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DRUG RESISTANCE SCAN: Antibiotic-resistant Salmonella, drug-resistant bacteria in Switzerland

May 23, 2013

 

CDC finds evidence of frequent fecal contamination in pools

(CIDRAP News) – A study of water filter samples collected from swimming pools in Atlanta last summer found markers for Escherichia coli in more than half, a finding that suggests fecal contamination, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today.

Lisa Schnirring
 

FOODBORNE DISEASE SCAN: Salmonella in live poultry, E coli outbreak in frozen foods, foodborne illness in Canada

May 10, 2013

 

NEWS SCAN: Aussie flu vaccine shortages, flu vaccine for UK kids, ground turkey and resistant bacteria

Apr 30, 2013

 

CDC cites increases in Campylobacter, Vibrio infections

(CIDRAP News) – The overall US incidence of major foodborne diseases was about the same in 2012 as it was about 5 years earlier, but Campylobacter infections were significantly more common, for unclear reasons, federal officials announced today.

Robert Roos
 

NEWS SCAN: New NDM strain in Germany & France, global flu activity

Apr 15, 2013

 

NEWS SCAN: H7N1 in ostriches, E coli recall, shingle vaccine effectiveness, possible bioterror drugs, fighting ICU infections, polio in Pakistan

Apr 10, 2013

 

NEWS SCAN: CFIA anthrax response, EU foodborne pathogens, Solomon Islands dengue, Global Fund goal

Apr 9, 2013

 

FOOD SAFETY SCAN: Frozen snack E coli outbreak update, egg-product certification

Apr 5, 2013

 

Auditor calls for more USDA E coli testing of 'boxed beef'

(CIDRAP News) – The auditing office at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is recommending that the agency close certain gaps in its pathogenic Escherhia coli testing program, mainly relating to intact cuts of meat that end up being ground into hamburger or mechanically tenderized.

Robert Roos
 

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