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Cryptosporidium
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Food Safety News
Ireland notes E. coli, crypto and Campylobacter rises
By News Desk
Reports of cryptosporidium, E. coli and Campylobacter have all increased in Ireland so far this year compared to 2020. Public health officials said notifications of all three diseases are nationally…
Food Safety News
Irish authorities probe salad link in crypto outbreak
By News Desk
Officials in Ireland are investigating an outbreak of cryptosporidium linked to a salad that has affected more than 40 people. The Health Service Executive’s (HSE) Department of Public Health East…
Food Safety News
Five foodborne outbreaks added to cryptosporidium rise in Sweden
Swedish officials have ended investigations into an increase in domestic cryptosporidium infections because the number of cases decreased since the start of February. The Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten)…
Food Safety News
Unpasteurized spinach drink tied to increase of cryptosporidium cases
Officials in Sweden are investigating a recent increase in the number of cryptosporidiosis cases. Folkhälsomyndigheten (Public Health Agency of Sweden) has linked some illnesses to one brand of an unpasteurized…
Food Safety News
Cryptosporidiosis outbreak linked to apple juice
By News Desk
Researchers have described the first outbreak of apple juice-related cryptosporidiosis reported outside the United States. Although it did not involve many people, it serves as a reminder that apple juice,…
Food Safety News
What sends this natural-healing mom straight to the doctor?
Editor's note: This guest opinion column was originally published on www.healthambition.com and is reprinted here with permission. I’d say most of us have joked at some point that we’d love…
The Right Coast
Crypto outbreaks linked to swimming have doubled since 2014 | CDC Online Newsroom | CDC
The Cryptosporidium parasite can spread when people swallow something that has come into contact with the feces (poop) of a sick person, such as pool water contaminated with diarrhea.via www.cdc.govThe…
Food Poison Journal
Pennsylvania Department of Health Warns Visitors to Heaven on Earth Farm of Cryptosporidium Outbreak
By Bill Marler
Residents who have come into contact with animals should take precautions Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Karen Murphy today warned visitors to the Heaven on Earth Farm in Easton, Northampton…
Food Safety News
Cryptosporidium outbreak traced to Pennsylvania rescue farm
By News Desk
Eleven confirmed cases of cryptosporidiosis from infection by the microscopic parasite Cryptosporidium have been traced back to the Heaven on Earth Farm in Easton, PA, according to a spokesperson for the…
Worms & Germs Blog
Petting Zoos, Outbreaks and Denial
By Scott Weese
I think petting zoos can be great. I’ve taken my kids to many and think they’re a great way for people to see and interact with animals they would not…