As confirmations of the spread of bird flu in dairy herds and poultry flocks in the United States continue to mount, the Public Health Agency of Canada has secured 500,000 additional doses of a human vaccine to protect people most at risk of contracting the virus.
People most at risk
Continue Reading USDA reports spread of bird flu to other animals; Canada buys additional vaccine
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Here we go again.
From the New York Health Department:
Anyone Who Ate Food From ilili Restaurant During January 31 – February 9, 2025 Should Get Hepatitis A Vaccine as a Precautionary Measure
Hepatitis A is an Extremely Contagious Liver Disease; It is Rarely Fatal
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Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Give hepatitis A vaccines to food service workers
University of Florida researchers have taken a significant step toward developing a vaccine for non-typhoidal Salmonella.
Salmonella infections are responsible for an estimated 1.35 million illnesses, 26,500 hospitalizations and 420 deaths annually in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The study, conducted by the
Continue Reading University of Florida researchers advance development of Salmonella vaccine
The risk to public health remains low, but concern about where avian flu will end up remains on the rise.
Since March, the number of infections has reached 94 dairy herds in 12 states, and former CDC Director Robert Redfield predicts the end will come in a bird flu pandemic. It’s
Continue Reading Bird flu risk to humans remains low, but is still a high concern
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has begun avian influenza vaccination trials that might be effective against the deadly virus in another 18 to 24 months.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), often referred to as “bird flu,” has been on a rampage for the past year resulting in the loss of
Continue Reading USDA orders vaccine trials for bird flu outbreaks
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston are working to develop targeted treatments and vaccines against noroviruses.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year in the United States norovirus is responsible for more than 20 million cases of acute
Continue Reading Study identifies antibodies that may neutralize norovirus variants
America’s food safety attorney Bill Marler, who by way of proper disclosure is also the publisher of Food Safety News, wants food handlers vaccinated for Hepatitis A.
Fact is Marler has been on something of a campaign or crusade or jihad with health departments and restaurant owners to
Continue Reading There isn’t more Hepatitis A risk for restaurant workers; but they can spread it faster than others
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.
Chapter 2 provides blunt warnings for international travelers about the risk of contaminated food and water.
Continue Reading International travelers get food safety and other advice in CDC Yellow Book 2020
Louisville, KY, residents are getting another in what’s been a series of public warnings about hepatitis A.
This time, anyone who dined at a local White Castle restaurant between April 6 and April 20 is advised they might have been exposed to the virus and should get vaccinated. That’s because
Continue Reading White Castle worker latest to expose Louisville to hepatitis A
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed an oral vaccine against the foodborne pathogen responsible for the most hospitalizations and deaths in the United States.
It will likely take about five years before the Salmonella vaccine is available to the public, said lead researcher Ashok
Continue Reading Texas team develops oral vaccine against Salmonella
