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CDC: Campylobacter, Vibrio rise, other pathogens static

Although incidents of Campylobacter and Vibrio rose in 2012, infection rates for other pathogens such as E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella remained about the same.

In fact, Campylobacter rates in 2012 were the highest they’ve been since 2000 and are up 14 percent in 2012 from 2006-2008, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease [...]

April 19th, 2013 | Category: Food safety | Tags: , , , , , , , | Comments are closed

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Microbiological control in the food plant environment and the role of rapid testing – Neogen webinar

Join food safety experts Dr. Jeff Kornacki of Kornacki Microbiology Solutions, Inc. and Dr. Mark [...]

November 12th, 2012 | Category: Animal safety, Food safety, Genomics, Life sciences | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments are closed

CDC: STEC infections have declined since 2006, Salmonella infections have risen

Rates of infection from Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) have fallen slightly in the past five years, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday.

In 2006, there were 590 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection caused by STEC. In 2011, the most recent available data, there were 463 infections, according to [...]

July 30th, 2012 | Category: Food safety | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments are closed