Q&A: School nutrition expert answered your questions Nov 19, 2009
Agriculture chief promises better food alerts to schools - USATODAY.com. Get information on education programs that could help you increase your earning power. (USA Today -- News)
Agriculture chief promises better food alerts to schools Nov 18, 2009
Get information on education programs that could help you increase your earning power. By Garrett Hubbard, USA TODAY. (USA Today)
Schools in the dark about tainted lunches Nov 17, 2009
Get information on education programs that could help you increase your earning power. Marcellina Toledo, at desk, the general manager of Del Rey Tortilleria, says grandson Jovanni Villagomez, shown with his mom, Jeanette Villagomez, eats the same product she sells to customers. (USA Today)
New Polls, Reports Highlight The Need To Update The US Food Safety System Nov 17, 2009
Data from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) for five major foodborne pathogens -- -Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, Campylobacter, Shigella, E. coli 0157:H7 -- clearly show the burden that children are carrying with regard to foodborne disease. The fact sheet also details the health risks associated with Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite. (Science Daily)
Growing Skyscrapers: The Rise of Vertical Farms Nov 17, 2009
As if all that were not enough to worry about, foodborne illnesses account for a significant number of deaths worldwide salmonella, cholera, Escherichia coli and shigella, to name just a few. Even more of a problem are life-threatening parasitic infections, such as and schistosomiasis. (Scientific American)
Labor violations found on 5 area farms (1307) Oct 31, 2009
Mary Hauch Crotty RN JD wrote on Oct 29, 2009 4:27 PM:" Congratulations to the Herald Palladium for highlighting what is a problem that affects ALL of us! A huge reason we get sick from tainted food is the terrible conditions for migrant farmworkers who have no health care and no clean water--so they get ill, have to relieve themselves in the fields---on our lettuce , beans and tomatoes--and so, no surprise--we have hepatitis, salmonella, shigella outbreaks happening all over the country. It is... (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Pathogenic E. Coli Pervasive In Stream-water Samples With Low Concentrations Of Fecal Indicator Bacteria Oct 30, 2009
Two regional studies are ongoing to investigate the occurrence of other bacterial pathogens including Salmonella, Shigella, and Campylobacter, and the pathogenic types of E. coli. Factors that could influence the occurrence of these pathogens in river systems, such as hydrology, season, land-use, and source are being investigated for relation with pathogen occurrence. (Science Daily)
Calif. Drought Means More Imported Produce Oct 27, 2009
"Imported produce is three times more likely than produce that was grown in the U.S. to have salmonella or shigella or other contaminants that can sicken consumers," said Elanor Starmar of the advocacy group Food Watch. Back in L.A., the drought-busting may be backfiring; officials fear the rush of water through aging pipes on the two days a week when watering is allowed has caused more than 30 water main explosions (and one giant sinkhole). (CBS News)
Infectious Causes of Irritable Bowe... Oct 19, 2009
It is already well-known that IBS can be triggered by bacterial (Campylobacter jejuni, Salmonella, Shigella, Escherichia coli) and possibly viral gastroenteritis (food poisoning or another "stomach bug"). This is known as post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome. (Suite101.com)
More than 100 die of cholera, diarrhoea, influenza in PNG Sep 14, 2009
More than 4,600 cases of influenza had been confirmed, with 56 deaths, along with 788 cases of diarrhoea with 39 deaths, caused by the bacterium shigella. There have also been 274 cases of cholera, with 21 confirmed deaths, a WHO official in Port Moresby said, speaking on condition of anonymity. (AlertNet)
DCR has reopened Winchester's Shannon Beach and playground: Testing shows no evidence of Shigella bacteria Sep 9, 2009
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) reopened the Shannon Beach Playground in Winchester Friday afternoon after the state Department of Public Health (DPH) reported recent tests show no signs of the shigella bacteria. The playground and beach off Mystic Valley Parkway had been closed since Aug. 21 after at least 16 cases of shigellosis, a bacterial infection caused by the shigella bacteria, had been reported among visitors to the facility. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
UPDATE: Shannon Beach closed for season; most sick beach-goers were out-of-town visitors Aug 25, 2009
According to the Centers for Disease and Control, Shigellosis is an infectious disease caused by a group of bacteria called shigella. Most who are infected with shigella develop diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps starting a day or two after they are exposed to the bacteria, the CDC warns ... Some persons who are infected may have no symptoms at all, but may still pass the Shigella bacteria to others. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Shannon Beach closed by health officials after bacterial infection reports surface Aug 22, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that is an infectious disease caused by a group of bacteria called Shigella. The CDC warns that "most who are infected with Shigella develop diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps starting a day or two after they are exposed to the bacteria." ... The Department of Conservation and Recreation confirmed on Friday that those showing symptoms of Shigella infections, although from several different communities, all reported visiting the... (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Water sources for crops do matter Aug 2, 2009
