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  • July 2008

    • Tomatoes OK, FDA Says

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 17, 08 3:20 PM CDT

      Tomatoes OK, FDA Says

      The US government has declared it's OK to eat tomatoes again, lifting its salmonella warning amid signs that the outbreak, while not over, may finally be slowing. Officials reiterated earlier warnings that the people most at risk of salmonella should avoid hot peppers, particularly jalapenos and serranos. The Food and Drug Administration is sending inspectors to Mexico to investigate a packing house that receives peppers from a number of farms. More »

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      Mexico  • FDA  • outbreak  • tomatoes  • salmonella  • ban  • chili peppers

    • You Say Tomato, the FDA Says There's Another Culprit Here

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 2, 08 3:13 PM CDT

      You Say Tomato, the FDA Says There's Another Culprit Here

      Health officials are looking into produce other than tomatoes as the source of the recent salmonella outbreak, reports the Los Angeles Times . With much of the tomato harvest wrapped up and new cases emerging, the FDA is investigating produce typically served with tomatoes, though officials refuse to say what that other produce might be. More »

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      FDA  • outbreak  • farmer  • tomatoes  • salmonella  • produce

  • June 2008

    • Fla., Mexico Are Main Salmonella Sources: FDA

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 13, 08 4:40 PM CDT

      Fla., Mexico Are Main Salmonella Sources: FDA

      The Food and Drug Administration is focusing Florida and Mexico as sources of the salmonella outbreak that has afflicted 228 people in 23 states, the Wall Street Journal reports. The “vast majority” of tomatoes imported at the time of outbreak appear to have come from those areas. Officials have increased sampling of tomatoes, but so far have not found any additional tainted produce. More »

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      Florida  • Mexico  • FDA  • outbreak  • tomatoes  • salmonella  • food contamination  • vegetables

    • McDonald's: Hold the Tomatoes

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 9, 08 1:53 PM CDT

      McDonald's: Hold the Tomatoes

      McDonald’s is pulling sliced tomatoes from its sandwiches following a nationwide outbreak of salmonella linked to the fruit. A spokesman was quick to note that the chain has not detected the bacteria in its supplies, “but with an abundance of caution, we want to make sure our food items containing tomatoes are absolutely safe," he told the Chicago Tribune . More »

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      FDA  • restaurant  • outbreak  • McDonald's  • tomatoes  • salmonella  • bacteria  • CDC  • sandwich

    • Salmonella Outbreak Traced to Tomatoes

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jun 4, 08 2:10 AM CDT

      Salmonella Outbreak Traced to Tomatoes

      Tomatoes may be the source of a salmonella outbreak across nine states, Reuters reports. Health officials blame tomatoes for 57 reported salmonella cases in Texas and New Mexico since April, and the agency is investigating possible connections to cases in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas and Utah. At least 17 people have been hospitalized, with no deaths reported. Early information indicates that raw red plum, red Roma, or round red tomatoes are the cause of the outbreak. More »

  • May 2008
  • April 2008

    • Fewer Kids Get Needed Shots

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Apr 29, 08 1:40 PM CDT

      Fewer Kids Get Needed Shots

      Fewer kids in the US are getting needed vaccinations, a study by the Centers for Disease Control finds. More than one in four have skipped or received mistimed doses of important immunizations, ABC News reports. "It's really important that parents understand how important it is to get their kids vaccinated on time and within the recommended guidelines," one researcher said. More »

    • S. Korea Culls 3M Birds in Flu Fight

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 17, 08 8:35 AM CDT

      S. Korea Culls 3M Birds in Flu Fight

      South Korea has sent in soldiers to kill and bury birds as bird flu spreads rapidly throughout the country, Reuters reports. More than 3 million farm birds have been culled so far, but fresh cases continue to be reported and the disease is heading for the capital. The entire country has been put on its second-highest alert level, although no human infections have yet been reported. More »

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      South Korea  • outbreak  • bird flu  • avian flu  • H5N1  • cull  • poultry

  • March 2008

    • Flu Closes Hong Kong Schools

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 13, 08 8:51 AM CDT

      Flu Closes Hong Kong Schools

      Over half a million children in Hong Kong are starting their Easter holiday early today after a flu outbreak led the government to order schools to close, AP reports. All kindergartens and primary schools in the densely populated territory will be shut down for two full weeks. Three children have died, but health officials stress that there is no evidence of any more virulent strain than the usual flu virus, and bird flu is not thought to be a factor. More »

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      health  • children  • outbreak  • Hong Kong  • World Health Organization  • flu  • school holidays

  • January 2008

    • Outbreak Has UK Wards Closing Doors

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 4, 08 3:25 PM CST

      Outbreak Has UK Wards Closing Doors

      Dozens of hospital wards across the UK have shut their doors in an effort to stop the spread of a vomiting virus that has already infected more than 2 million nationwide. With 100,000 new patients per week, many already-overflowing hospitals have been forced to cancel non-emergency operations and focus exclusively on the norovirus outbreak, the Guardian reports. More »

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      Great Britain  • public health  • outbreak  • hospitals  • virus  • norovirus

