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FDA launches investigation into new Listeria outbreak; source of Salmonella outbreak determined to be mangoes
Federal officials are investigating a new outbreak of infections from Listeria monocytogenes. According to the Food and Administration, three confirmed patients were present as of Aug. 21. An outbreak is declared when two or more patients are infected with the same strain of a pathogen. The FDA has initiated traceback efforts, but the agency has
What we know about the new mpox outbreak
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A surging mpox outbreak in Africa was declared an emergency by the World Health Organisation this week and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), an EU agency, on Friday said more imported cases to Europe were "highly likely". The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
Outbreak prompts call to create a CDC in the Philippines
A senator has called for the creation of an agency to deal with public health after almost 3,000 people fell ill in the Philippines. Senator Win Gatchalian is co-author of the Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) Act, which seeks to create such an agency. The proposed center would be the technical authority
Salmonella outbreak in Chile caused by cheese
Health officials in Chile have reported a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 60 people. So far, 66 people have been affected by the outbreak resulting from eating goat’s cheese in the Metropolitan Region. Overall, 28 cases have been reported in the Valparaíso Region and 38 in the Metropolitan Region, including seven hospitalizations. Epidemiological
Anthrax outbreak in Zambia sickens hundreds
Zambia has reported its largest anthrax outbreak for a decade, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). As of late November 2023, 684 suspected cases and four deaths have been recorded. A large-scale outbreak occurred in 2011 with 511 suspected cases. Anthrax is caused by a spore-forming bacteria called Bacillus anthracis. It does not typically
Gaza faces outbreak of cholera, other diseases as sewage system collapses
A man carries a wounded child into Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital following Israeli strikes on the coastal enclave on Tuesday. — AFPHumanitarian organisations warned on Saturday that if supplies are not allowed in, fatal water-borne diseases like Cholera may proliferate in the beleaguered Gaza Strip.The four kids of Waseem Mushtaha have been out of school for
Public health officials in Kansas have linked an outbreak of campylobacter infections to a restaurant. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department announced that the outbreak is associated with the Trade Winds Bar and Grill in Garnett, KS, in Anderson County. The town is about 70 miles southwest
Fire outbreak reported in Lagos surveyor-general’s office
An early hours inferno on Saturday gutted the Office of the Lagos State Surveyor-General, Alausa, Ikeja. Meanwhile, the State government said there was no cause for the alarm as all documents burnt during the inferno were safely backed up in the cloud and alternative sites. Director, of Lagos Fire and Rescue Service, Mrs Magaret Adeseye
CDC reports that outbreak traced to enoki mushrooms has ended; concerns continue about this imported commodity
Federal officials say an outbreak of Listeria infections traced to enoki mushrooms has ended. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the outbreak sickened five people in four states from coast to coast: California, Nevada, Michigan and New Jersey. No one died, but all five of the patients required hospitalization. “The true
Salmonella outbreak in Sweden linked to eggs
More than 20 people have fallen ill in Sweden with the source of their infections suspected to be eggs. The Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak involves 22 people from 11 different regions. Patients are aged between 7 and 90 years old. A dozen of the patients are women and illnesses occurred between early December and the start