Hen Hazard: Salmonella a Threat From Backyard Chickens
Latest Infectious Disease News SATURDAY, Sept. 4, 2012 (HealthDay News) It’s still not OK to kiss your chickens or your ducklings — you could catch a salmonella infection from barnyard birds. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has offered that warning before, and now an agriculture expert reminds backyard farmers that […]
UTIs, Sepsis, Staph: COVID Is Upping Rates of Other Hospital Infections
Latest Infectious Disease News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a resurgence in other infections that strike hospitalized patients, a U.S. government study finds. The study, by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, highlights the broad toll the pandemic has taken. […]
Fratelli Beretta Antipasto Trays Are the Source of Salmonella Outbreak: CDC
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, Aug. 27, 2021 Fratelli Beretta brand antipasto trays have been identified as the source of a salmonella outbreak that’s sickened at least 36 people in 17 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. No deaths have been reported. Investigators found that most of the […]
Salmonella Outbreak in 17 States Tied to Italian-Style Meats – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25, 2021 Two salmonella outbreaks that appear related to salami and other Italian-style meats have sickened at least 36 people in 17 states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Twelve people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. Because some people recover […]
Large-Scale Pandemics Aren’t as Rare as You Think: Study
Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) Major pandemics aren’t all that rare and they’re likely to occur more often in the future, a new study claims. “The most important takeaway is that large pandemics like COVID-19 and the Spanish flu are relatively likely,” study co-author William Pan said in […]
Salmonella Outbreak in 17 States Tied to Italian-Style Meats – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25, 2021 Two salmonella outbreaks that appear related to salami and other Italian-style meats have sickened at least 36 people in 17 states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Twelve people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. Because some people recover […]
Lyme Disease Can Wreak Havoc on Mental Health
Latest Infectious Disease News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) Lyme disease can exact a significant mental toll as well as a physical one on its sufferers, a new study confirms. Patients hospitalized for Lyme disease had a 28% higher incidence of mental disorders and were twice as […]
Frozen Shrimp Recall Due to Salmonella Contamination – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 Avanti Frozen Foods has expanded its recall of various frozen cooked, peeled and deveined shrimp products that may be contaminated with salmonella. The more than two dozen products were sold under various brand names and distributed across the United States between November 2020 and May […]
Frozen Chicken Recalled in Multi-State Salmonella Outbreak – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, Aug. 12, 2021 More than 59,000 pounds of frozen, raw, breaded and pre-browned stuffed chicken products linked with a multi-state salmonella outbreak have been recalled, the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) says. The products were produced Feb. 24 and Feb. 25, 2021, by Serenade Foods in […]
Frozen Chicken Recalled in Multi-State Salmonella Outbreak – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, Aug. 12, 2021 More than 59,000 pounds of frozen, raw, breaded and pre-browned stuffed chicken products linked with a multi-state salmonella outbreak have been recalled, the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) says. The products were produced Feb. 24 and Feb. 25, 2021, by Serenade Foods in […]