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(CIDRAP News) – The nation's number of West Nile virus (WNV) infections climbed 40% over last week's total, and though the country is in the midst of one of its worst years for the disease, hurricane rains aren't expected to have a big impact on the epidemic, a federal health official said today.
Aug 29, 2012
Aug 28, 2012
(CIDRAP News) – Tainted mangoes from Mexico implicated in a Salmonella Braenderup outbreak that has sickened several people in Canada are likely linked to about 101 illnesses so far in the United States, according to federal investigators.
Aug 27, 2012
(CIDRAP News) – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reported 52 more variant H3N2 (H3N2v) flu infections and said it has learned of three instances of likely human-to-human spread of the novel virus, though most cases have been linked to pig exposure, especially at fairs.
Aug 24, 2012
(CIDRAP News) – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) late yesterday identified the Indiana farm linked to a multistate Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that has grown to 178 people in 21 states, and the cantaloupe grower followed with a recall.
The grower, Chamberlain Farms, based in Owensville, released its recall notice yesterday as well.
Aug 23, 2012
(CIDRAP News) – The United States is experiencing a dramatic rise in the cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infections over the past month, with record-setting numbers expected over the next several weeks and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warning people to take key preventive steps.
Aug 21, 2012
(CIDRAP News) – The type of flu transmission occurring mainly in young people directly exposed to pigs at fairs this summer is unprecedented, and health officials should consider keeping pigs away from the events, according to one infectious disease expert who has gone on record with his concerns.
Minnesota health officials today reported the state's first cases of the novel H3N2 flu mainly linked to contact with pigs at agricultural fairs. And with cases of H3N2v climbing across the nation, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently urged schools to be on the lookout for infections.
Aug 20, 2012
(CIDRAP News) -- State and federal officials are investigating a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that has been linked to cantaloupe and has so far sickened 141 people in 20 states, with two fatal cases in Kentucky.
In the wake of a newspaper investigation that questioned the value of the federal BioWatch program for detecting dangerous airborne pathogens, some public health officials familiar with the program acknowledge that it's far from perfect, but they say it's not time to scrap it.
