Fourteen more fall sick from E. coli linked to romaine lettuce: CDC
(Reuters) – Fourteen more sick people from eight U.S. states were added to an investigation of an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
EU wants coordinated vaccine push against measles, other diseases
(Reuters) – The European Commission urged EU member states on Thursday to cooperate more closely in fighting diseases such as measles and flu, saying vaccines against them were among the…
Hungarian laboratory worker isolated after exposure to Ebola virus
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A Hungarian laboratory worker has been isolated at a Budapest hospital after accidental exposure to the deadly Ebola virus but has shown no symptoms so far, health…
Global leaders seek to reignite fight against deadly malaria
LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) – Renewed action and boosted funding to fight malaria could prevent 350 million cases of the disease in the next five years and save 650,000 lives…
Bulgaria reports H5N8 bird flu outbreak in duck farm
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s authorities reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus on a duck farm in the southeastern region of Yambol, the food safety agency…
Listeria class action filed against South Africa’s Tiger Brands
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A class action lawsuit was filed on Thursday against South Africa’s Tiger Brands, after one of its food factories was linked to a listeria outbreak that has…
South Africa says deadly listeria strain not found at RCL factory
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Tests at an RCL Foods processed-food factory found no traces of a strain of listeria that has killed almost 200 people, but they did find evidence of…