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With over 20 years of experience and education in microbiology and infectious diseases, Robert Herriman, MPH, M (ASCP) will educate and inform about infectious diseases rare and common, those publicized in the media and those found in your own backyard. If you have a topic of interest or a comment, e-mail: bactiman63@yahoo.com".

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E. coli vaccine makes Discover Magazine’s Top 100 for 2009

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

A researcher at Michigan State University has made Discover magazine’s top 100 stories for 2009 with the development of a vaccine against...
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Federal and State health agencies investigating Norovirus illnesses from Texas oysters

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers to avoid eating oysters harvested from the San Antonio Bay on the Gulf of Texas on...
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Another Salmonella-associated recall: this time it’s cantaloupes

Five Crowns Marketing of Brawley, California is voluntarily recalling cantaloupes packed under the Majesty label because of a potential health risk...
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What is Scombroid fish poisoning?

There are outbreaks of this food borne illness seen worldwide from Europe to North America to Asia. It is an acute syndrome characterized by...
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FDA backs off its proposed oyster ban

In a follow up to an October 31st story, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put out a statement on November 13th stating that before...
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Botulism: two different foods, two different parts of the globe

In Brazil two people from the same family have died from botulism from eating canned gilo. Gilo (or jilo) is a green fruit related to the tomato and...
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Two deaths and numerous hospitalizations due to latest E.coli outbreak

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In the latest outbreak of E.coli O157:H7 from ground beef there has been as of today, 28 reported infections in 12 states across the country. Of the...
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Cholera ravaging Africa: What is cholera?

The numbers are astounding, tens of thousands of victims in Zimbabwe in 2008 alone with totals reaching approximately 100,000 and over 4000...
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Proposed FDA ban in 2011 for Gulf Coast oysters: too much government meddling?

The US Food and Drug Administration plans to ban oysters harvested from the Gulf of Mexico unless they are treated to destroy potentially deadly...
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Food recall: fresh ground beef patties and beef steak products due to possible E. coli O157:H7

Crocetti's Oakdale Packing Co., doing business as, South Shore Meats, Inc., a Brockton, Massachusetts establishment, is recalling approximately...
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