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
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
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
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
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
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
Continue Reading Texas team develops oral vaccine against Salmonella
Fidel Castro’s death came by coincidence just ahead of several more American airlines this week beginning regular airline service to Cuba.
On the runway for take-off to Cuba this week are United and Delta Airlines.
Continue Reading Travelers to Cuba might first listen up about the food safety risks
Oregon’s Clackamah County Public Health Department is advising area residents who may have been exposed to Hepatitis A at a local movie theater to check their immunization status. If they have not been vaccinated against
Continue Reading Food service worker at movie theater exposed patrons to Hep A
While there are no additional confirmed cases of Hepatitis A associated with the investigation of two Hardee’s restaurants in South Carolina, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control says it has now provided 4,809
Continue Reading Vaccines Given After SC Hardee’s Hep A Exposure Near 5,000 Mark
