Salmonella
Department of Health Warns Pennsylvanians of Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Small Pet Turtles
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) today advised Pennsylvanians of an outbreak of Salmonella linked to small pet turtles purchased from roadside or street vendors. “While we continue to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of this investigation, the cause of these serious Salmonella cases has …
New technology developed to more quickly detect and trace foodborne disease
University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientist Matthew Moore has received two grants from the USDA to apply new technology in an effort to more quickly detect and trace foodborne disease caused by noroviruses and bacteria. Under the USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, Moore and Min Chen, a UMass Amherst associate professor of chemistry, received …
CDC Warns of ‘Super’ Salmonella in Beef, Cheese
THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) — An antibiotic-resistant strain of salmonella is sickening people who eat contaminated beef and unpasteurized soft Mexican cheese, U.S. health officials warned Thursday. First seen in 2017, this bacterial strain has already caused 255 Americans in 32 states to become ill, and many more cases are expected. …
Health Officials Sound Alarm Over Deadly Drug-Resistant Strain Of Salmonella – CBS Pittsburgh
By Katie Hunt and Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A deadly strain of salmonella that has sickened more than 250 people may not respond to the antibiotics commonly prescribed to treat the foodborne infection, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published on Thursday, the …
