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STEC Derived HUS: Infection of Toxemia?

(Food Safety News) For some time now, the worldwide food supply has been under attack by a bacterium we know well as a generally non-trouble-making resident of the human colon (Escherichia coli), which has lately been possessed of a terrible “new” weapon in the form of Shiga toxin. We call this beast “Shiga toxin-producing E. Read More »

August 1, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, and Agriculture
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Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Killing Deer in Nebraska

(WDIO) The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says a viral disease is killing deer along the Platte River and possibly over a much wider area. Epizootic hemorrhagic disease spreads from deer to deer by the bite of a small insect known as a midge. The disease causes hemorrhaging within the body. A high fever may Read More »

July 31, 2012
| Filed under North America and Agriculture
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Worries mount over bison anthrax outbreak in Northwest Territories

(Alaska Dispatch) An anthrax outbreak among bison in Canada’s Northwest Territories has some people downstream worried about possible threats to their health from the carcasses. About 230 bison have died so far this summer near Fort Providence from anthrax bacteria which naturally occur in the area’s soil. Stan Sanguez, chief of Jean Marie River, is Read More »

July 31, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Public Health
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Duration of Bird Flu Research Restrictions Remains Uncertain

(Global Security Newswire) Observers remain uncertain of the timing and means for ending a pause on investigations into factors needed to render avian influenza communicable between mammals, though half a year has passed since top flu experts unilaterally declared the suspension, the Canadian Press reported on Friday.

July 30, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Biosafety, Public Health, and Research
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Colombian Style Cheese Recalled for Potential Staph Contamination

(Food Safety News) A New York-based company is recalling a Colombian-style cheese product because it may be contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. The recall comes a week after the New York State Department of Agriculture (NYSDA) warned consumers not to eat this same cheese because it had not been properly pasteurized.