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8 Dec 2015, 6:44 pm by Bill Marler
An Introduction to Norovirus The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that noroviruses cause nearly 21 million cases of acute gastroenteritis annually, making noroviruses the leading cause of gastroenteritis in adults in the United States. [5, 9, 13, 31]  According to a relatively recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine, The Norwalk agent was the first virus that was identified as causing gastroenteritis in humans, but recognition of its importance as a… [read post]
20 Oct 2015, 3:07 am by Bill Marler
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]
7 Oct 2015, 8:34 pm by Bill Marler
The most updated version of these recommendations can be found on CDC’s MMWR Web site. [read post]
11 Sep 2015, 7:52 pm by Bill Marler
Minnesota State health and agriculture officials are investigating an outbreak of salmonellosis associated with eating at Chipotle restaurants in Minnesota. [read post]
8 Sep 2015, 9:26 pm by Denis Stearns
Salmonella is a bacterium that causes one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States – salmonellosis. [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]
29 Aug 2015, 10:58 am by Drew Falkenstein
An Introduction to Norovirus The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that noroviruses cause nearly 21 million cases of acute gastroenteritis annually, making noroviruses the leading cause of gastroenteritis in adults in the United States. [5, 9, 13, 31]  According to a relatively recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine, The Norwalk agent was the first virus that was identified as causing gastroenteritis in humans, but recognition of its importance as a… [read post]
27 Aug 2015, 7:24 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
CDC  MMWR August 28, 2015 / 64(33);889-896 – “Since 1994, the National Immunization Survey (NIS) has monitored vaccination coverage among U.S. children aged 19–35 months. [read post]
20 Jul 2015, 3:18 pm by Bill Marler
The most updated version of these recommendations can be found on CDC’s MMWR Web site. [read post]
12 Jul 2015, 4:32 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
via the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) July 10, 2015 – Adults Meeting Fruit and Vegetable Intake Recommendations — United States, 2013 “Eating more fruits and vegetables adds nutrients to diets, reduces the risk for heart disease, stroke, and some cancers, and helps manage body weight when consumed in place of more energy-dense foods (1). [read post]
4 Jun 2015, 11:43 am by Bill Marler
The most updated version of these recommendations can be found on CDC’s MMWR Web site. [read post]
4 Jun 2015, 9:46 am by Bill Marler
The most updated version of these recommendations can be found on CDC’s MMWR Web site. [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]
6 May 2015, 2:47 pm by Nancy E. Halpern, DVM, Esq.
The importance of disease transmission between humans and animals was recently reaffirmed by CDC’s report title “Outbreak of Human Pneumonic Plague with Dog-to-Human and Possible Human to-Human Transmission — Colorado, June–July 2014, published in the MMWR on May 1, 2015. [read post]
22 Apr 2015, 4:08 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]