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Lab Salmonella strain sickens 73 people in 35 states

(CIDRAP News) – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said yesterday that it and public health partners in several states are investigating a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to lab exposure that has so far sickened 73 people in 35 states.

Lisa Schnirring
 

Report ranks food-pathogen pairs by disease impact

(CIDRAP News) – Most of the foodborne illnesses in the United States are caused by a fairly short list of pathogens in a limited number of foods, with Salmonella, Campylobacter, and poultry ranking high, the University of Florida's Emerging Pathogens Institute said in a lengthy report released today.

Robert Roos
 

NEWS SCAN: Food recalls, ready-to-eat food safety, falconer flu risk, meningococcal vaccine in kids, hemorrhagic fever diagnosis, chikungunya in France

Apr 25, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: Salmonella and raw milk, malaria in US, TB screening, MRSA product claims, mumps boosters, polio in Ivory Coast

Apr 21, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: Listeria assessment, Salmonella outbreak update, terror-alert system change, measles in Europe

Apr 20, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Vietnam, tainted-food penalty bill, Haiti cholera decline, Tajik polio drive, dengue-favorable weather

Apr 19, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: Dengue vaccine demand, steamed N-95s, measles in travelers, bearded dragons and Salmonella

Apr 18, 2011

 

Salmonella detected at frog breeder in 217-case outbreak

(CIDRAP News) – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported yesterday that 217 people in 41 states since 2009 have become ill with Salmonella from contact with African dwarf water frogs.

Jim Wappes

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Apr 6, 2011

 

Outbreak probe finds drug resistance, Salmonella in turkey samples

(CIDRAP News) – Laboratory investigation of the Salmonella Hadar strain linked to a ground turkey burger recall and 12 illnesses reveals that it is resistant to several antibiotics, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said yesterday.

In addition, two samples of Jennie-O ground turkey burgers collected from the homes of sick patients in Colorado and Wisconsin tested positive for the outbreak strain, the CDC said.

Lisa Schnirring
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