Sun Publishing E-Papers Your world is just a click away. By Diane Wright Hirsch / Special to the Press. (Westerly Sun, RI)
NH warning of possible bacteria in Silver Lake Jul 31, 2009
HOLLIS, N.H. (AP) -- Health officials say the Shigella bacteria may be what made people sick after swimming in Silver Lake in Hollis, N.H. ... Four were confirmed to be infected with the Shigella bacteria ... Symptoms of being infected with Shigella include diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps starting a day or two after being exposed. (Concord Monitor)
City leaders should groom from within Jul 28, 2009
At minimal staffing levels, the Health Department has managed to juggle both the dozens of local swine flu cases and an outbreak of the bacterial disease shigella. The roadblock for Fernholz. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
BRHD warns of home-prepared food sales Jul 4, 2009
According to the health department, vehicle trunks and coolers, for example, are not able to meet the temperature control requirements designed to safeguard the consumer s health; they may result in food-borne illnesses, including food poisoning due to staphylococcus or more serious infectious diseases such as hepatitis A, E. coli, salmonella, shigella and botulism. The symptoms of those types of illnesses can encompass vomiting, diarrhea, kidney failure and even death. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Keeping the sickness out of the Splash Park Jun 30, 2009
The most commonly reported RWI is diarrhea, which can be caused by crypto (short for cryptosporidium), giardia, shigella, norovirus and E. coli. While chlorine kills most of the germs that make people sick, it takes time. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Preparing for pool season May 23, 2009
Recreational Water illnesses are also caused by germs like Crypto (short for Cryptosporidium), Giardia, E. coli 0157:H7, and Shigella, and are spread by accidentally swallowing water that has been contaminated with fecal matter. You share the water with everyone in the pool. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Food Safety and Your Health May 3, 2009
Shigella - Is a bacterium commonly spread by drinking, playing, or swimming in contaminated water. Listeria - The Listeria monocytogenes bacteria spreads from the fecal matter of animals to raw foods growing in the soil. (Suite101.com)
Details Of Bacterial 'Injection' System Revealed Apr 30, 2009
The scientists were studying a needlelike protein complex known as a "type III secretion system," or T3SS, on the surface of Shigella bacteria, a cause of dysentery ... Three-dimensional reconstruction of the Shigella T3SS transmembrane regions reveals 12-fold symmetry and novel features throughout. (Science Daily)
Genetic switch potential key to new class of antibiotics Apr 18, 2009
Previous experiments showed that bacteria like Escherichia coli (a main cause of food poisoning) and Shigella flexneri (a main cause of dysentery) are limited in the ability to grow or cause disease when genetically engineered to lack the genes for Q production. Along with Wedekind, the work was performed in the Department of Biochemistry ysics at the University of Rochester Medical Center by doctoral students Robert C. Spitale and Andrew T. Torelli who played key roles in the structure... (EurekAlert!)
Progress on foodborne illness stalls Apr 10, 2009
Campylobacter and shigella, two kinds of bacterial infections, were the second and third most common food-borne illnesses, occurring at rates of about 13 and 7 per 100,000, respectively. -- Associated Press. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Healthy households Mar 7, 2009
While most of these microorganisms are commonly found in or on our body, some that were found on the Austins' floor can produce disease -- such as shigella, staphylococcus pneumonia, or staphylococcus aureus -- if they are inhaled, ingested or touch skin breaks, Eichenbaum said. Still, nobody has gotten sick. (CNN)
GlycoVaxyn AG Raises CHF 25 Million in Financing Led by Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners Mar 5, 2009
The lead conjugate vaccines in development are directed against Shigella dysenteriae, to prevent serious intestinal infections, and against hospital acquired Staphylococcus aureus. GlycoVaxyn also has active programs against N. meningitidis and Group A Streptococcus. (PR Newswire)
Just when you thought it was safe Feb 28, 2009
Public swimming pools are often havens for bugs, including mycobacterium marinum, which causes chronic skin ulceration, coagulase positive staphylococci, which infects skin, ears and noses, and shigella, salmonella and campylobacter, all causing vomiting and diarrhoea. Giardia, which is found in human faeces, and naegleria fowleri, shown to cause the fatal disease primary amoebic meningo-encephalitis, can also been found in pool water, while viruses causing plantar warts, herpes, conjunctivitis,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Cracking the case of the poison processed peanuts Feb 10, 2009
Each year, PulseNet identifies more than 300 clusters of patients infected with salmonella, E. coli, shigella and listeria. Q. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Computer network tracked salmonella outbreak Feb 10, 2009
Each year, PulseNet identifies more than 300 clusters of patients infected with salmonella, E. coli, shigella and listeria. Q: How comprehensive is it. (MSNBC -- Technology)
