Taiwanese health officials say the H7 avian flu virus does not contain any mutations that would increase the risk of bird-to-human transmission.
The outbreak resulted in 26 hospitalizations but no deaths.
The CDC ends its investigation into the recent infant botulism outbreak traced to ByHeart formula and lowered the total case number.
At least 7 people in 7 states have been sickened.
Media reports say that antibodies against H5N1 avian flu have been detected in five cows in the Netherlands province of Northeast Friesland, although officials have yet to confirm the finding.
No deaths have been reported, but 12 people have been hospitalized.
Twenty people have been hospitalized, and the CDC says the true number of cases is likely much higher.
The CDC has closed its investigation into a Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs that sickened 105 people in 14 states.
Texas health officials say the state has a seen a fourfold increase in whooping cough cases compared with last year.
In lab experiments and chickens, peptides derived from a strain of probiotic bacteria inhibited Salmonella strains that commonly cause foodborne illness.
