E. coli | -salmonella found inside plant tissue-

Washing veggies isn’t enough — they have to be cooked to kill pathogens By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Offering new proof that simply washing veggies can’t eliminate the potential for Salmonella and E. coli infection … Read More via Summit County Citizens Voice Related articles E. coli, Salmonella found inside plant tissue (summitcountyvoice.com) E. [...]

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E-Coli | -1 death, 14 sick from E.coli Strawberries-

PORTLAND, Ore.- Oregon Public Health officials have identified fresh strawberries from a Newberg farm with fields in Washington County as the source of a cluster of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections that sickened at least 15 people last month, including one person who died. The strawberries were produced last month by Jaquith Strawberry Farm located in [...]

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E. coli|-outbreak hits south east Wales-

It has been confirmed that there are now 5 cases of e-coli in southeast Wales, which has left one person in hospital.  Two other cases are also being looked into.  The public health officers and environmental health teams from Cardiff, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Vale of Glamorgan are investigating.  Cardiff council closed Adonis Kebab House [...]

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Are Chickens to Blame for Infections Caused by Multi Drug Resistance?

By Ken Buben, President, FancyScrubs.com  In recent years there have been an alarming worldwide rise in the incidence of infections caused by a multiple drug-resistant gram-negative bacteria that produce extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs).  Now, researchers in the Netherlands have used molecular methods to examine the relation among ESBL-producing bacteria in retail chicken meat, in poultry isolates [...]

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Global Health News Last Week (via IH – BLOG)

The Supercourse team at the University of Pittsburgh has taken the initiative to spread the WHO’s definition of health, “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” They have translated the definition into over 60 different languages using Google translate and have asked health professionals [...]

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Food Recalls and Alerts: July 9, 2011. Incl The Netherlands.

Here is today's list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals, allergy alerts and miscellaneous compliance issues. The live links will take you directly to the official recall notices and company news releases that contain detailed information for each recall and alert. If you would like to receive automatic email alerts for all new articles posted [...]

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How Genetic Engineering May Have Created E. Coli Outbreak.

June 27, 2011    Institute of Science in Society  Greatly assisted horizontal gene transfer and recombination turned previously harmless bacteria into dangerous pathogens Dr. Mae-Wan Ho Rapid decoding in the new scientific commons The E. coli O104:H4 genome was rapidly decoded within days of the initial outbreak in Germany by Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI)’s third generation [...]

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E. coli Outbreak: Update #7 – It’s over.

For all intents and purposes, the European E. coli O104:H4 outbreak is over. After nearly a month of investigation, German officials have announced that sprouts were in fact the source of the deadly strain of E. coli that killed at least 36 and sickened more than 3600. While the evidence is not entirely definitive, having [...]

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