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NEWS SCAN: E coli in raw milk, emerging E coli strains, possible weapon against tularemia, plague

May 27, 2010

 

NEWS SCAN: E coli in farm wildlife, FDA safety portal, delaying kids' vaccines, H1N1 vaccine uptake

May 25, 2010

 

USDA estimates E coli, Salmonella costs at $3.1 billion

(CIDRAP News) – The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), using its recently released tool for calculating the cost of foodborne illnesses, estimated that Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157:H7 cases cost the nation about $3.13 billion a year.

Robert Roos
 

Sprouts blamed in 10-state Salmonella outbreak

(CIDRAP News) – Twenty-three people in 10 states have had Salmonella infections in an outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts produced by a California company, Oregon public health officials announced today.

Robert Roos
 

NEWS SCAN: E coli strain ID'd, Campylobacter outbreak, genes and disease susceptibility, lead on universal flu vaccine, cholera filter

May 20, 2010

 

NEWS SCAN: Mumps, raw-milk contamination, E coli guidance, H5N1 in West Bank, virus sharing

May 18, 2010

 

NEWS SCAN: E coli in beef, malaria in Africa, Rift Valley fever epidemic, global polio down

 

NEWS SCAN: More E coli cases, Brucella infraction, Q fever alert, hospital triage planning

May 12, 2010

 

Lettuce confirmed as source of E coli outbreak

(CIDRAP News) – Federal investigation of an outbreak of a rare strain of Escherichia coli expanded yesterday as researchers confirmed a link between the strain, E coli O145, and the bagged shredded lettuce suspected of spreading it.

Maryn McKenna
 

NEWS SCAN: E coli outbreak, food safety report, TB treatment guide, chickenpox vaccine, H5N1 update

May 10, 2010

 

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