Foodborne Disease

NEWS SCAN: Salmonella from tahini, USDA biosecurity strategy, HHS-GSK portfolio effort, tick-borne disease in Korea, Horn of Africa polio

May 22, 2013

DRUG RESISTANCE SCAN: US NDM isolates, resistant food pathogens in Europe

CDC finds evidence of frequent fecal contamination in pools

(CIDRAP News) – A study of water filter samples collected from swimming pools in Atlanta last summer found markers for Escherichia coli in more than half, a finding that suggests fecal contamination, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today.

Lisa Schnirring

Study pinpoints pathogens causing biggest diarrhea burden in kids

(CIDRAP News) – While many pathogens cause serious diarrhea in children in developing countries, four stand out as culprits in most of the infections, a finding that could drive new prevention strategies, an international research team reported today.

Lisa Schnirring

New tool for retail delis targets Listeria contamination

(CIDRAP News) – Federal food regulators unveiled an extensive study of how Listeria monocytogenes behaves in a retail delicatessen that they hope merchants, food producers, and even consumers will use as a "virtual deli" to better understand contamination and prevention steps.

Lisa Schnirring