Colorado public health officials have confirmed three cases of typhoid fever among individuals who had eaten at a Mexican restaurant in Firestone, CO, this past August. Two of them were hospitalized, and all three have
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Fast-Food Walkout: Does Worker Well-Being Affect Food Safety?
Thousands of fast-food workers in dozens of U.S. cities are reportedly set to stage a one-day national strike on Thursday to protest the industry’s low wages and predominant lack of basic benefits. Organizations representing restaurant
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San Francisco Nordstrom Café Worker had Typhoid Fever
An employee at the Nordstrom Café in San Francisco’s Stonestown Galleria has been diagnosed with typhoid fever and may have exposed customers to the disease, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
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Typhoid Fever Case in Purdue University Food Handler
A food handler working at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., has tested positive for typhoid fever, state health officials announced Tuesday. Those who ate at the university’s Boiler Bistro, John Purdue Room, or
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Microbe Found in Salt Could Lead to Salmonella Vaccine
The Baltimore Sun reported Thursdaythat a team of University of Maryland School of Medicine scientists have spent years researching and developing salt crystals harboring microbes that could act as carriers vaccines for pathogens such
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Tempeh a Possible Source of Rare Typhoidal Salmonella Outbreak
Although tempeh has been named as a potential source of the Salmonella outbreak in North Carolina, officials say that avoiding this food may not guarantee safety from infection, as the tempeh has not been confirmed
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Oyster-Borne Typhoid Fever Killed 150 in Winter of 1924-25
Editor’s Note: In the winter of 1924-25, oysters exposed to polluted water were responsible for a typhoid fever epidemic that spread to New York, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. It was the deadliest outbreak of
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