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(Bloomberg) — New Zealand officials say they have contained an outbreak of bird flu to a single site in the southern region of Otago. Farms linked to the original site, which tested positive for avian influenza on Dec. 1, have been confirmed as free of the virus after testing on thousands of samples at the […]
LOS ANGELES — Pennsylvania and New Jersey are among 15 states being warned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to not sell or eat recalled oysters due to potential norovirus contamination. An event celebrating the top restaurants in Los Angeles left at least 80 people sickened with norovirus due to an outbreak linked to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utah’s bird flu outbreak is showing a downward trend according to Utah’s top veterinarian. H5N1, commonly referred to as bird flu, is an avian virus that primarily affects birds and cattle but is also known to spread to humans who have had close contact with infected animals according to the […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday it will require dairy farms to share samples of unpasteurized milk when requested, in an effort to gather more information about the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Public health officials have tracked the spread of bird flu or H5N1 in domestic poultry flocks for years […]
The USDA says a nationwide recall of ready-to-eat poultry, pork, and lamb products has been significantly expanded. Here’s the latest. With just a few days to go until Thanksgiving, another food recall is causing concern for consumers before they sit down at the table on Thursday. Over 72,000 pounds of poultry and other meat products […]
An infant has died and 10 adults have been sickened amid a four-state listeria outbreak connected to ready-to-eat meat products, officials said. The outbreak has been tied to ready-to-eat meat produced by Yu Shang Food, Inc. of Spartanburg, South Carolina, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an update Friday. Among those sickened, there […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning of a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to carrots. A total of 39 people have been infected with E. coli in 18 states. Fifteen were hospitalized and one person died, according to the CDC. Officials said organic whole and baby carrots sold by Grimmway […]
McDonald’s Quarter Pounder beef patties were determined not to be the source of an E. coli outbreak following testing, the fast food giant and Colorado health officials said Sunday. Why it matters: The company said it would resume selling the burgers after Colorado Department of Agriculture test results showed no traces of E. coli in […]
Happy Halloween, Survivors! My name is Julia Wolbach, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Dead Drop Studios. Today we are launching our next-generation survival horror bloodbath, Outbreak Shades of Horror Chromatic Split, on Xbox Series X|S. As Detective Lydia Daniels, players will begin in a sprawling sewer system beneath the city of Cypress Ridge on […]