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States get $22 million to implement FSMA produce safety rule

The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) today awarded $21.8 million to support 42 states over 5 years in implementing the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) produce safety rule. 

PAHO reports 3,100 new cases, mostly in the Caribbean

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) late last week reported 3,100 new suspected or confirmed chikungunya cases, bringing the total in the Americas this year to 250,726.

The previous two reports noted increases of 617 and 32,492 cases, respectively. Brazil, which logged more than 30,000 new cases in the previous report, did not report updated numbers to PAHO for the most recent report, dated Aug 19.

Yellow fever slows in Angola but not in DRC as WHO response criticized

The pace of yellow fever cases in Angola has slowed further but shows no sign of relenting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) said in an update today. Meanwhile, an Associated Press (AP) report highlighted the organization's response failings, including a million lost doses of vaccine.

MCR-1 gene detected in Scottish patient infected with Salmonella

Health officials in Scotland have announced the country's first detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria harboring the MCR-1 gene.

Reports note steps for streamlining antibacterial clinical trials

A series of articles in a supplement to the latest issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases address what is termed a "crisis" in antibiotic development with recommendations to improve a critical stage in the process—clinical trials.

Yellow fever declining in Angola; DRC lab problems slow case confirmation

The rate of new suspected and confirmed cases of yellow fever continues to decline in Angola, but health officials are concerned about disease activity in Benguela province, where surveillance gaps and reporting delays are occurring, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its weekly update.

Pig roast Salmonella alert implicates meat supplier for 2nd time

The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) yesterday issued a public health alert over the risk of Salmonella infection related to preparing and consuming whole hogs for pig roasts, after investigation into a recent outbreak in Washington state linked illnesses to Kapowsin Meats for a second year in a row.

Infections nearly double in 8 poultry-linked Salmonella outbreaks

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reported another outbreak of Salmonella linked to live poultry in backyard flocks, with 287 new cases and 10 previously unaffected states reporting infections. Those cases nearly double the 324 that the CDC reported on Jun 2.

Study finds similarity in outbreak and sporadic foodborne illnesses

Foodborne illness patterns are generally similar when comparing outbreaks with sporadic infections, except in some instances for children, according to an analysis of the characteristics of four bacteria monitored by surveillance sites that are part of the US FoodNet system.