  • December 2007

    • Outbreak Hits World's Most Remote Island

      newser  |  BBC  |  Dec 5, 07 2:18 PM CST

      Outbreak Hits World's Most Remote Island

      A severe viral asthma is wreaking havoc on Tristan da Cunha, a volcanic island 1,700 miles off the coast of South Africa described as the world's most remote community, the BBC reports. Many of the island's 275 residents are having trouble breathing; medical supplies are dwindling in the South Atlantic community, which has no airstrip. More »

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      United Kingdom  • outbreak  • asthma

    • Cholera Outbreak Grips Baghdad

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 2, 07 7:40 PM CST

      Cholera Outbreak Grips Baghdad

      Cholera cases have spiked in Baghdad since mid-November and will likely soar when rainy season comes, the Guardian reports. Officials fear that the downpours will spread dirty water from war-ravaged sewers and infect more Iraqis, particularly children; about 4,500 cases have already been tallied this year. “We have a catastrophe in Baghdad,” one Iraqi official said. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • outbreak  • epidemic  • Cholera

  • November 2007

    • UK Farmers Facing Tax for Cattle Outbreaks

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 18, 07 6:14 PM CST

      UK Farmers Facing Tax for Cattle Outbreaks

      UK farmers face an $82 million tax bill to pay for curbing cattle infections. Farmers are likely to gripe, the Guardian reports, because diseases have already slammed profits—and the government is to blame for leaking foot and mouth disease from a lab last summer. But the environment ministry is cutting $615 million and must balance the books after recent outbreaks. More »

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      agriculture  • outbreak  • livestock  • disease control  • Foot and Mouth Disease

    • UK Bird Flu Cull Widens to 22K

      newser  |  BBC  |  Nov 14, 07 12:43 PM CST

      UK Bird Flu Cull Widens to 22K

      Some 22,000 more birds are being killed in Britain after an outbreak of bird flu on a turkey farm in Suffolk, northeast of London. The cull has been extended to four nearby sites, although the disease has only been detected at the first farm. "This is a precautionary measure taken to prevent any spread of the disease," an official tells the BBC . More »

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      Great Britain  • United Kingdom  • outbreak  • bird flu  • avian flu  • H5N1  • cull

  • October 2007

    • Militants Battle Pakistani Troops

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Oct 28, 07 9:26 AM CDT

      Militants Battle Pakistani Troops

      In the latest violent outbreak in Pakistan, supporters of an extremist cleric yesterday captured a police post in the north and beheaded 13 people following a battle with soldiers, reports the AP. Troops on Friday had raided Maulana Fazlullah's stronghold in the formerly peaceful Swat district, where the radical cleric has called for Islamization of the area and a jihad against Pakistan's government. More »

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      Pakistan  • outbreak  • Pakistan militants  • jihad  • Islamic militants  • Swat  • Maulana Fazlullah

    • Superbug Shuts Down Entire School District

      newser  |  CNN  |  Oct 28, 07 6:31 AM CDT

      Superbug Shuts Down Entire School District

      A single confirmed infection of antibiotic-resistant staph has convinced officials to shut down all 23 schools of an eastern Kentucky district so cleaners can scour classrooms, cafeterias, locker rooms, buses and playgrounds. The district superintendent called the massive disinfection a "preventive measure" to ward off a large-scale outbreak of the dangerous bacteria among the district's 10,000 students, CNN reports. More »

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      New York City  • public health  • teenagers  • Virginia  • outbreak  • high school  • Kentucky  • bacteria  • staph infections  • superbug

    • Thousands Flee Congo Fighting

      newser  |  BBC  |  Oct 21, 07 5:46 AM CDT

      Thousands Flee Congo Fighting

      Thousands of refugees are fleeing a new outbreak of fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Renewed fighting has erupted between dissident Gen. Laurent Nkuda and local militias, as well as between Nkuda and regular government forces, following Nkuda's refusal to disarm his troops and reintegrate into the army. Aid agencies warn of a deepening crisis in the battle-ravaged land. More »

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      outbreak  • refugee  • refugee camp  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • Kivu

    • The Beef Stops Here, but Why?

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Oct 7, 07 7:47 PM CDT

      The Beef Stops Here, but Why?

      The latest E. coli outbreak, which toppled Topps Meat and led to millions of recalled burgers, has stumped health agents. Muckrakers blame feedlots and abattoirs, saying bad animal diets increase infections when the meat mingles with innards, but others aren't so worried: "The reality is if you cook the meat you’ll never have a problem," says one industry consultant. More »

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      disease  • outbreak  • E. coli  • Centers for Disease Control  • Department of Agriculture  • Sam's Club  • ground beef  • recalls  • Cargill

  • September 2007

    • Bluetongue Means Crisis for UK Farmers

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 30, 07 4:54 PM CDT

      Bluetongue Means Crisis for UK Farmers

      Bluetongue cases will keep infecting UK cattle and mire farmers in a financial crisis, possibly for years, the Guardian reports. Almost a dozen cows have been hit so far, the first tremor of UK bluetongue after 3,000 cattle were hit this summer in Northern Europe. So far Gordon Brown has set up a protection zone and vowed to find a bluetongue vaccine. More »

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      Great Britain  • outbreak  • cattle  • bluetongue  • Foot and Mouth Disease

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