Intestinal Disorders News

Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa, has issued a voluntary recall of certain shell eggs produced at its farm because of the potential for Salmonella contamination.

CDC researchers identified 1,097 foodborne disease outbreaks, which lead to 21,244 illnesses and 18 deaths, in the United States during 2007. Although Salmonella and norovirus were the most common culprits for both outbreaks and illnesses, these numbers were down 8% and 15% from the annual average reported from 2002 to 2006.

A recent outbreak of salmonella highlights the importance of proper handling and storage of pet foods in the home to prevent human illness, especially among young children, according to a published study.

ATLANTA — Three common waterborne diseases took as much as a $539 million toll on the U.S. health care system, data presented here at the 2010 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases suggest.

ATLANTA — Salsa and guacamole were responsible for many gastrointestinal illness outbreaks between 1998 and 2008, according to data presented here at the 2010 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases.

A 2-year-old girl received a successful fecal transplant that resolved an ongoing battle with a Clostridium difficile infection that several antibiotic regimens failed to cure, according to a recently published case study.

Public health violations were reported in more than 10% of public pool inspections in the United States in 2008, according to findings published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

The incidence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 infections declined to the lowest level in five years last year, but the rates of other foodborne illnesses remained flat, according to a study published online today.

Eighteen months after the institution of a universal mass vaccination program in Austria, the targeted age group of children aged 90 days to 20 months experienced a 74% drop in rotavirus gastroenteritis-related hospitalizations, according to recently published study results.

Twelve confirmed campylobacteriosis cases in Michigan have been linked to unpasteurized raw milk from a dairy in Indiana, according to an FDA press release.