Diseases in the ocean, caused by viruses, bacteria or parasites, can have far-reaching consequences for marine ecosystems. For this reason research has primarily focused on their ecological ...

Foodborne illness can lead to deadly consequences and devastating conditions - that can last much longer than the initial queasiness. Also known as food poisoning, it is often caused by eating or ...

Climate change is expected to lead to an increase in foodborne infections and presents a growing public health risk in Germany, according to scientists. One of a series of articles, published in the ...

Microbes or chemical contaminants may enter the food chain at any point from farm to fork, causing foodborne illnesses. Different factors such as an individual's susceptibility and a microbe’s ...

Every so often, the food in your fridge winds up in the news when there's an outbreak of illness linked to what we eat. A new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report details the foodborne ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated documents relating to the surveillance of and response to foodborne diseases. WHO said timely detection and effective response are essential to protect ...

First used in the 1940s to monitor for polio, wastewater surveillance proved such a powerful disease monitoring tool that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the ...

Each year, 1 in 6 Americans gets sick from eating contaminated food. In total, researchers have identified more than 250 foodborne diseases, which have been traced to all kinds of foods, according to ...

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