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US outbreak of salmonella spreads

BBC News | Health | World Edition  Thu, 07/10/2008 - 07:18

More than 1,000 people in more than 40 US states are now confirmed to have become ill with salmonella since April.


 

Over 4,000 Danes May Have Salmonella

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Wed, 07/02/2008 - 12:45

Danish health officials fear more than 4,000 people may be infected with salmonella and are checking everything from refrigerators to credit card receipts to find the source of what may be the worst outbreak in 15 years


 

Tomato consumer tips

Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 06/23/2008 - 13:44

With the outbreak from salmonella-tainted tomatoes in its fifth week, what's the latest consumer advice?...


 

Study: Moving virus research could be costly

Headlines from the Associated Press  Fri, 06/20/2008 - 13:21

WASHINGTON (AP) -- An outbreak of one of the most contagious animal diseases from any of five locations the White House is considering for a new high-security research laboratory would be more devastating to the U.S. economy than from the isolated island laboratory where such research is now conducted, says a new report published Friday....


 

Salmonella Tomato Update: Farms Probed

WebMD Health  Fri, 06/20/2008 - 00:00

The FDA will send investigators to farms in Florida and Mexico in its hunt for the source of the salmonella tomato outbreak.


 

More Salmonella Cases Reported as Trail of Infected Tomatoes Goe...

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Thu, 06/19/2008 - 09:40

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA has acknowledged that it may never locate the "exact farm" where the tomatoes that caused the Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak were grown, but says it will continue the search.


 

FDA: Part of Mexico cleared in salmonella probe

Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 06/16/2008 - 17:04

WASHINGTON (AP) -- One part of Mexico - Baja California - has been cleared of suspicion in the outbreak of salmonella-tainted tomatoes, which U.S. officials said Monday now has sickened 277 people....


 

Rooting Out the Rotten Tomatoes

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Thu, 06/12/2008 - 18:15

What Americans need to know about the outbreak of salmonella in their salad fruit of choice, and why it's so hard to determine the source of all the trouble



 

Central Florida May Hold Key to Salmonella- Contaminated Tomatoe...

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Wed, 06/11/2008 - 16:59

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA and CDC said today that they have not yet zeroed in on the index tomatoes linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul, but they were hunting in farms in central Florida.


 

FDA Warns Consumers Nationwide Not to Eat Certain Types of Raw R...

Health News From Pueblo  Wed, 06/11/2008 - 15:55

The Food and Drug Administration is expanding its warning to consumers nationwide that a salmonellosis outbreak has been linked to consumption of certain raw red plum, red Roma, and red round tomatoes, and products containing these raw, red tomatoes.

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