by admin | Aug 23, 2019 | Bacteria, Outbreaks
Originally Published by CNN Health A deadly strain of salmonella that has sickened more than 250 people may not respond to the antibiotics commonly prescribed to treat the foodborne infection, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In its...
by admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Outbreaks
Originally Published by Z6Mag.com The salmonella outbreak has been linked with people getting in contact with backyard poultry animals such as chickens, and geese. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an alert stating that the agency is...
by admin | Jul 26, 2019 | Outbreaks
Originally Published by Food Safety News In September 2017 Colorado public health officials investigated an outbreak of E. coli O121 associated with recreational swimming at Villa Sport Athletic Center located in Colorado Springs. Three confirmed cases and three...
by admin | Jul 25, 2019 | Fungus, Outbreaks
Originally Published by Infection Control Today Global warming may have played a pivotal role in the emergence of Candida auris, according to a new study published in mBio, an open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. C. auris, which is often...
by admin | Jul 25, 2019 | Fungus, Infection prevention, Outbreaks
Originally Published by ZME Science When it comes to the multi-drug-resistant fungus Candida auris, few things are looking good. According to the CDC, several countries have reported that this fungus (technically, a yeast) is causing severe illness in hospitalized...
by admin | Jun 24, 2019 | Bacteria, Outbreaks
Originally Published by Newsday.com Investigators continue to search for the source of the E. coli contamination in the Long Beach water system that Friday caused Nassau County health officials to issue a boil-water alert, as well as issue safety recommendations to...
