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NEWS SCAN: Avian flu in birds, H5N1 vaccine in Vietnam, sprouts pulled from menu, measles in Europe

Feb 20, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: Raw milk outbreak, response to Europe's EHEC outbreak, measles in Indiana, Vietnam's H5N1 vaccine

 

Tainted Jimmy John's sprouts linked to illnesses in 5 states

(CIDRAP News) – An Escherichia coli O26 outbreak linked to raw clover sprouts served on Jimmy John's sandwiches has sickened 12 people in five states, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.

Lisa Schnirring

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Vietnam, Nepal; Hong Kong swine flu hybrids; FDA in China; food pathogen software

Feb 14, 2012

 

Proposed US budget taps prevention funds, leans on user fees

(CIDRAP News) – The Obama administration today proposed a fiscal year 2013 budget that would use prevention funds to cover some preparedness and public health activities and count on user fees to support more of the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) food safety initiatives.

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: Non-O157 E coli ban delayed, botulism outbreak detection, untreatable gonorrhea, C diff and antacids, measles in Indiana

 

FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: More raw milk Campylobacter cases, missed FSMA deadlines, EHEC genome clues

Feb 7, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: Raw milk Campylobacter outbreak, malaria deaths. yellow fever in Africa, chikungunya diagnosis, cell-based flu vaccine

Feb 3, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: Turtle-borne Salmonella , raw milk outbreak, hospital pathogens, guinea pigs as flu B models, Lyme map

Feb 2, 2012

 

FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: Salmonella in ground beef, food safety plan support

 

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