Tag: Disease outbreaks
Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders sickens 49 people in 10 states
E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who...
Boar's Head faces legal scrutiny over deadly deli meat listeria outbreak, USDA says
Boar's Head, the deli meat company at the center of a deadly listeria food poisoning outbreak, is being scrutinized by law enforcement officials,...
First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo
KINSHASA, Congo -- Authorities in Congo said that 50,000 doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrived in the country on Tuesday,...
WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak
DAKAR, Senegal -- The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization launched on Friday a continent-wide response plan...
Boar's Head expands recall to include 7 million more pounds of deli meats tied to listeria outbreak
The popular deli meat company Boar's Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant as...
Inquiry finds Britain was ill-prepared for COVID-19 pandemic and failed its citizens
LONDON -- The U.K. government was ill-prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic and serious errors in planning failed its citizens, an inquiry found Thursday.Retired...