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FlockCheck reduces high lamb fatalities  -  25 Mar 2008
ic Wales,The third biggest cause, campylobacter, accounted for just 12% of the reported abortions. “Investigating the cause or causes of aborting ewes around lambing

Mud found hazardous to mountain bikers' health  -  Mar 22, 2008
Sault Star,Campylobacter is believed to cause between five and 14 per cent of reported cases of diarrhea globally, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.

NZ Campylobacter Rates Highest In The World  -  Mar 3, 2008
Epoch Times,By Diane Cordemans A report from Otago University's health researchers say that New Zealand's rate of campylobacter cases is 30 times higher than the United

Chop Chop! Canned Chicken Cuts Camplobacter  -  Mar 18, 2008
ThePoultrySite.com,According to Scoop, chicken is renowned for its Campylobacter risk, but the solution to this very persistent problem has been created by Chop Chop!

Canned chicken to combat food poisoning  -  Mar 17, 2008
New Zealand Herald,New Zealand reportedly has the highest rate of Campylobacter food poisoning in the developed world, as chicken continues to make up a third of the meat

Sounds French ...  -  Mar 15, 2008
Malaysia Star,It has been found that the most common trigger factor for this syndrome is an infection with Campylobacter, which is a bacteria, not a virus.

Air chilling poultry carcasses, the new trend  -  Mar 17, 2008
WorldPoultry.net,A USDA-sponsored study by the University of Nebraska found that 350 air-chilled chickens had about 20% less bacteria (such as salmonella and campylobacter)

Enemy No. 1 for the Ready-to-Eat Industry  -  Mar 19, 2008
RedOrbit,...than in warmer settings - and its high fatality rate, which can reach 20 to 30 percent, much higher than that of O157, Salmonella and Campylobacter.

Microbiologist wins microplate catalogue  -  Mar 18, 2008
Laboratory Talk,Protecting the public from salmonella, campylobacter, giardia and legionella depends on quick accurate identification of the pathogen in Archer's laboratory

Bugs in leafy veges cause safety concern  -  Mar 23, 2008
Stuff.co.nz,Fresh greens will be tested for campylobacter, salmonella and E. coli bacteria on behalf of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).

Expert disputes bacteria findings  -  Mar 11, 2008
Arkansas Democrat Gazette,Myoda said salmonella and campylobacter, for example, don’t routinely go into a nonculturable state. The diseases are almost always detectable in sampling.

Long-term problems  -  Mar 3, 2008
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,About 1 in 1000 sufferers of campylobacter, a diarrhea-causing infection spread by raw poultry, develop far more serious Guillain-Barre syndrome a month or

Food-borne illnesses a menu for disaster  -  Mar 8, 2008
Visalia Times-Delta,Campylobacter is one of the most common bacterial causes of diarrheal illness in the United States. More than 1 million people in the United States,

Poultry dangers overstated, expert says [1 hr ago]  -  Mar 7, 2008
NewsOK.com (subscription),But DuPont testified that the amount of two common pathogens found in poultry — salmonella and campylobacter — is so low in the Illinois River that "you

State of county’s health:  -  Mar 6, 2008
Watauga Democrat,He said some cases of campylobacter bacterial infection had been reported, typically arising from the ingestion of raw or unpasteurized milk.

Low-pH FreshFx(R) Safely Kills Pathogens and Saves Water in ...  -  Mar 12, 2008
Earthtimes,Solutions are safe, effective and environmentally sound weapons against pathogens such as Salmonella, E. coli, Campylobacter, and Listeria.

The great organic con trick  -  Mar 3, 2008
First Post,Organic manure can also carry the dangerous bacteria Campylobacter which causes stomach infections, vomiting and diarrhoea. The Danish National Veterinary

Tender: support for surveillance of enteric pathogens  -  Mar 11, 2008
Cordis News,The framework contract involves the implementation in the EU of laboratory surveillance of salmonella, campylobacter and STEC/VTEC as well as mapping the

Chill factor: Air-chilled chicken is hot  -  Mar 12, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,...that 350 air-chilled chickens had about 20 percent less bacteria (such as salmonella and campylobacter) than the same number of water-cooled poultry.

Sheep: Managing ewes that abort  -  Feb 26, 2008
Irish Independent,And then there are diseases such as toxoplasmosis, enzootic abortion, tick-borne fever, salmonella and Campylobacter to name but a few.

Defense experts deny river risk  -  Mar 8, 2008
Arkansas Democrat Gazette,BY ROBERT J. SMITH TULSA — Salmonella and campylobacter bacteria levels in the Illinois River are not high enough to cause intestinal diseases in humans,

Applied Biosystems expands food testing presence  -  Mar 20, 2008
FoodProductionDaily.com,Applied Biosystems says that it also offers kits to identify E.coli 0157:H7, Campylobacter, Staphylococcus, E. sakazakii, Pseudomonas and Listeria.

