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Texas: Measles case reported in Hood County

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Texas state health officials report a confirmed case of measles in a resident of Hood County. The patient is a young child. The child had no history of travel to an area where measles...

Texas reports 3 deaths in fungal meningitis outbreak linked to procedures performed in Mexico

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the fungal infections following surgical procedures in Matamoros, Mexico, as of June 1, 2023, the multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis is ongoing among patients...

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Texas: Cabos San Lucas Shigella Outbreak

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By: Jory Lange of MakeFoodSafe.com Cabos San Lucas was closed for four days as part of an investigation into a Shigella outbreak in Lavaca County, Texas.  The restaurant, located at 1636 N. Texana, Hallettsville,...

Texas: Equine Herpes Virus Confirmed in Hood County Horse

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM), the neurologic disease linked to equine herpes virus (EHV-1), in a Hood...

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Texas: Rabid cow in Cooke County, 5 people exposed

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Sheriff’s Office in Cooke County, Texas announced that a cow had tested positive for rabies in Cooke County. According to the release from Sheriff Ray Sappington, the 10-year-old,...

Louisiana: Clostridium Botulinum type C was found in alfalfa hay cubes tied to the death of some 20 horses

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up report on the horse botulism cases in Louisiana and several other states, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry (LDAF), in cooperation with the U.S....

Norovirus outbreak linked to raw oysters from Texas sickens more than 200 from 8 states

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Federal and state health officials report investigating a multistate outbreak of norovirus illnesses linked to raw oysters from Texas. As of December 15, 211 illnesses have been...

Horse botulism outbreak update; FDA issues warning about Alfalfa Cubes

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the suspected botulism outbreak in horses in Louisiana, federal officials know of at least 98 horses in Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas who showed neurologic...

CDC warns of Listeria outbreak linked to many brands of brie and camembert cheese

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NewsDesk @bactiman63  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a food safety alert this week regarding a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections. Six people infected...

Texas: Harris County officials await autopsy results on presumptive positive monkeypox case

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Harris County Public Health reported Monday: An adult with various severe illnesses who was also presumptive positive for monkeypox died on August 28, 2022, at a Harris County hospital. At...