Foodborne Disease

CDC warns of deadly Listeria outbreak tied to packaged meals

A pregnant woman who was sickened has also reported fetal loss following her infection.

Analysis highlights bacterial contamination, multidrug-resistance, in retail meat samples

An analysis of FDA data found over one-third of US retail meat samples tested positive for potentially harmful bacteria, and nearly 1 in 4 bacterial isolates collected were multidrug-resistant.

Chris Dall

Salmonella outbreak tied to pistachio cream sickens people in 2 states

The FDA is investigating whether other lots or products made by the Turkish company are impacted.

Lisa Schnirring

Multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to brown eggs

The outbreak has sickened 79 people in 7 states and is linked to brown cage free and brown certified organic eggs from a distributor in California.

Chris Dall

African countries endorse coordinated plan to battle cholera outbreaks

Leaders agree to adopt the incident management support team, a tactic that was used successfully to coordinate the region’s response to mpox outbreaks.

Lisa Schnirring

Freshwater fish in California harboring infectious parasites may pose risk to people

Analysis of freshwater fish from sites where people actively catch and eat fish found that 2 species of trematodes, a type of flatworm, were prevalent.

Chris Dall