Health officials in Scotland have announced the country's first detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria harboring the MCR-1 gene.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in its weekly yellow fever report yesterday, noted that genetic testing is under way to see if a Brazilian man picked up the disease after visiting Angola in March. The 58- year-old man from Niteroi died on Apr 2.
General Mills expanded its recall of flour products yesterday after four more people in two states became sick with Escherichia coli infections.
The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) yesterday issued a public health alert over the risk of Salmonella infection related to preparing and consuming whole hogs for pig roasts, after investigation into a recent outbreak in Washington state linked illnesses to Kapowsin Meats for a second year in a row.
An outbreak of Escherichia coli O121 linked to General Mills flour has grown by 4 cases, to 42, and the company has expanded its recall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.
Foodborne illness patterns are generally similar when comparing outbreaks with sporadic infections, except in some instances for children, according to an analysis of the characteristics of four bacteria monitored by surveillance sites that are part of the US FoodNet system.
Steps include added lab capacity, a sequencing database, and boosts for drug development.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed that Escherichia coli O121 found in a sample of General Mills flour from the home of one of the patients in a 38-case outbreak matches the strain infecting people.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today declared that Guinea has passed 42 days since the last patient was declared free of Ebola, officially ending Ebola virus transmission.
Half of the sick people interviewed had made something homemade with flour before becoming ill, with some using a General Mills brand.
