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McDonald's: Hold the Tomatoes

Salmonella outbreak prompts cautionary ban on sliced garnish

Jun 9, 08 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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FDA • McDonald's • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • bacteria • restaurant • tomatoes • salmonella • outbreak • sandwich

 Salmonella Outbreak
 Traced to Tomatoes 

At least 87 reported cases in nine states

Jun 4, 08 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • tomatoes • salmonella • outbreak • Food and Drug Administration

Docs Get List of Who to Let Die
in Pandemic

Don't waste resources on the elderly, handicapped: report

May 5, 08 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - If the US were to suffer a devastating pandemic, and doctors didn’t have resources to save everyone, who should die? A number of universities, government agencies, and other groups mulled that grim scenario recently, sending doctors a brutally ruthless list of who to let die. The report ensures “... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Department of Health • Department of Homeland Security • medical treatment • outbreak

Deadly China Virus Not Seen as Olympic Threat

But cases are expected to rise with warm weather

May 5, 08 7:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The outbreak of a deadly virus in China hasn’t peaked yet—but it won’t affect the Beijing Games, a World Health Organization rep said. “I don't see it at all as a threat to the Olympics or any upcoming events,” he noted. Enterovirus 71 has killed... More »

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China • disease • 2008 Beijing Olympics • virus • World Health Organization • outbreak • Enterovirus 71

 Fewer Kids Get Needed Shots 

One in four children miss vaccinations, CDC finds, spreading risk through US

Apr 29, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • vaccination • immunization • outbreak • disease control • measles

 S. Korea Culls
 3M Birds in Flu Fight 

Nation on alert as troops sent in to slaughter poultry

Apr 17, 08 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Flu Closes Hong Kong Schools 

'Precautionary measure' sends half a million kids home for two weeks

Mar 13, 08 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Outbreak Has UK Wards Closing Doors

Vomit-inducing norovirus strikes
with a vengeance

Jan 4, 08 3:25 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Outbreak Hits World's Most Remote Island

Viral asthma affecting 275-person UK territory in South Atlantic

Dec 5, 07 2:18 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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United Kingdom • asthma • outbreak • Tristan da Cunha

Cholera Outbreak Grips Baghdad

Officials fear an epidemic when rains
hit war-ravaged sewers

Dec 2, 07 7:40 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • epidemic • outbreak • Cholera

UK Farmers Facing Tax for Cattle Outbreaks

Bird flu, foot and mouth, cost Britons $246M this year

Nov 18, 07 6:14 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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agriculture • livestock • foot and mouth disease • outbreak • disease control

UK Bird Flu Cull Widens to 22K 

Culling seen as precautionary; no sign of disease spreading

Nov 14, 07 12:43 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Militants Battle Pakistani Troops

Radical cleric spark deadly fight over Islamist rule

Oct 28, 07 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Superbug Shuts Down Entire School District

23 schools disinfected after single case of drug-resistant staph

Oct 28, 07 6:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Thousands Flee Congo Fighting

Civilians in the middle as local militias clash with rebel general

Oct 21, 07 5:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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.... More »

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

The Beef Stops Here, but Why?

Health agents ask
why E. coli outbreak toppled Topps and
led to huge recall

Oct 7, 07 7:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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E. coli • disease • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Cargill • recall • Sam's Club • outbreak • Topps • ground beef • American Chef's Selection Angus Beef • National Meat Association • feedlots • Department of Agriculture

Bluetongue Means Crisis for UK Farmers

PM signals possible compensation for crippled industry

Sep 30, 07 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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cattle • foot and mouth disease • Britain • outbreak • bluetongue

Topps Recalls Millions of Patties

E. Coli outbreak leads to recall of about 21.7 million pounds of meat

Sep 29, 07 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fears of E. coli contamination drove Topps Meat Co. to recall 21.7 million pounds of frozen hamburger patties today. The recall affects all Topps products with a sell-by date between Sept. 25, 2007, and Sept. 25, 2008. More than two dozen people in eight states have reported infections, and... More »

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E. coli • USDA • burger • outbreak • Topps Meat Co.

Bluetongue Outbreak Declared

Five cases are confirmed; quarantine measures in place

Sep 28, 07 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - An outbreak of bluetongue disease is affecting livestock in Suffolk, UK government vets confirmed today. The devastating and often deadly ailment, for which there is no vaccine, has never before been reported in the country. Authorities set up a quarantine zone of 93 miles around farms known to have had... More »

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Britain • outbreak • bluetongue

Scientists Devise 30-Minute
Bird Flu Test

Could be critical in containing outbreak
among humans

Sep 24, 07 3:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers have developed a test that can identify bird flu in just 28 minutes, according to a study published this month in Nature Medicine. If bird flu mutates to a form readily passed among humans, rapid testing could be critical in identifying and containing an outbreak in its early stages.... More »

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disease • avian flu • outbreak

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