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Food pathogens
Foodborne pathogens (e.g. viruses, bacteria, parasites) are biological agents that can cause a foodborne illness event. A foodborne disease outbreak is defined as the occurrence of two or more cases of similar illness resulting from the ingestion of a common food.
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SEP 06, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
People who take antibiotics are at an increased risk of developing colon cancer within five to ten years. The research w ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 31, 2021Immunology
After encountering an infectious agent, the immune system begins churning out antibodies—Y-shaped warriors that ne ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used a tool called cryo-electron microscopy to get an unprecedented and detailed look at infectious, mis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2021Microbiology
In a world with a growing population and a changing environment, food security is an important issue. Scientists have be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2021Immunology
Most people feeling under the weather, especially those with a fever, tend to lose their appetites. When recovering from ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 15, 2021Health & Medicine
As Delta has become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant causing COVID-19 infections in the United States, researchers and he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2021Microbiology
The bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei is a pathogen that can live in water and soil, usually in tropical parts of nort ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2021Microbiology
Wildlife management officials check wild populations for pathogenic disease like chronic wasting disease. So researchers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2021Immunology
A study by immunologists at the University of Copenhagen has revealed a never-before-seen immune pathway invol ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 17, 2021Microbiology
Scientists have been revealing the importance of gut bacteria; the huge numbers of bacterial species in our gastrointest ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2021Immunology
Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter—pollute our environment and, ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 04, 2021Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria pose a potentially serious threat to public health. There are a variety of ways that peopl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2021Microbiology
According to WHO there have been six cholera pandemics since the pathogen emerged from the Ganges river delta sometime i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2021Microbiology
Escherichia coli bacteria are known to live in the gut, and they can also sicken people if they contaminate food that ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have revealed the secret of a traditional Vietnamese snack made of raw pork. This work may help scientists i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2021Microbiology
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning chicken consumers and people that keep live poultry at h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2021Microbiology
Foodborne illness can be prevented by cooking meat to a proper temperature and avoiding cross-contamination. But when th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2021Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2021Microbiology
Organic food has been touted as healthier, but that's been debated. While meat that is produced organically now has to m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2021Immunology
Salmonella infections are a massive problem—Over 95 million people are affected by this foodborne illness every ye ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 03, 2021Immunology
We know that processed foods like ice cream, potato chips, and candy bars in excess can cause people to pile on the poun ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Sugar is something sweet to add to your food, but just like fat, different types of sugars play important roles in biolo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 23, 2021Microbiology
The microbes that live in the human gut have a powerful influence on our health, and that microbial community is with us ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2021Chemistry & Physics
New research on the aerosolization of pathogens provides recommendations for public restroom use. According to the study ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 06, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
People who take antibiotics are at an increased risk of developing colon cancer within five to ten years. The research w
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 31, 2021
Immunology
After encountering an infectious agent, the immune system begins churning out antibodies—Y-shaped warriors that ne
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used a tool called cryo-electron microscopy to get an unprecedented and detailed look at infectious, mis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2021
Microbiology
In a world with a growing population and a changing environment, food security is an important issue. Scientists have be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2021
Immunology
Most people feeling under the weather, especially those with a fever, tend to lose their appetites. When recovering from
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 15, 2021
Health & Medicine
As Delta has become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant causing COVID-19 infections in the United States, researchers and he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2021
Microbiology
The bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei is a pathogen that can live in water and soil, usually in tropical parts of nort
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2021
Microbiology
Wildlife management officials check wild populations for pathogenic disease like chronic wasting disease. So researchers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2021
Immunology
A study by immunologists at the University of Copenhagen has revealed a never-before-seen immune pathway invol
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 17, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists have been revealing the importance of gut bacteria; the huge numbers of bacterial species in our gastrointest
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2021
Immunology
Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter—pollute our environment and,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 04, 2021
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria pose a potentially serious threat to public health. There are a variety of ways that peopl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2021
Microbiology
According to WHO there have been six cholera pandemics since the pathogen emerged from the Ganges river delta sometime i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2021
Microbiology
Escherichia coli bacteria are known to live in the gut, and they can also sicken people if they contaminate food that ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have revealed the secret of a traditional Vietnamese snack made of raw pork. This work may help scientists i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2021
Microbiology
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning chicken consumers and people that keep live poultry at h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2021
Microbiology
Foodborne illness can be prevented by cooking meat to a proper temperature and avoiding cross-contamination. But when th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2021
Microbiology
Organic food has been touted as healthier, but that's been debated. While meat that is produced organically now has to m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2021
Immunology
Salmonella infections are a massive problem—Over 95 million people are affected by this foodborne illness every ye
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 03, 2021
Immunology
We know that processed foods like ice cream, potato chips, and candy bars in excess can cause people to pile on the poun
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sugar is something sweet to add to your food, but just like fat, different types of sugars play important roles in biolo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2021
Microbiology
The microbes that live in the human gut have a powerful influence on our health, and that microbial community is with us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
New research on the aerosolization of pathogens provides recommendations for public restroom use. According to the study
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan