpgThose who believe government should operate like a successful business ought to be happy about the ROI on the $7.3 million annual cost of PulseNet, which is saving half a billion each year by…
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Update: 41 E. Coli O26 Cases in OR and WA Associated With Chipotle Restaurants

By News Desk on November 6, 2015

Nov. 6 update: The Oregon Health Authority stated Friday, Nov. 6, that there are now 13 E. coli O26 illnesses in Oregon connected with eating at Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. That is one more reported …
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CDC Funds Fights Against Infectious Diseases in States, Territories

By News Desk on August 4, 2015

CDCroybal_406x250On Monday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced funding for states to help them fight infectious disease outbreaks more quickly and develop better interventions to protect the public’s health. The nearly $110…
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