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Salmonella outbreak tied to pet turtles sickens 26 people in 11 states

Illness onsets began in October 2022, and two outbreak strains are involved.

Lisa Schnirring

Quick takes: Global flu declines, CEPI funding for disease X, more contaminated cannabis products

Flu activity is on the downslope in the Southern Hemisphere, and globally influenza A is dominant with H3N2 and H1N1 proportions nearly equal among subtyped samples.

Stephanie Soucheray

Quick takes: Flu rises in some Southern Hemisphere countries, more polio from 2 African countries, raw milk linked to illness cluster in Minnesota kids

Of positive flu samples at national labs, 68.5% were influenza, and of subtyped samples, 66.2% were the 2009 H1N1 virus.

Lisa Schnirring

CDC ends probe of Salmonella cases tied to Papa Murphy's cookie dough

Of 22 patients interviewed, 15 said they ate Papa Murphy's raw chocolate chip cookie dough or raw s'mores bars dough.

Jim Wappes

Arizona announces recall of marijuana products because of Aspergillus, Salmonella

Several Arizona marijuana establishments have voluntarily recalled certain products over potential contamination with Aspergillus and Salmonella.

Lisa Schnirring

Ground beef suspected in Salmonella outbreak probe

The outbreak has so far sickened 26 people in Illinois, with a few cases in other states.

Lisa Schnirring

40% of US foodborne restaurant outbreaks traced to sick workers

The most common pathogens involved in outbreaks with a confirmed or suspected agent were norovirus and Salmonella.

Mary Van Beusekom
Sick barista

Cookie dough-linked Salmonella outbreak sickens people in 6 states

Of 14 case-patients interviewed, 12 ate food from Papa Murphy's, including 9 who ate raw cookie dough and 1 who had baked with it.

Lisa Schnirring

57% of raw stuffed chicken products from homes, stores yielded Salmonella

Eleven outbreaks in 25 years included 187 Salmonella cases and 42 hospitalizations across 21 states.

Mary Van Beusekom

Study links international travel to increased risk of drug-resistant Salmonella

The link between travel and antibiotic resistance might be related to selection pressure for resistance genes in particular regions due to antibiotic use in humans or animals.

Chris Dall