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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers guidance for health care professionals on reporting foodborne illnesses.

Guidance Provided for Reporting Foodborne Illness

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Health care professionals should generally report foodborne illness to county, city health department
There have been 12 reported cases of people in the United States becoming sick after eating fresh crab meat from Venezuela

FDA: Illnesses Tied to Fresh Crab Meat Imported From Venezuela

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Illnesses appear to be caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria
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Vegetable Trays Tainted With Cyclospora Put Seven in Hospital

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185 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in persons who reported consuming vegetable trays
Tainted irrigation water is likely to blame for a 36-state Escherichia coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce that sickened 200 people and caused five deaths

Irrigation Water Likely Cause of Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak

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According to the CDC, outbreak that started in the spring and is now over
Family composition and hygiene practices are associated with the microbial load of kitchen towels

Kitchen Towels Are Source of Possibly Pathogenic Bacteria

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Multipurpose towels have higher colony-forming units; humid towels have higher CFU versus dry ones
This spring's outbreak of Escherichia coli illness tied to tainted Arizona romaine lettuce is likely over

CDC Says E. Coli Outbreak Tied to Romaine Lettuce Is Over

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197 cases of illness linked to the E. coli outbreak, five of which were fatal
Outbreaks associated with treated recreational water with confirmed infectious etiology are usually caused by Cryptosporidium

CDC IDs Outbreak Trends Tied to Treated Recreational Water

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Outbreaks with confirmed infectious etiology usually caused by Cryptosporidium, Legionella, Pseudomonas
Early aggressive action should be taken to prevent the spread of bacteria harboring unusual resistance genes

CDC: Aggressive Action Needed to Contain Antibiotic Resistance

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Bacteria harboring unusual resistance genes are widespread
Antibiotic treatment for Helicobacter pylori in patients who underwent endoscopic resection of early-stage gastric cancer or high-grade adenoma is associated with a reduced rate of metachronous gastric cancer

H. Pylori Treatment Tied to Lower Metachronous Gastric Cancer Risk

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Those treated after early CA also had improvement in atrophy grade at gastric corpus lesser curvature
Gut bacteria may be tied to sepsis-related brain dysfunction

Gut Bacteria May Be Tied to Brain Dysfunction From Sepsis

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Presence of bacteria is associated with higher neuroinflammatory markers in mice, humans