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As cases soar in both the UK and South Africa, scientists are scrambling to detail variant virus characteristics.

Regulators in Africa are reviewing the vaccine for licensing in at-risk countries.

Fresh Express salads are linked to a 3-state, 8-case outbreak in the US and 16 cases in Canada.

As the outbreak grows to 59 cases, officials puzzle over why romaine and not other lettuce was tainted.

So far 32 illnesses have been confirmed in 11 states, as well as 18 cases in Canada.

The announcement comes as Nigeria is experiencing its largest outbreak, with 481 confirmed cases reported as of last week, 133 of them fatal.

The report calls on PHAC to speed up development of a plan to address antimicrobial resistance.

Officials are investigating norovirus outbreaks involving dozens of cases linked to raw oysters from British Columbia.

So far the CDC probe hasn't pointed to a specific food type to guide consumers.

A CDC official says though cases are still being reported, the pace of new reports appears to be slowing.