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4 Apr 2015, 6:46 am by Denis Stearns
Introduction to Shigella Shigella is a species of enteric bacteria that causes disease in humans and other primates. [16, 20] The disease caused by the ingestion of Shigella bacteria is referred to as shigellosis, which is most typically associated with diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms. [11, 16] “Shigella infection is the third most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in the United States, after Campylobacter infection and Salmonella infection and ahead of E. coli O157… [read post]
4 Jun 2023, 5:58 pm by Bill Marler
An Introduction to Listeria Listeria (pronounced liss-STEER-ē-uh) is a gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that can grow under either anaerobic (without oxygen) or aerobic (with oxygen) conditions. [4, 18] Of the six species of Listeria, only L. monocytogenes (pronounced maw-NO-site-aw-JUH-neez) causes disease in humans. [18] These bacteria multiply best at 86-98.6 degrees F (30-37 degrees C), but also multiply better than all other bacteria at refrigerator temperatures, something that… [read post]
22 Feb 2017, 9:26 pm by Bill Marler
An Introduction to Listeria Listeria (pronounced liss-STEER-ē-uh) is a gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that can grow under either anaerobic (without oxygen) or aerobic (with oxygen) conditions. [4, 18] Of the six species of Listeria, only L. monocytogenes (pronounced maw-NO-site-aw-JUH-neez) causes disease in humans. [18] These bacteria multiply best at 86-98.6 degrees F (30-37 degrees C), but also multiply better than all other bacteria at refrigerator temperatures, something that allows… [read post]
4 Jul 2021, 8:56 am by Bill Marler
An Introduction to Listeria Listeria (pronounced liss-STEER-ē-uh) is a gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that can grow under either anaerobic (without oxygen) or aerobic (with oxygen) conditions. [4, 18] Of the six species of Listeria, only L. monocytogenes(pronounced maw-NO-site-aw-JUH-neez) causes disease in humans. [18] These bacteria multiply best at 86-98.6 degrees F (30-37 degrees C), but also multiply better than all other bacteria at refrigerator temperatures, something that allows… [read post]
18 Jun 2019, 5:30 am by Bill Marler
Public Health England, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the NHS confirmed that, following a retrospective analysis of Listeria cases that 9 cases including 5 deaths were linked to this Listeria outbreak. [read post]
4 May 2016, 6:44 am by Bill Marler
With dozens of different brand name frozen vegetable products being recalled, and the sick stretching from Washington, California and Maryland (with the numbers and places likely to rise), what do you need to know about this very nasty bug? [read post]
2 Jun 2023, 12:08 pm by Bill Marler
As the Texas Department of Health has reported, there is a Shigella Outbreak in Lavaca County that has sickened nearly 100. [read post]
4 Jul 2013, 7:23 am by Bill Marler
An Introduction to Listeria Listeria (pronounced liss-STEER-ē-uh) is a gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that can grow under either anaerobic (without oxygen) or aerobic (with oxygen) conditions. [4, 18] Of the six species of Listeria, only L. monocytogenes (pronounced maw-NO-site-aw-JUH-neez) causes disease in humans. [18] These bacteria multiply best at 86-98.6 degrees F (30-37 degrees C), but also multiply better than all other bacteria at refrigerator temperatures, something that allows… [read post]
20 Feb 2017, 5:03 pm by Bill Marler
On August 15, 2016, the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) identified raw scallops served at Genki Sushi restaurants on Oahu and Kauai as a likely source of an ongoing hepatitis A outbreak. [read post]
16 Dec 2010, 1:59 am
In this editorial, published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Emerging Infectious Diseases journal (January 2011), the journal's associate editor Dr. [read post]
19 Oct 2011, 10:08 am
You may read more information about the outbreak at the following web address: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6039a5.htm? [read post]
8 Dec 2013, 8:44 pm by Bill Marler
Botulism is a rare, life-threatening paralytic illness caused by neurotoxins produced by an anaerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium, Clostridium botulinum. [read post]
21 Nov 2019, 3:35 pm by Bill Marler
356 Salmonella Reading infections from 42 states and the District of Columbia linked to turkey During 2018–2019, CDC, local and state public health partners, the U.S. [read post]
15 May 2015, 7:03 am by Schachtman
In the law of expert witness gatekeeping, the distinction between scientific claims made in support of litigation positions and claims made in support of regulations is fundamental. [read post]
27 Aug 2008, 11:24 pm
Dear Senator, I am writing to you because I have grave concerns with a bill currently before you – SB201. [read post]
5 Sep 2015, 6:40 pm by Bruce Clark
An Introduction to Salmonella Bacteria Salmonella is a bacterium that causes one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States – salmonellosis. [read post]