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Scientists Shed Light on Germany’s Deadly Pathogen

(Food Safety News) As the devastating outbreak of E. coli began unfolding in Germany, there was an urgent need to learn more about the unusual pathogen that was making hundreds of people sick.So data from the genome sequencing of the rare E. coli serotype O104 were instantly released via the Internet to researchers around the Read More »

June 15, 2011
| Filed under Europe, Public Health, and Research
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Rare Infection Strikes Victims of a Tornado in Missouri

NY Times — Several people who were injured when a tornado devastated Joplin, Mo., last month have become sickened by an uncommon, deadly fungal infection and at least three have died, although public health officials said Friday that a link between the infection and the deaths was not certain.

June 14, 2011
| Filed under North America and Public Health
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HHS toolkit of public health emergency text messages now available

HHS News — A new toolkit of prepared cell phone text messages advising people how to protect their health after a disaster is available now through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

June 10, 2011
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Public Health
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EU harshly critical of Germany’s approach to E. coli crisis

Homeland Security Newswire — In Germany, responsibilities for responding to a crisis — any crisis — are spread across local, municipal, state, and federal agencies, with no central information center to inform the public, and with little coordination among the various responding bodies

June 10, 2011
| Filed under Europe, International, and Public Health
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E. coli: Germany says worst of illness is over

BBC NEWS — Germany’s health minister says new E. coli infections from a deadly outbreak are dropping significantly and the worst of the illness is over. Daniel Bahr said he was cautiously optimistic the outbreak had peaked, but warned that more deaths were expected as new cases emerged each day.