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NEWS SCAN: Tempeh outbreak link confirmed, dog food recall expands, healthcare-associated infections

May 7, 2012

 

Dry dog food implicated in multistate Salmonella outbreak

(CIDRAP News) – The detection of Salmonella during routine tests on dry dog food has uncovered an outbreak linked to a rare strain that has so far sickened 14 people in nine states, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said yesterday.

Lisa Schnirring

NEWS SCAN: Cholera serotype switch in Haiti, imported rabies, hepatitis C in boomers

May 3, 2012

 

USDA proposes quicker trace-back for tainted beef

(CIDRAP News) – The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) today proposed new guidance on trace-back investigations after evidence of contamination is found in ground beef during routine sampling, a move to more quickly protect consumers against foodborne illness.

Lisa Schnirring
 

FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: Updates on two Salmonella outbreaks, Campylobacter -fighting compound

 

NEWS SCAN: Salmonella -tainted tempeh, H5N1 in Indonesia, CDC's immunization awards, UTI drug resistance

May 1, 2012

 

Outbreak of uncommon Salmonella strain probed in North Carolina

(CIDRAP News) – Health officials in North Carolina and their federal partners are investigating an outbreak of an uncommon Salmonella strain that has sickened 34 people who visited or live in Buncombe County since the end of February.

The Buncombe County Health Department (BCHD) listed the strain as Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi B and said it has a genetic fingerprint that is not common.

Lisa Schnirring
 

Second Salmonella strain cited in growing tuna-linked outbreak

(CIRAP News) – A second strain of Salmonella has been identified in a 21-state outbreak with a contaminated tuna product as the likely cause, and the total number of cases has jumped to 200, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today.

Robert Roos
 

NEWS SCAN: Flu severity in Taiwan, Salmonella in tuna samples, dengue mosquitoes in Europe

Apr 25, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: Rotavirus vaccine efforts, addressing vaccine myths

 

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