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Salmonella Strain Tied to Nursing Center Outbreak Likely Drug-Resistant

(Food Safety News) A skilled nursing and rehabilitation center in Blue Hill, Nebraska is ground zero for an outbreak of Salmonella Newport, a potentially drug-resistant strain of bacteria that in this case has caused 17 confirmed illnesses and 2 additional probable cases among residents, visitors and staff. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services  Read More »

Grain growers warned to bolster biosecurity

(ABC News) The Department of Agriculture and Food says it is concerned Western Australian grain growers are risking outbreaks of pests and diseases because of inadequate biosecurity practices. The department asked more than 130 growers to undertake a biosecurity self-assessment, which it says shows too many farmers were not properly managing the movement of people  Read More »

NIH study suggests potential hurdle to universal flu vaccine development may be overcome

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) In the quest for a universal influenza vaccine — one that elicits broadly neutralizing antibodies that can protect against most or all strains of flu virus — scientists have faced a sobering question: Does pre-existing immunity generated by prior exposure to influenza virus or vaccine hamper production of  Read More »

South Asia: Hot spot for cross-border diseases

(The Times of India) In South Asia, one of the world’s most densely populated regions, deadly diseases from animals, like the nipah virus, brucellosis, anthrax and even avian flu, cross international boundaries with ease. A fruit bat on the India-Bangladesh border could spread the deadly nipah virus when it licks the juice of the date  Read More »

Immunizations are risk worth taking – Alton Telegraph

Minneapolis Star TribuneImmunizations are risk worth takingAlton TelegraphMany can remember the eradication of crippling diseases such as polio and smallpox. But there seems to be a growing number of people who believe the preventative measures can do more harm than good. They point to studies — mostly discredited or …Make it hard for parents to  Read More »

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