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St. Petersburg, Florida: Working Cow Homemade Ice Cream recalled due to potential Listeria

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Working Cow Homemade Ice Cream, Inc. of St. Petersburg, FL is conducting a voluntary recall of No Sugar Added Vanilla and No Sugar Added Chocolate ice cream manufactured in three-gallon tubs during the...

Meningococcal meningitis: Syracuse student tests positive for serogroup B

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In a follow-up on the news of a Syracuse University student who contracted bacterial meningitis,  the Onondaga County Health Department confirmed the isolated case of serogroup B meningococcal meningitis. The...

Wyoming: Tularemia reported in Carbon County squirrel

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The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is reminding Carbon County residents to take steps to prevent tularemia after an infected animal was found recently locally. A dying squirrel found in Rawlins recently...

Listeria outbreak linked to Deli ham sickens four in two states, kills one in Virginia

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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising consumers and retailers not to eat, serve, or sell recalled ready-to-eat deli ham produced by Johnston County Hams, Inc. The ham is linked...

CDC Identifies 16 States Affected By Ground Beef Salmonella Outbreak

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By:  Jory D. Lange, Jr. 14 people have been hospitalized in a Salmonella outbreak that has prompted a nationwide recall of ground beef products manufactured by JBS Tolleson, Inc.  So far, the CDC has...

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Los Angeles reports outbreak of endemic flea-borne typhus

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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LAC DPH) is reporting an endemic flea-borne typhus outbreak in downtown Los Angeles. Between July and September 2018, health officials identified...

Salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef products, 6.5 million pounds recalled

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By: Candess Zona-Mendola The FSIS and JBS Tolleson, Inc. announced today that there is another Salmonella outbreak and recall this year. This time, linked to ground beef products. According to the early...

Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease Cases in New York State

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By: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease CDC Data Shows 128 Reported Cases in Past Three Weeks On Pace to Hit Nearly 1200 Cases in 2018, Outpacing 2017 Record New Yorkers continue to contract Legionnaires’...

Salmonella outbreak linked to cage-free eggs expands to more states

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In a follow-up on the Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak linked to cage-free large eggs from Gravel Ridge Farms, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports 24 more illnesses since mid...

Florida: Legionellosis cases investigated in Pinellas County

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Pinellas County, Florida health officials announced Wednesday the investigation into two cases of legionellosis within the same apartment community. No other information is provided. Legionellosis is...