Simian Malaria in Humans: Hard to Tell
In medical school, I learned that four species of Plasmodium cause malaria in humans—P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, or P. malariae. Numerous malaria species infect other animals but I learned that they were of little public health significance to humans. However, that may no longer be true… Source:Simian Malaria in Humans: Hard to Tell
Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak Investigation: Do Not Try This at Home
There are numerous interesting features of this outbreak that highlight the complex issues I discussed recently for foodborne outbreaks. There was an unrelated overlapping outbreak, several PulseNet patterns involved, a State Health Department being the first to pull the trigger for a product advisory, and a contaminated ingredient that is in many foods… Source:Salmonella Typhimurium [...]
Food Safety: Need for Speed
On January 29th, I met with the Executive Board of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. Needless to say, the conversation quickly strayed to the current Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak associated with peanut butter. These conversations among colleagues are noteworthy for being quite frank… Source:Food Safety: Need for Speed
Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak: Epilogue
I’ve spent many years roaming this planet and, without doubt, we have amongst the safest food in the world. However, the largest foodborne outbreak in the last 10 years with an estimated 15, 000 cases is a vivid reminder that a number of factors will continue to drive outbreaks even here in the US… Source:Salmonella [...]
A New Twist for Ebola: Reston-Infected Pigs in the Philippines
Ebola-Reston virus is a mystery. Although quite deadly in monkeys, this Ebola cousin doesn’t appear to cause human illness. And who knows how it got to or independently evolved in the Philippines – a good 7,000 miles and really big ocean away from its Zaire, Sudan, Cote D’Ivoire, and Bundibugyo brethren in Africa… Source:A New [...]
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