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A man in southern Italy has died after eating a contaminated sausage and broccoli sandwich. Artist Luigi Di Sarno, 52, reportedly collapsed after allegedly eating the dish from a food truck in the Cosenza province, while nine others were taken to an intensive care unit in Annunziata hospital. Botulism is produced by Clostridium botulinum bacteria, which attack the nervous system …

Health officials are tracking down hundreds of visitors to Wyoming‘s Grand Teton National Park after discovering a ‘suspected’ bat colony inside a lodge. Since June 2, Grand Teton Lodge Company has received eight reports of overnight guests who may have been exposed to bats in those rooms while staying at the Jackson Jake Lodge. Dr Alexia Harrist, Wyoming’s state health officer, said …

A fatal case of suspected botulism has sparked a nationwide broccoli recall in Italy after a man died and nine others were hospitalized following meals from the same food truck. Authorities say the outbreak, traced to broccoli in oil used in sandwiches, has raised urgent food safety concerns and triggered seizures of contaminated products.Local media report that the victim, 52-year-old …

Inspections for the Legionella bacteria in New York City’s cooling towers sank to a record post-pandemic low in the months leading up to an outbreak of the disease in East Harlem that has so far killed three people, according to a Gothamist analysis of publicly available health data. A spokesperson for the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene blamed …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Texas hasn’t reported a new outbreak-related measles case in nearly a month — a hopeful sign that one of the largest outbreaks the United States has seen in decades is starting to slow. But the measles threat hasn’t faded as new outbreaks and growing case counts in other states add to the national tally. There have …

New York is gearing up for an outbreak of another highly contagious virus, as the number of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases spike across the eastern US.  As New York City is currently grappling with a Legionnaires’ outbreak that has infected 67 people and killed three, doctors in the borough of Staten Island are also raising concern over …

Three Deaths Reported as NYC Legionnaires’ Outbreak Spreads  Bloomberg Harlem Legionnaires’ outbreak: 3 people dead among 70 diagnosed in NYC cluster since July 25  ABC7 New York An obscure disease keeps spreading through air conditioning  USA Today 3 dead and at least 67 sick from growing Legionnaires’ disease cluster in New York City  ABC News Legionnaires’ in NYC: What are the disease’s first symptoms?  PIX11 …

TAIPEI, Taiwan — An outbreak of the chikungunya virus in China has prompted authorities to take preventive measures from mosquito nets and clouds of disinfectant, threatening fines for people who fail to disperse standing water and even deploying drones to hunt down insect breeding grounds. More than 7,000 cases of the disease have been reported as of Wednesday, focused largely …

The latest outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Central Harlem has killed three people so far and sickened at least 58 others. It typically spreads when people inhale mist containing Legionella bacteria, which can grow in buildings’ water-cooling tanks, making it a longtime scourge for New York City. City health officials say they have taken steps to control the outbreak but …