Tornado outbreak and catastrophic floods target Mid-South as historic spring storm slams U.S.
COLLEGE PARK, MD — A powerful and slow-moving spring storm system is set to deliver life-threatening weather across multiple regions of the United States through Friday, with the Lower Ohio Valley and…
Multistate E. Coli Outbreak Allegedly Linked to Raw Cheddar Cheese Made in New Jersey
CRANBURY, NJ—A New Jersey-based cheese manufacturer has been identified as the source of an E. coli outbreak in the United States. The FDA and CDC, alongside state and local partners, are investigating…
UK records worst year for antisemitism after outbreak of Israel-Hamas war
By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – Britain recorded thousands of antisemitic incidents after the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas in October, making 2023 the worst year for UK antisemitism since…
Feds Link These Dairy Products to Nationwide Listeria Outbreak That Killed Two, Sickened Dozens
TRENTON, NJ – Rizo-López Foods, Inc. (“RLF”) has initiated a voluntary recall of several dairy products following concerns of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. This bacterium poses a serious health risk, capable…
US Treasury official discusses cholera outbreak, debt with Zambia minister
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department’s top international official spoke with Zambia’s finance minister on Wednesday and discussed Zambia’s ongoing debt restructuring and its response to a recent…
Mexico closes cantaloupe plant temporarily amid deadly salmonella outbreak
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s government said Friday it temporarily closed a cantaloupe processing plant while investigating the source of a salmonella contamination that has killed at least nine people in the…
Palm Beach County Animal Control Temporarily Halts Dog Intakes Due to Strep Zo Outbreak
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL – The Palm Beach County Department of Public Safety’s Division of Animal Care and Control (ACC) has announced a temporary suspension of dog intakes, both for owner surrenders…
State Officials Trying to Track Source of Dangerous Contagious Bacterial Outbreak in Two NJ Counties
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) is investigating a surge in Legionnaires’ disease cases in Middlesex and Union counties. Officials urge residents exhibiting symptoms to seek medical evaluation.…
How New Avian Flu Outbreak Could Affect Turkey Dinners in New Jersey on Thanksgiving
TRENTON, NJ – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the discovery of avian flu in a commercial poultry farm in Jerauld County, South Dakota, marking the first such incident since April.…
Court revives charges over COVID-19 outbreak at Massachusetts veterans’ home
By Nate Raymond and Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Massachusetts’ top court on Thursday revived the indictments against two former leaders of a veterans’ home charged with criminal neglect for their roles in…
Ex-Blue Bell CEO to plead guilty to misdemeanor over listeria outbreak
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – The former chief executive of Blue Bell Creameries will plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge under a deal in which prosecutors have agreed to drop fraud charges…
Florida state court system, US, EU universities hit by ransomware outbreak
By James Pearson and Raphael Satter LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A global ransomware outbreak has scrambled servers belonging to Florida’s Supreme Court and several universities in the United States and Central Europe, according to…
North Korea’s weapons programme defies COVID outbreak, reaches ‘uncharted territory’
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea forged ahead with its missile programme in 2022 and took steps toward resuming testing of nuclear bombs, as world events including the COVID pandemic…
Ex-employee of pharmacy in deadly 2012 meningitis outbreak gets prison
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – A former employee of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy whose mold-tainted drugs sparked a deadly nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak in 2012 was sentenced on Tuesday to five…
Haiti cholera outbreak worsens, COVID-19 cases rise in Americas – PAHO
By Steven Grattan SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The cholera situation in Haiti continues to worsen while COVID-19 cases rose over the past week, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday. Haitian…
Listeria outbreak linked to cold cuts sold in New York, one dead
A listeria outbreak has sickened at least 16 people has been linked to deli meat and cheese sold at a New York area grocer. According to the CDC, state and local public…
Toyota suspends some Japan factory output over COVID outbreak
TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp has suspended night shift operations at one production line of its Takaoka factory in central Japan because of a COVID-19 outbreak, the company said on Wednesday. The…
U.S. may require nearly $7 billion to combat monkeypox outbreak – WaPo
(Reuters) – The Biden administration estimates it may need nearly $7 billion to deal with the monkeypox outbreak in the United States, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. The funding estimate was…
Australia battles fresh Omicron outbreak as COVID deaths rise
SYDNEY – Australia reported one of its highest daily death tolls from the novel coronavirus on Thursday while hospital admissions hovered near record levels, as authorities struggle to get ahead of highly…
Marler Clark Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Listeria Outbreak Linked to Big Olaf Creamery
“Listeria linked to the outbreak was present in the ice cream beginning in 2021,” said food safety attorney Bill Marler. Tweet this Mrs. Billman’s symptoms persisted, and on January 27, 2022, she…
Urban Remedy recalls strawberry drink after U.S. Hepatitis A outbreak
WASHINGTON – Urban Remedy has recalled its strawberry hibiscus rose tea drink due to potential contamination with Hepatitis A after an outbreak in organic strawberries that is being investigated by the U.S.…
WHO aims to contain monkeypox outbreak by minimizing human transmission
BERLIN – It is not clear yet whether the spread of monkeypox can be contained completely, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, adding that its goal was to contain the outbreak…
U.S., Canada investigate Hepatitis A outbreak linked to organic strawberries
WASHINGTON – Food safety regulators in the United States and Canada are investigating a Hepatitis A outbreak potentially linked to tainted organic strawberries that has sickened 17 people in the United States…
Biden says ‘everybody’ should be concerned about monkeypox outbreak
SEOUL – The monkeypox outbreak is something “everybody should be concerned about,” U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday, adding that U.S. health officials are looking into possible treatments and vaccines. “We’re…
North Korea COVID outbreak could have ‘devastating’ impact on human rights -UN office
LONDON -Measures taken in North Korea to fight the first reported COVID-19 outbreak could have “devastating” consequences for human rights in the country, a spokesperson for the U.N. human rights office said…
Shanghai hunkers down for final COVID battle, Beijing outbreak stubborn
SHANGHAI/BEIJING – Shanghai was tightening its COVID-19 lockdown for what it hoped would be the final week of its battle with the virus before it could gradually begin to ease restrictions, while…
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