The first large-scale egg recall since 2010 comes after 23 illnesses in 9 states.
Consumer Reports today urged the public to avoid all romaine lettuce for now, based on an Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak that has sickened 35 people in 11 states, as a Pennsylvania company recalled 8,757 pounds of ready-to-eat salads that may be contaminated.
With 18 new illnesses, the outbreak has grown to 35 cases in 11 states.
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and Inovio Pharmaceuticals yesterday announced a partnership to support Inovio's development of candidate vaccines against Lassa fever and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
Six people have been hospitalized, including one with a serious kidney condition; no food source has been confirmed.
The CDC reports 95 new cases, for a total of 265 in 8 states, but with more than 90% in Iowa.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed a new case of MERS-CoV yesterday.
Officials have diagnosed an 85-year-old Saudi man from Al Hawiyah as having MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus). He is in stable condition, and the MOH said the patient had direct contact with camels, a known risk factor for MERS.
In total, 132 cases in 32 states are tied to kratom, an herbal alternative to opioids.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed two new cases of MERS-CoV, including a household contact in Riyadh.
On Apr 2, a 58-year-old Saudi man from Najran was diagnosed as having an asymptomatic MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) infection. He is in stable condition, and the source of his infection is listed as "primary," meaning it's unlikely he contracted the disease from another person.
The FDA took the step after the company refused to voluntarily recall its products in the wake of positive lab tests for Salmonella.
