Now WAITROSE recalls artisan cheese feared to be contaminated with E. coli after outbreak sickened 30 Brits
An artisan cheese sold at Waitrose has been recalled over fears it has been contaminated with E.coli. The cheese is made with raw milk in a village just outside of Preston in Lancashire. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
30 Brits are sickened in E. coli outbreak linked to artisan cheese: Health chiefs issue urgent recall and slap 'do not eat' notice on four types popular in Christmas hampers
The bacteria behind the outbreak, called Shiga toxin producing E. coli, can cause severe diarrhoea and in some cases can trigger a life-threatening condition that can lead to kidney failure. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Urgent E.coli warning as five cheeses recalled after Christmas scare
Cheese over Christmas is a tradition, but the Food Standards Agency is urging the public not to eat five cheeses because of deadly E. Coli risk. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Is Shigella? Drug-Resistant Gut Infection On The Rise England
Nearly 100 cases of the strain have been detected this year, compared to just 4 in 2022, reports the U.K. Health Security Agency. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Katherine Hignett, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
‘Worse than giving birth’: 700 fall sick after Airbus staff Christmas dinner
A gourmet Christmas dinner for 2,600 workers at the French aerospace group Airbus Atlantic left hundreds of staff sick. The health authorities have launched an investigation to establish what caused a mass outbreak of gastroenteritis among a reported 700 employees. The festive feast was organised…#airbusatlantic #montoirdebretagne #loireatlantique #health #jeanclaudeiribarren #airbus (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Warning as cases of ‘extremely drug-resistant’ bowel infection spike in UK
Health officials have reported a concerning rise in Shigella cases - a bowel infection that causes diarrhoea, stomach cramps and fever. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health officials issue warning over an 'extremely antibiotic-resistant' strain of shigella that is mainly affecting gay and bisexual men
UK Health Security Agency bosses said cases of an 'extensively' antibiotic-resistant version of Shigella sonnei have soared 24-fold in England in less than a year. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa: Durban Beaches Close as E. Coli Levels Surge After Heavy Rains
[allAfrica] After heavy rains in Durban, recent tests by the eThekwini Municipality and its partners, Adopt-a-River and Talbot, revealed alarming E. coli levels almost 10 times higher than the safety limit at six beaches along the coastline, reports IOL. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 12, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Environment Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Bacteria are evenly matched in swimming contests, no matter their size
Dedicated fans of the Olympics know many tall athletes swim faster because their long limbs churn more water with each stroke. But a new study published in the
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
shows that for bacteria,
body sizes don’t affect their swimming speeds
, settling a long debate in the field.
Bacteria, big and small, use their tiny, lashlike limbs to travel. These minipropellers, called flagella, are their lifelines. They thrust the cells toward essential food sources and help them escape deadly threats.
Intuitively, longer cells should encounter more resistance in...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 7, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Best foods to eat when you have a stomach bug
Viral gastroenteritis is an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, headache, muscle aches and sometimes fever. It's often called a stomach bug or the stomach flu, but it's not actually the flu or influenza, which is a respiratory illness. This infection often develops though contact with an infected person or by ingesting contaminated food or water. An upset stomach is a common symptom of a stomach bug, which can make… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - November 30, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Central kitchen linked to E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares reopens to serve meals
Alberta Health says a central kitchen related to an E. coli outbreak at multiple daycares in Calgary has been cleared to reopen in a limited way as a review panel looking at food safety continues its work. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
Experts warn giving dogs raw meat ups risk of antibiotic-resistant E. coli
Experts have warned that giving your dog raw meat ups the risk of being exposed to antibiotic-resistant E. coli. E. coli is a type of bacteria that can make humans very unwell. It is one of the leading causes of food poisoning, urinary tract infections and bloodstream infections. In some cases, it…#onehealth #universityofbristol #onceecoli #matthewavison (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Feeding dogs raw meat increases the risk of antibiotic-resistant E. coli
Feeding dogs raw (uncooked) meat increases their risk of excreting E. coli that cannot be killed by a widely used antibiotic - ciprofloxacin - researchers at the University of Bristol have found from a study of 600 healthy pet dogs. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 20, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Veterinary School, Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine; Press Release Source Type: news
One in 25 fresh supermarket chickens 'highly contaminated' with deadly food poisoning bug: ASDA, Lidl and Waitrose shamed as worst offenders
Up to one in 25 raw roasting chickens sold in the UK are classed as highly contaminated with campylobacter - the biggest cause of food poisoning. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NCBI Pathogen Detection Plays Key Role in Identification of a Novel Shiga Toxin Subtype
Using the Pathogen Detection pipeline, we recently found new Shiga toxin 2 (stx2) subtypes in isolates from the United States collected as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) routine disease surveillance. Our pipeline relies on AMRFinderPlus to identify anti-microbial resistance (AMR), stress-resistance, and virulence genes. We screened over 60,000 E. coli … Continue reading NCBI Pathogen Detection Plays Key Role in Identification of a Novel Shiga Toxin Subtype → (Source: NCBI Insights)
Source: NCBI Insights - November 9, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NCBI Staff Tags: What's New NCBI Pathogen Detection PubMed Central (PMC) Source Type: news
