Fast-Moving E. Coli Outbreak; Breakthrough Monkeypox Cases Emerge; Raw Oyster Deaths
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The CDC warned of a fast-moving E. coli outbreak with an unknown food source in Ohio and Michigan.
As cases of monkeypox increase globally, Bavarian Nordic, the... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - August 18, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
CDC reports ‘fast-moving’ E. coli outbreak in Michigan and Ohio
The E. coli outbreak, from an unknown food source, has sickened 29 people, the CDC said. Symptoms include diarrhea, fever and vomiting. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - August 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrew Jeong Source Type: news
CDC investigates 29-case E. coli outbreak across Michigan and Ohio
In an alert the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said nine of the patients had been hospitalized after being infected over the two weeks to August 8. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
C.D.C. Investigates ‘Fast-Moving’ E. coli Outbreak
The agency said that no food had been identified yet as the source of the outbreak, which has sickened 14 people in Ohio and 15 in Michigan. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michael Levenson and April Rubin Tags: Food Contamination and Poisoning E Coli (Bacteria) Michigan Ohio Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Source Type: news
Radiology imaging equipment and accessories as possible fomites of nosocomial pathogens
Conclusions: The research concluded that the recommended cleaning agents did not effectively reduce the number of microorganisms making the selected equipment and accessories fomites for nosocomial pathogens. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - August 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Best Bugs: How E. coli Evolves into a Stinkbug Symbiont
Experimental evolution study sheds new light on the origin of animal-microbe symbioses and what it takes for bacteria to support their insect hosts. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - August 15, 2022 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
Feeding Dogs Raw Meat Might Exacerbate The Antibiotic Resistance Crisis
In a new study published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, a team of researchers at the University of Bristol observed that pet dogs who were predominantly on a diet of raw meat were far more likely to poop drug-resistant E.coli bacteria. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 31, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Anuradha Varanasi, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Source Type: news
Structure-oriented design strategy to construct NIR AIEgens to selectively combat gram (+) multidrug-resistant bacteria in vivo.
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram-positive bacteria are an inevitable source of infection for hospitalized patients and one of the reasons for the increased proportion of severe diseases. Therefore, constructing smart agents for specific and effective combating infections in vivo caused by MDR gram-positive strains is very urgent. Herein, we reported a structure-oriented design strategy (SODS) to reasonably construct an organic photo-antimicrobial near-infrared (NIR) AIEgen BDPTV equipped with a phenylboronic acid moiety, which could be bound to the thick peptidoglycan layer of MDR gram-positive bacteria, resulting in a tight...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Viability of hospital pathogens on mobile phone
Conclusions: The extended duration of bacterial viability indicates the ability for pathogens to persist on a device and remain viable long enough to be transmitted to new areas both within the hospital and out to the community. Mobile phone decontamination should occur in combination of hand hygi ene. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Delayed liver toxicity and delayed gastroenteritis: a 5 year retrospective analysis of the cause of death in mushroom poisoning - Tiewsoh I, Bhattacharya PK, Barman B, Barman H, Rapthap K, Sangla L, Lynrah KG.
INTRODUCTION: Mushroom poisoning occurs from consumption of the wild variants of mushroom containing varied forms of toxins. Among those toxins, amatoxin containing mushrooms are known for the significant morbidity and mortality from hepatic toxicity and d... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Avoid summer E. coli infection with proper burger cooking
The summer cookout brings with it the risk of sickness from bacteria that can end up spoiling more than one meal. Cook hamburgers incorrectly, and you could end up with a case of E. coli. "E. coli stands for Escherichia coli, which is a type of bacteria," says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist. "Most commonly, we hear about it in raw or undercooked hamburger meat." Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute https://youtu.be/_Yo336d7PrU… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - July 8, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
New Insight on How a Western Diet May Cause Colorectal Cancer New Insight on How a Western Diet May Cause Colorectal Cancer
A new study finds a strong link between a Western-style diet and colorectal cancer containing an abundant type of potentially carcinogenic Escherichia coli.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - July 1, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Bad news for Paxlovid? Coronavirus can find multiple ways to evade COVID-19 drug
Prescriptions for Pfizer’s blockbuster drug Paxlovid have skyrocketed in recent weeks. That’s good news for many COVID-19 patients, as the pill has been proven to reduce severe disease from SARS-CoV-2 infections. But a bevy of new lab studies shows the coronavirus can mutate in ways that make it less susceptible to the drug, by far the most widely used of the two oral antiviral drugs authorized to treat COVID-19 in the United States. Researchers have found some of those mutations in variants already circulating in infected people, raising fresh concerns that physicians could soon lose one of their best therapies for fi...
Source: ScienceNOW - June 29, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Why Does Norovirus Spread So Easily?
Discussion
Norovirus is a Caliciviridae family member. They were first observed by electron microscopy during a 1968 outbreak in Norwalk Connecticut (hence the alternative name of Norwalk virus). There are 3 genogroups and many genotypes within each genogroup. “Noroviruses are the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis in people of all ages worldwide, and are estimated to cause 12-24% of community-based or clinic-based cases…, 11-17% of emergency room or hospital cases, and approximately 70,000-200,000 deaths annually.” Seventy percent of cases occur in the 6-23 month age range. They have caused pandemics...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 6, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
E. Coli Outbreaks Fast Facts
Read CNN's E. Coli Outbreaks Fast Facts and learn more about the bacteria that can contaminate food. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
