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In the days following the announcement of the Shigella Wedding Outbreak, more information has come out naming the suspects. The…
Cue Billy Idol. "It's a nice day for a Shigella Wedding." Wait. NO, IT'S NOT! That's the exact phrase I…
Public health and regulatory officials respond to foodborne disease outbreaks much the same way that police officers respond to crime.…
Ebola. MERS. Nipah virus. Lassa fever. E. coli. Zika. Rift Valley fever. Food poisoning. We are deep in a war…
Bacteria has to survive the treacherous journey from the mouth to the colon before causing havoc in the human intestinal…
When a tummy ache becomes serious enough that your over-the-counter treatments and home remedies are just not doing the trick,…