The outbreak has sickened 79 people in 7 states and is linked to brown cage free and brown certified organic eggs from a distributor in California.
Leaders agree to adopt the incident management support team, a tactic that was used successfully to coordinate the region’s response to mpox outbreaks.
Analysis of freshwater fish from sites where people actively catch and eat fish found that 2 species of trematodes, a type of flatworm, were prevalent.
Among 45 cases, 16 people have required hospitalization.
Cholera cases in Africa have risen sharply this year, with illnesses on track to pass totals recorded in 2023 and 2024.
The outbreak has sickened 26 people in 15 states and is linked to a grower and distributor in Florida.
An earlier investigation hinted at hospital food as a source, but evidence didn't reveal a specific item.
Four hard-hit countries—South Sudan, Angola, the DR Congo, and Sudan—account for about 90% of cases.
The agency says the move aims to ensure that foreign companies that produce food and essential medicines for US consumers receive the same level of oversight as domestic companies.
Lab testing in Ohio linked a positive poultry packing sample to the strain infecting people.
