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    Forty percent of US foodborne illness outbreaks at restaurants and other food-serving establishments from 2017 to 2019 were related to a sick worker, according to a study published today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) led the study, which involved collecting environmental health data during the investigation of 800…

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    Unneeded antibiotics for respiratory infections tied to harm, higher costsA study of more than 3 million patients with bacterial and viral respiratory infections found that inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions were associated with increased risk of adverse events and higher healthcare costs, researchers reported today in Clinical Infectious Diseases.The study, conducted by researchers with the…

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    • NEWS SCAN: Inappropriate antibiotics for respiratory infections; Deli-linked #Listeria outbreak; #AvianFlu in 8 states https://t.co/2XLfr2YoM1 #AMR #AntibioticStewardship #FoodOutbreak

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    COVID continues slow global decline but rises in EuropeIn its latest weekly update on the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today that global COVID-19 cases declined 6% last week compared to the previous week, though the pace of activity increased in the European region, which experienced an 8% rise compared to the week before.Of more than 2.9 million cases reported to the WHO…

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    • NEWS SCAN: #COVID19 continues European rise; Severity of #Omicron subvariants; Chronic wasting disease in Wyoming; #Monkeypox decline in Europe; Wendy's #Ecoli probe over https://t.co/4x595hvxSF #CWD #FoodOutbreak

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    Framework outlines One Health collaboration on antimicrobial resistanceThe World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) yesterday published a strategic framework for One Health collaborations on antimicrobial resistance…

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    • NEWS SCAN: One Health framework for antimicrobial resistance; #Norovirus and raw oysters https://t.co/ptMc3RlUJi #AMR #AntibioticStewardship #FoodOutbreak

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    Study highlights economic impact of inappropriate antibiotic useAn analysis of antibiotic use for upper respiratory infections (URIs) in Ghana reveals the considerable economic impact of inappropriate prescribing can have on low-resource settings, researchers reported last week in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control.Using data from the ABACUS (AntiBiotic ACcess…

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    • NEWS SCAN: Cost of inappropriate antibiotic use; More US #AvianFlu detections; Deadly #Listeria salad outbreak; Qatari #MERS case https://t.co/k84dH0rFXJ #AMR #AntibioticStewardship #FoodOutbreak

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    Shorter regimen for resistant TB found effective with lower linezolid doseNew data presented today indicate that a shorter treatment regimen for highly drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis (TB) remains highly effective with reduced doses of one of its components.The phase 3 ZeNix trial, conducted in Moldova, Georgia, Russia, and South Africa, assigned 181 patients with extensively drug-resistant…

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    • NEWS SCAN: Resistant-#TB drug regimen; US #Cyclospora cases https://t.co/I55eGdRFnJ #AMR #tuberculosis #FoodOutbreak

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    CDC wraps up latest queso fresco Listeria outbreak investigationAn investigation into a Listeria moncytogenes outbreak linked to a New Jersey company’s queso fresco cheese has ended, with 14 cases reported in four states, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said May 14 in a final update.The final total reflects the addition of two more cases since the…

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    • The latest #FoodOutbreak #FoodborneDisease news: NEWS SCAN: Queso fresco #Listeria probe ends; Possible onion #Salmonella source https://t.co/TfuM0UfSpw