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Gulf Coast women reflect on 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina(0)
New Orleans LA–Who is listening to the women of the Gulf Coast? The
silence about their concerns is deafening in this week of fifth-anniversary commemorative events about Hurricane Katrina. The Katrina story—and now the BP disaster—has been a story focused exclusively on race, class and age, as if women and men, boys and girls are not [...]
USA: Frozen mamey pulp linked to recent outbreak of Typhoid fever
Ontario CA–As a precautionary measure, Montalvan’s Sales, Inc. of Ontario, CA has voluntarily recalled “La Nuestra” brand frozen mamey pulp due to a potential health risk from Salmonella Typhi. Typhoid fever is a life-threatening illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi. Salmonella Typhi lives only in humans.
Infection results from eating food [...]
Canada: Certain Goya brand frozen Mamey pulp may contain Salmonella bacteria
Ottawa ON–The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning consumers not to consume the Goya brand Fruta Mamey Pulp described below as it may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The CFIA has been informed of a recall of the Goya brand Fruta Mamey Pulp in the United States.
The affected product, Goya brand Fruta Mamey Pulp, manufactured in [...]
Massachusetts/Rhode Island: First human case of EEE in critical condition
Boston MA–The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and Rhode Island HEALTH today announced the first case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a person. The patient, a male in his 20s from Newport County in Rhode Island, is listed in critical condition. His exposure to a mosquito carrying EEE likely occurred in the southeastern [...]
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