JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Australia records first H5N1 case in a mammal as bird flu outbreak expands
The highly pathogenic virus was found in a long-nosed fur seal in South Australia, officials said.
AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - E. coli and salmonella outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts sickens 55 people in 15 states
Federal health officials are investigating an unusual multi-pathogen food poisoning outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts from a Minnesota grower, a company the FDA had previously warned about unsanitary conditions. The CDC has confirmed 55 cases of illness across 15 states, with four people hospitalized after eating contaminated alfalfa sprouts produced by Everything Sprouts, a grower […] The post E. coli and salmonella outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts sickens 55 people in 15 states appeared first on American Almanac .
Federal health officials are investigating an unusual multi-pathogen food poisoning outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts from a Minnesota grower, a company the FDA had previously warned about unsanitary conditions. The CDC has confirmed 55 cases of illness across 15 states, with four people hospitalized after eating contaminated alfalfa sprouts produced by Everything Sprouts, a grower based in Minnesota. The sprouts were sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brand names to restaurants and grocery stores. No deaths have been reported. Illnesses began in late May and continued through at least August 8. A food safety alert has been issued, and the CDC, FDA, and state-level public health officials in several states are actively…Open
HUFFPOST - Alfalfa Sprout Outbreak Linked To Food-Poisoning In 15 States
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday the agency is aware of 55 cases nationally, including four people who have been hospitalized..
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Ebola Crisis Escalating as Death Toll Passes 2,500.
Over 2,500 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, according to the United Nations.
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has become the largest in the country’s history , with health workers facing violent attacks amid rising social unrest. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Over 2,500 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak, according to the United Nations (UN). DETAIL: The most recent crisis represents the largest Ebola outbreak in the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The previous largest outbreak lasted from 2018 to 2020. Roughly 160 health workers have fallen ill with Ebola, and 43 have died. In addition, over 260 attacks on health workers have been reported over the past six months, with eight being killed. The current outbreak is caused by the…Open
ABCNEWS - At least 41 sickened in Salmonella, E. coli outbreak linked to sprouts
At least 41 people have been sickened in a Salmonella and E. coli outbreak linked to sprouts in Minnesota and Wisconsin, health officials in the two states said.
YOUTUBE (Facts Matter with Roman Balmakov) - CDC Issues Alert About Biblical Disease
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NPR (Yuki Noguchi) - Record cyclosporiasis outbreak tests the response of a 'weakened' health system
From state and local food-safety response to the federal health agencies that fund that work, a record-breaking year for cyclosporiasis cases runs up against the Trump administration's cuts last year.
DAILYCALLER (Mark Tanos) - Ebola Outbreak Hits Record Setting Pace With Over 5,000 Cases And Nearly 2,500 Dead
‘The epidemic is far from being under control’
AMERICANALMANAC (Jonah Adams) - New World screwworm outbreak freezes Texas pet adoptions, puts thousands of shelter animals at risk
A flesh-eating parasite that crossed from Mexico into the United States for the first time in 60 years has shut down interstate pet transfers from Texas, leaving overcrowded shelters facing a surge in euthanasia. Forty-four states have now restricted the movement of dogs and cats from screwworm-infested areas of Texas, choking off the pipeline that […] The post New World screwworm outbreak freezes Texas pet adoptions, puts thousands of shelter animals at risk appeared first on American Almanac .
A flesh-eating parasite that crossed from Mexico into the United States for the first time in 60 years has shut down interstate pet transfers from Texas, leaving overcrowded shelters facing a surge in euthanasia. Forty-four states have now restricted the movement of dogs and cats from screwworm-infested areas of Texas, choking off the pipeline that normally sends tens of thousands of unadopted animals each year to shelters and rescue groups in the Northeast, the Great Lakes, and beyond. Florida banned imports of rescued dogs and cats from Texas and New Mexico roughly a week after the first screwworm case appeared in Texas this year. New York blocked transfers for weeks before reinstating them with a new requirement: a veterinarian must…Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Rob Taub) - Cyclospora cases in US near 16K, CDC says
There are now 15,716 cases of domestically acquired cyclospora tracked in the U.S. since May this year, according to the CDC.