Sweden has become the latest country to report Shigella infections in people who had been to Cape Verde.
Shigella patients have also been found in the Netherlands, Denmark, France, Germany, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.
Continue Reading Sweden was also affected by illnesses linked to Cape Verde
Public health officials in the United States are warning travelers who have spent time in Mexico to be aware of multidrug-resistant strains of Salmonella Newport.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that some
Continue Reading CDC issues Salmonella alert for people traveling to Mexico
Brucellosis has markedly increased in recent years in Germany, according to a study.
Experts from the Robert Koch Institute found unpasteurized milk products were the top identified source of infection and most cases involved foreign
Continue Reading Brucella rise in Germany involves raw milk and foreign travel
The deadline for applications to the 2020 IAFP European Symposium Student Travel Scholarship is coming up next week. IAFP is offering the scholarship to support the travel of two students to attend the IAFP European
Continue Reading IAFP deadline for student travel scholarship applications closes soon; abstract deadline this month also
Food and water safety precautions play a prominent role in the “CDC Yellow Book 2020.” The Yellow Book, published every other year for half a century is the world travelers’ handbook for staying healthy.
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Continue Reading International travelers get food safety and other advice in CDC Yellow Book 2020
