The French side of the Caribbean island of St. Martin now has 89 confirmed and 20 probable cases of chikungunya, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in a Jan 4 update.
The proposed rule is the first to prevent intentional contamination of food products.
Most US samples had bacterial contamination, and a good many had pathogenic varieties.
The multistate outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg linked to chicken from producer Foster Farms in California has now sickened 416 people in 23 states and Puerto Rico, according to an update today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The last-reported case count was 389 on Nov 19.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) today recommended that all infants, children, and pregnant women avoid raw (unpasteurized) milk, and called for a nationwide ban on the sale of all raw-milk products.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday declared that an Escherichia coli outbreak linked to chicken salad and wrap products from Glass Onion Catering is over after affecting at least 33 people in four states.
Seven of the patients required hospitalization, and two developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a potentially deadly kidney complication. No deaths were reported.
The biggest push to vaccinate children in seven Middle Eastern countries against polio starts this week, with a goal of reaching 23 million kids in Syria and neighboring nations, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today. The campaign aims to reach all children under age 5 over the next few months, whether they live at home or in displaced populations.
Saudi Arabia's health ministry today announced two more Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections, one of which appears to be in a health worker with an asymptomatic infection who had contact with a confirmed case, according to a machine-translation of a statement posted on the ministry's Web site.
Plan aims to streamline inspections and give inspectors more flexibility.
Findings include risky handling of ground beef and chicken and poor shipping of leafy greens.
