US: Escherichia coli in carrots

The US has been hit by an outbreak of Escherichia coli caused by organic carrots affecting 18 states. The US Centers for Disease Control...

New Mpox mutations in Africa

The risk of Mpox spreading in Africa is increasing, but also globally after recent analyses have revealed that clade Ia has undergone further mutations...

USA: Escherichia coli cases in McDonald’s burgers

50 cases of Escherichia coli have been reported in the United States following the consumption of the McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burger. Cases were found...

Bird flu alert raised in Japan

Japan is on national alert after a highly pathogenic avian influenza strain has been detected in two cities on the northern island of Hokkaido....

Outbreak of cholera in Nigeria

There is an increasing number of cholera cases in Nigeria, so much so that the Nigerian Disease Control Centre (CDC) said 11,000 cases were...

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