Foodborne Disease

In many outbreaks, contaminated seeds were the source, but other factors such as poor sanitation and unhygienic production practices also played roles.

Ecuador's environment minister said the country will deploy all available resources to minimize the impact on the Galapagos' unique ecosystem.

Samples from ready-to-eat food products in China were found to be contaminated with multidrug-resistant and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Officials warn about potentially fatal Vibrio vulnificus infections from wound exposure to contaminated coastal waters or from eating raw or undercooked shellfish.

New York officials said the case is still under investigation to determine if the patient was exposed to water in New York or elsewhere.

The recalled products were distributed to stores in 20 states.

Flu activity is on the downslope in the Southern Hemisphere, and globally influenza A is dominant with H3N2 and H1N1 proportions nearly equal among subtyped samples.

States are keeping residents posted on warm-weather infectious disease threats, some water-borne and others spread by mosquitos.

Of positive flu samples at national labs, 68.5% were influenza, and of subtyped samples, 66.2% were the 2009 H1N1 virus.

Patient interviews suggest ground beef bought from the same grocery chain, and an investigation into the source is underway.