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NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Egypt and Mongolia, conflict threatens polio efforts, E coli in bottled water, yellow fever vaccines dwindle

May 27, 2009

 

NEWS SCAN: E coli outbreak, viable frozen flu viruses, progress on virus-sharing

 

NEWS SCAN: Avian flu happenings, PCA plant fined, E coli outbreak mystery, NY pistachio plant cleared

Apr 10, 2009

 

CDC says foodborne disease rates held steady in 2008

(CIDRAP News) – Foodborne disease rates in 2008 stayed about the same as in the previous 3 years, underlining the need for renewed efforts to improve food safety, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today.

Robert Roos
 

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 cases, avian flu in Kentucky, E coli in wildlife, food-import safety, FDA clears malaria drug, polio appeal

Apr 8, 2009

 

NEWS SCAN: Avian flu, pandemic guidance for cargo haulers, receipts track E coli , cholera outbreak, oysters and norovirus

Mar 23, 2009

 

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in kids, meningitis vaccine, rare malaria, TB genotyping, E coli in water, food safety, livestock tracking, climate change

Mar 12, 2009

 

USDA grants conditional license for E coli cattle vaccine

(CIDRAP News) – The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently granted a conditional license for the nation's first Escherichia coli O157:H7 vaccine for cattle, allowing Epitopix LLC, a Willmar, Minn., company, to immediately offer the vaccine to the beef industry.

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: Avian flu, tainted Baxter flu materials, anthrax attack findings , drug-resistant malaria, homeland security, E coli in well water

Feb 26, 2009

 

NEWS SCAN: Human and avian H5N1, fever screening and pan flu, flu vaccine, E coli source

 

Vietnam reports new H5N1 caseA Vietnamese man has tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza, according to an Associated Press (AP) story today. The 35-year-old man from Ninh Binh province in the north developed a fever Feb. 5 after slaughtering and eating several ducks that his family had raised, said a provincial health official. If confirmed by the World Health Organization, his case would be the country's 109th overall and second this year.

 

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