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June 12, 2006 • Salmonella
Raw milk and cheeses: health risks are still black and white
Each year, people become ill from drinking raw milk and eating foods made from raw dairy products, according to the National Center for Infectious Diseases. Unlike most of the milk, cheese, and dairy products sold in the United States, raw milk and raw dairy products have not been heat treated …
June 12, 2006 • Outbreaks
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June 06, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Green onions: Potential mechanism for Hepatitis A contamination
June 2006 Journal of Food Protection Volume 69, Number 6, pp. 1468-1472(5) Chancellor, David D.; Tyagi, Shachi; Bazaco, Michael C.; Bacvinskas, Sara; Chancellor, Michael B.; Dato, Virginia M.; de Miguel, Fernando Abstract: The largest documented foodborne hepatitis A outbreak in U.S. history occurred in November 2003. The source of that …
June 06, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Early Vaccinations Can Help Lower Hep. A Infections
By Elizabeth Smoots, MD | PRACTICAL PREVENTION The Kitsap Sun June 3, 2006 My patient was very sick with hepatitis A. Adults usually suffer the most from hepatitis A. But children are the ones who contract it more readily — usually with mild symptoms or none — frequently transmitting the infection to family members or […] …
June 06, 2006 • Salmonella
Jamaican Tea Sample May Have Salmonella
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin warns consumers a popular specialty tea from Jamaica has tested positive for salmonella, sometimes a fatal infection. Caribbean Dreams Cerasee Tea has been found to be positive for salmonella. The tea is imported from Kingston, Jamaica, and was being sold at Ocho Rios Atlanta, Inc. …
June 05, 2006 • Salmonella
Salmonella detected in imported turkey meat in Denmark
Concerns were raised Monday in Denmark after a newspaper reported over the weekend that fresh turkey meat imported from German company Franziska Stolle contained salmonella bacteria, reports Poltiken. Two months ago, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration agency detected salmonella of a type known as DT104 in turkey meat also …
June 05, 2006 • Salmonella
Nanostructures Of The Infective Apparatus Of Salmonella
Salmonella cause typhoid fever and food poisoning. One of the key structural features of the infection process for this bacterium is the "type III secretion system". This enables it to secrete bacterial proteins into the host cell. The central component of this apparatus has a structure akin to that of …
June 05, 2006 • Salmonella
Tibaldi pork recalled
Ten cases of salmonella food poisoning have been linked to cured pork in Australia. The Department of Human Services has issued a recall of the pork after 10 people suffered salmonella food poising between April 20 and May 23. Tibaldi Smallgoods has agreed to voluntarily recall the capocollo. The Coburg-based …
June 02, 2006 • Outbreaks
June 01, 2006 • Hepatitis A
The causes and effects of hepatitis A
Wednesday, May 31, 2006 Wellness Wisdom By Dr. Ghulam Dostzada Hepatitis A is caused by infection with HAV. The incubation period of HAV is 15 to 50 days, with a mean of approximately 30 days. In infected poeple, HAV replicates in the liver, is excreted in the bile, and is shed in the stool. Peak […] …
May 31, 2006 • Outbreaks
May 31, 2006 • Hepatitis A
ABOUT HEPATITIS A
The hepatitis viruses are diseases of the liver. Hepatitis A: found in the feces of people with the virus. Symptoms include jaundice, fatigue and abdominal pain. No long-term infection caused by the virus. It’s usually spread by hand-to-mouth contact. How it’s spread: Through household contact, sex with infected people and …
May 30, 2006 • Outbreaks
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May 30, 2006 • Salmonella
ASU researcher using salmonella to develop flu vaccines
An Arizona State University researcher is trying a radical approach to speed up the process of making influenza vaccines: using salmonella. Currently, the 50-year-old process in use requires injecting a weakened flu virus into millions of fertilized hens’ eggs, incubating them, and extracting and purifying the serum. The whole process …
May 30, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A vaccine aimed at younger kids
BY ELLEN MITCHELL Special to Newsday May 30, 2006 Recently, three girls in a fifth-grade class in a New Jersey school were diagnosed with hepatitis A. The news comes at a time when pediatricians around the country are recommending that babies as young as 12 months old be vaccinated to …
May 30, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Tips for international travel preparation
by JULIE E. GREENE julieg@herald-mail.com Before you go: Consult a travel medicine clinic or your doctor as soon as possible before the trip. The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests going four to six weeks before the trip. If vaccinations are needed, this will allow time for the body to build …
May 26, 2006 • Salmonella
Unpasteurized OJ a possible vehicle for salmonella
The 106th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Orlando, Florida discussed the fact that, although rare, public health officials should be aware that orange juice and other foods traditionally not associated with foodborne disease outbreaks could still be a source of disease. "For many years individuals in …
May 26, 2006 • Salmonella
Reduce Food Safety Risks With Summer Meals
Warm weather would seem an invitation to move meals outdoors, yet cooking out — or grilling — is not without risks, said Fadi Aramouni, Kansas State University Research and Extension food scientist. Meat scientists and researchers at Kansas State University determined that ground beef browns at different rates, so that …
May 26, 2006 • Outbreaks
May 26, 2006 • Outbreaks
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