Epidemic Profile of Shiga-Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 Outbreak in Germany — Preliminary Report
The New England Journal of Medicine
The New England Journal of Medicine
European consumers are less accepting of cloned animal products than their American counterparts, according to new research from Kansas State University, USA.
The research, led by Sean Fox of Kansas State, focused on consumer attitudes toward food
Infectious Disease Surveillance and Monitoring System for Animal and Human Health: Summary of notable events/incidents of public health significance for the period 1st – 31st May 2011
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The UK will be better protected against animal diseases like avian flu and foot and mouth thanks to a global network of scientific research launched by Defra in May.
Increasingly globalised movements of animals, people and food have raised the risk
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EU-wide food labelling regulations have moved a step closer to being adopted following a “breakthrough” in negotiations, according to European Parliament Rapporteur, Renate Sommer.
Outline agreements on the details wer
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As Europe's E.coli crisis wanes, some experts are now warning of a looming threat: possible long-term kidney complications for many of the victims. Many of the roughly 3,200 E coli patients are returning home, and only a handful of new cases are bein
Strain from the sprouts is identical to strain from the infected patients. Scientists of the National Reference Laboratory for Escherichia coli at the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) have confirmed the results of the Land authorities in N
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BRUSSELS -- The European Union will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday on the contaminated food crisis and its economic impact. EU farm ministers will convene at short notice in Luxembourg amid demands from farmers that they be compensated for the
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