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7 Jun 2023, 12:32 pm by Bill Marler
An Introduction to Hepatitis A  Exposure to the hepatitis A virus can cause an acute infection of the liver that is typically mild and resolves on its own. [11, 17] The symptoms and duration of illness vary a great deal, with many persons showing no symptoms at all. [11] Fever and jaundice are two of the symptoms most commonly associated with a hepatitis A infection. [17] It has been written that the “earliest accounts of contagious jaundice are found in ancient China. [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]
3 Jun 2023, 7:24 pm by Bill Marler
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]
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]
31 May 2023, 11:18 pm by Bill Marler
Recommendations made by the ACIP are reviewed by the CDC Director and, if adopted, are published as official CDC/HHS recommendations in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). [read post]
30 May 2023, 9:35 pm by Bill Marler
The good folks and MMWR published last month a very good explanation as to why Salmonella has no place in our food. [read post]
30 May 2023, 9:05 pm by Jonan Pilet
A report published May 30 in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summaries highlights the importance of collecting and analyzing environmental health data to enhance prevention efforts. [read post]
30 May 2023, 9:04 pm by Coral Beach
In keeping with its standard procedure, the CDC did not name the brand or manufacturer of the brie referenced in the report that was posted in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). [read post]
29 May 2023, 2:40 pm by Bill Marler
Full text available online at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5009a1.htm Duizer, E, et al., “Probabilities in norovirus outbreak diagnosis,” JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 38-42 (Sept. 2007). [read post]
25 May 2023, 2:15 pm by Bill Marler
Recommendations made by the ACIP are reviewed by the CDC Director and, if adopted, are published as official CDC/HHS recommendations in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). [read post]
8 May 2023, 9:06 pm by News Desk
The study, “Salmonella Outbreaks Associated with Not Ready-to-Eat Breaded, Stuffed Chicken Products—United States” was published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). [read post]
3 May 2023, 10:30 am by Bill Marler
Recommendations made by the ACIP are reviewed by the CDC Director and, if adopted, are published as official CDC/HHS recommendations in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). [read post]
8 Apr 2023, 9:13 am by Bill Marler
CDC’s MMWR published an article this week about the 2021 Hepatitis A Outbreak linked to a ill worker at a Virginia restaurant – over 50 were sickened – 4 died and one person had a liver and kidney transplant. [read post]
5 Mar 2023, 9:07 pm by Bill Marler
Recommendations made by the ACIP are reviewed by the CDC Director and, if adopted, are published as official CDC/HHS recommendations in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). [read post]
5 Mar 2023, 10:00 am by Bill Marler
Recommendations made by the ACIP are reviewed by the CDC Director and, if adopted, are published as official CDC/HHS recommendations in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). [read post]
25 Feb 2023, 3:50 pm by Bill Marler
SummaryThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been monitoring an increase in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella infections (shigellosis) reported through national surveillance systems [1]. [read post]
11 Feb 2023, 8:13 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… [read post]