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Obama administration takes new action to improve public health

(HHS) Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced new investments that will help strengthen the nation’s public health workforce and fight disease and illness. “These investments are part of our work to promote public health and they will help strengthen our efforts to fight disease and illness before they happen,” Secretary Sebelius  Read More »

Rare Rodent-Borne Disease Hantavirus, Connected to Two deaths, Third Illness Confirmed

(The Guardian Express) Hantaviruses are negative sense RNA viruses in the Bunyaviridae family. Humans may be infected with this virus through rodent bites, urine, and saliva or contact with rodent waste products. Some of these viruses can be potentially fatal in humans causing hemorrhagic fever and worse. In recent days two deaths have been the  Read More »

Bigger effort urged to control fruit fly threat – ABC Online

Bigger effort urged to control fruit fly threatABC OnlineBiosecurity SA says it will continue to remain vigilant and maintain its ongoing surveillance efforts to ensure South Australia remains fruit fly free. The Victorian Government last week announced a proposal to scale back its fruit fly program and said …and more »

Salmonella Strain Linked to Multistate Outbreak Found at Cantaloupe Farm

(Food Safety News) The strain of Salmonella that has now sickened 178 people in 21 states has been found on samples of cantaloupes from the southwestern Indiana farm previously suspected to be the source of the bacteria, confirming the link between the grower and the ongoing outbreak. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration  Read More »

Antibiotic residues in sausage meat may promote pathogen survival

(EurekAlert) Antibiotic residues in uncured pepperoni or salami meat are potent enough to weaken helpful bacteria that processors add to acidify the sausage to make it safe for consumption, according to a study to be published in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, on August 28. Sausage manufacturers commonly inoculate  Read More »

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