Doubling in serious outbreaks of E-coli  -  Mar 13, 2008
Stuff.co.nz,Auckland and Taranaki have had clusters of the same strain, and Canterbury public health officials are investigating an outbreak of four campylobacter cases

Applied Biosystems responds to global challenge of food safety  -  Mar 19, 2008
spectroscopyNOW.com (press release),In addition, Applied Biosystems offers kits to identify other pathogens, including E. coli O157:H7, Campylobacter, Staphylococcus, E. sakazakii,

Restaurant Food Poisoning A Growing Problem in New York  -  Mar 18, 2008
Newsinferno.com,Add to all that the fact that there is emerging data that the negative health effects of some of the illnesses related to E. coli, campylobacter,

McKean Receives Distinguished Service Award  -  Mar 18, 2008
ThePigSite.com,He authored peer reviewed articles on subjects ranging from mycoplasmal pneumonia, to coronavirus antibodies, to campylobacter enterocolitis and salmonella

Today's news in health  -  Mar 18, 2008
Prince George Citizen,...hundred participants fell ill in what public health officials believe is one of the biggest reported outbreaks in this country of Campylobacter jejuni.

Raw-milk law enforced for 1st time  -  Mar 6, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,Then, in November and December, state public health officials investigated reports of a campylobacter bacterial outbreak that sickened five people who drank

Decoding Food Labeling  -  Mar 5, 2008
CBS News,...those chickens are just as likely, if not more likely, to carry harmful bacteria such as salmonella and campylobacter, so use food safety practices.

Bird flu and food  -  Mar 1, 2008
Malaysia Star,...reach the table are both free of the avian flu virus and other micro-organisms such as salmonella and campylobacter which can cause other illnesses.

A nanotechnology biosensor for Salmonella detection  -  Mar 16, 2008
Nanowerk LLC,...the protocol developed in this study could be used for detecting other foodborne pathogenic bacteria such as E.coli, Staphylococcus, Campylobacter and

New centre leads the way in zoonotic research  -  Mar 13, 2008
Farmers Guardian,..."For instance campylobacter, which causes food poisoning, is generally said to be mainly associated with chicken but there is some evidence that it is,

Poultry lawsuit awaits decision  -  Mar 13, 2008
Arkansas Democrat Gazette,...sick from poultry litter’s impact on the Illinois River, suffering gastrointestinal infections from campylobacter, strains of E. coli and salmonella.

Judge backs off comment on litter  -  Mar 12, 2008
Arkansas Democrat Gazette,They discussed tracking fecal bacteria in groundwater, gastrointestinal diseases such as salmonella and campylobacter, and how cattle, septic tanks and wild

Dog owners warned about disease outbreak  -  Mar 12, 2008
Evening Leader,Vets in the area are warning owners to be vigilant after they have noticed a rise in the number of cases of campylobacter, a bacteria that can cause chronic

ACE BioSciences Enters Research Collaboration with PATH to Develop ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),...our portfolio of travellers' diarrhoea vaccines which, in addition to ETEC, includes the first commercial vaccine to combat the bacterium Campylobacter.

The End of Antibiotics and the Rise of Iodine as an Effective ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
Natural News.com,...the US each year acquire fluoroquinolone-resistant Campylobacter infections from chicken and attempt to treat those infections with a fluoroquinolone.

Industry's experts say water is safe  -  Mar 8, 2008
Tulsa World,DuPont said that although salmonella and campylobacter are both bacteria associated with poultry and possibly found in the watershed, one would have to

CLSI Publishes Standard for Antimicrobial Disk and Dilution ...  -  Mar 7, 2008
StreetInsider.com (subscription),...development of specific test methods and QC values for several antimicrobial agents effective against Campylobacter; -- veterinary-specific interpretive

Wish you weren't here!  -  Mar 7, 2008
Arizona Daily Wildcat,Salmonella, shigella and campylobacter are infections typically found in uncooked or undercooked food, Norrish said. After being infected with these

CRWAD dedicated to Ross  -  Mar 5, 2008
American Veterinary Medical Association,Oral: Paul Plummer, Iowa State University, for "Transcriptional and functional analysis of Campylobacter genes involved in chicken colonization.

US: ARS Honors Technology Transfer Award Winners  -  Mar 4, 2008
FreshPlaza,When consumed by poultry, such bacteria crowd out pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella and Campylobacter inside the bird, improving bird health and food

Give it up, guys  -  Mar 1, 2008
The Observer,BSE, salmonella, E coli, campylobacter, swine fever, foot and mouth, avian flu, bovine TB, pig wasting disease et al result from pushing animals

Safety is on the line for workers  -  Feb 29, 2008
News & Observer,...the majority of store-bought poultry has been reported by Consumer Reports to be contaminated by bacteria, such as Campylobacter or Salmonella,

K-State Economists Find 'Stark Differences' Between Countries ...  -  Feb 28, 2008
Kansas City infoZine,...the United States and Japan is that consumers don't know the risk levels associated with Listeria, Campylobacter, and Staphylococcus aureus.

INDISPENSABLE TIMBER BASED OILS  -  Feb 25, 2008
Press Information Bureau (press release),Campylobacter jejuni was most resistant of the bacteria investigated to plant essential oils, with only the oils of bay and thyme having a bactericidal

Worried about your health? Try waste watching  -  Feb 24, 2008
Chicago Daily Herald,...including the most common five gastrointestinal conditions -- E coli, salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, Campylobacter. Dehydration is one concern,

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