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7 Jul 2013, 11:43 am
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more health-care associated infections have been linked to contaminated endoscopes than to any other medical device. [read post]
6 Jul 2013, 9:49 am by Dan Flynn
Four more rare hepatitis A virus cases in the United States were linked over the weekend to Turkish-grown pomegranate seeds by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, raising the total number of cases in the current outbreak to 140 in eight states. [read post]
5 Jul 2013, 4:18 pm by News Desk
Five people in four states, including one who died, being infected with the same strain of Listeria monocytogenes has the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) worrying about potentially contaminated cheeses that were distributed nationwide. [read post]
4 Jul 2013, 7:23 am by Bill Marler
” [18] Overall, seasonal trends show a notable peak in total Listeria cases and related-deaths from July through October. [3] Ingested by mouth, Listeria is among the most virulent foodborne pathogens, with up to 20% of clinical infections resulting in death. [3] These bacteria primarily cause severe illness and death in persons with immature or compromised immune systems. [13, 18] Consequently, most healthy adults can be exposed to Listeria with little to any risk of infection and illness.… [read post]
3 Jul 2013, 3:24 pm by Bill Marler
The Minnesota Departments of Health and Agriculture are working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. [read post]
3 Jul 2013, 3:20 pm by Bill Marler
The Minnesota Departments of Health and Agriculture are working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. [read post]
3 Jul 2013, 3:10 pm by News Desk
Health officials in four states are working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. [read post]
3 Jul 2013, 2:24 pm by Drew Falkenstein
Health officials investigate Listeria outbreak linked to cheese Pregnant women, newborns and adults with weakened immune systems most at risk The Minnesota Departments of Health and Agriculture are working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. [read post]
3 Jul 2013, 6:52 am
The latter is a particularly important goal, considering recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noting that while about 5 percent of those over the age of 65 reside in a nursing home, this group accounts for about 20 percent of all deaths from falls. [read post]
2 Jul 2013, 10:01 pm by Helena Bottemiller
Tuite is part of the agency’s Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) Network, a multidisciplinary team that works closely with states and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to solve foodborne illness outbreaks. [read post]
2 Jul 2013, 3:12 am by Robert Kraft
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta estimates that one of every 20 patients in U.S. hospitals gets a hospital-acquired infection each year. [read post]
1 Jul 2013, 4:32 pm by News Desk
Another four people are now known to have been sickened in the ongoing hepatitis A outbreak linked to pomegranate seeds from Turkey, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday. [read post]
30 Jun 2013, 9:02 pm by Helena Bottemiller
The agency has worked with the Centers for Disease Control and state and local health authorities for several weeks to try and track down the ingredient making people sick. [read post]
29 Jun 2013, 5:02 pm by Helena Bottemiller
The agency has worked with the Centers for Disease Control and state and local health authorities for several weeks to try and track down the ingredient making people sick. [read post]
29 Jun 2013, 1:24 pm by Bill Marler
This action results from an investigation by the FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state and local health authorities into a multi-state outbreak of Hepatitis A illnesses associated with Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend, a frozen food blend containing pomegranate seed mix. [read post]
28 Jun 2013, 11:42 am by Helena Bottemiller
On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said five more illnesses have been confirmed as part of the outbreak, bringing the total to 127 ill in 8 states, and the U.S. [read post]
28 Jun 2013, 12:04 am by Gretchen Goetz
Experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reviewed the 13,405 food-related outbreaks reported during this time period, identifying 3,264 outbreaks that could be attributed to a specific food category. [read post]