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Bacterial Infection With Unusual, Serious Symptoms Prompts CDC Warning Bacterial Infection With Unusual, Serious Symptoms Prompts CDC Warning
Bacterial Infection With Unusual, Serious Symptoms Prompts CDC Warning A bacterial infection is appearing nationally with unusual and serious symptoms according to federal authorities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has just issued a Health Alert warning that the rare illness, caused by a strain of Neisseria meningitidis bacteria, has a higher fatality rate than normally seen with meningococcal infections. As of Monday, March 25, 143 cases have been reported to CDC for the current calendar year, an increase of 62 cases over the 81 reported as of this date in 2023.  Cases caused by this strain are disproportionately occurring i…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Food Safety Alert: Romaine Lettuce Unsafe To Eat In Any Form, CDC Warns Food Safety Alert: Romaine Lettuce Unsafe To Eat In Any Form, CDC Warns
Food Safety Alert: Romaine Lettuce Unsafe To Eat In Any Form, CDC Warns On the eve of Thanksgiving, the Centers for Disease Control has issued its strongest warning yet about a widespread E.coli outbreak. All types, varieties and brands of Romaine lettuce are unsafe to eat in any form and retail establishments and restaurants should not sell it until more is known, the CDC said in a Food Safety Alert issued Tuesday, Nov. 20. Consumers who have Romaine lettuce in their refrigerators should throw it away, even if one or more persons have eaten it without getting sick, and wash and sanitize drawers or shelves in refrigerators where romaine was stored. A total of …

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by Joe Lombardi