A Minneapolis-based company has recalled certain lots of alfalfa sprouts linked to a 15-state E coli and Salmonella outbreak.
Alfalfa sprouts sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands are linked to the most recent outbreak of foodborne illness affecting the US.
Injuries requiring surgery on the head, neck, spine, or lower abdomen carry the highest risk.
Invasive E coli infections can cause life-threatening conditions like sepsis.
The NYC Health Department has confirmed a 7th death in a Legionnaires disease outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
Eleven of the cases have been in Florida, with Georgia reporting one case.
Over the holiday weekend cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan increased by 300 cases, to 572.
CDC scientists report the proportion of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales carrying the NDM gene rose from 5% in 2016 to 40% in 2023.
Invasive E coli is the leading cause of sepsis in newborns.
At least 9 people were sickened after eating cheese or drinking milk from Raw Farms.