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Reusable Grocery Bags Kept in Bathroom Implicated in Norovirus Outbreak
May 9, 2012 — Investigators recently mapped the trail of an outbreak of a nasty stomach bug among participants in a girls’ soccer tournament to a reusable open top grocery bag stored in a hotel bathroom. ... > full story -
Clean Animals Result in Fewer E. Coli
May 4, 2012 — Following the E. coli case in Norway in 2006, when 17 people fell ill and one child died after eating mutton sausages, the meat industry introduced a number of measures in order to reduce the risk of ... > full story -
Garlic Compound Fights Source of Food-Borne Illness Better Than Antibiotics
May 1, 2012 — A compound in garlic is 100 times more effective than two popular antibiotics at fighting the Campylobacter bacterium, one of the most common causes of intestinal illness. The discovery opens the ... > full story -
Bacteria Subverts Immune Response to Aid Infection
April 26, 2012 — Listeria, one of the most deadly causes of bacterial food poisoning, subverts a normally protective immune response to spread its infection more effectively, according to new ... > full story -
Discovery of Missing Links for Salmonella's Weapon System
April 23, 2012 — Scientists have discovered multiple gene switches in Salmonella that offer new ways to curb human infection. The discovery of the mechanisms of gene regulation could lead to the development of ... > full story -
Particularly Dangerous Salmonella Discovered
April 18, 2012 — Researchers have discovered Salmonella bacteria that are up to 100 times more capable of causing disease. Their findings may help prevent food poisoning outbreaks that continue to plague public ... > full story -
Method Developed to Detect Stealthy, 'Hypervirulent' Salmonella Strains
April 12, 2012 — A recent discovery of "hypervirulent" Salmonella bacteria has given researchers a means to potentially prevent food poisoning outbreaks from these particularly powerful ... > full story -
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Strain of Common Toxoplasma Gondii Parasite Linked to Severe Illness in US Newborns
April 12, 2012 — Scientists have identified which strains of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite, the cause of toxoplasmosis, are most strongly associated with premature births and severe birth defects in the United ... > full story -
Less Than 1 in 6 Americans Frequently Washes Grocery Totes Increasing Risk for Food Poisoning
April 3, 2012 — Reusable grocery totes are a popular, eco-friendly choice to transport groceries, but only 15 percent of Americans regularly wash their bags. Most users are inadvertently creating a breeding zone for ... > full story -
Popcorn-Shaped Gold Particles Gang Up on Salmonella
March 27, 2012 — How about a test that identifies Salmonella, the food poisoning bacteria that sickens millions of people each year, in five minutes, so that shipments of lettuce can be confiscated before they reach ... > full story
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