Disease outbreaks

Disease outbreaks

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  Deal reached to reopen NM peanut butter plant

  A troubled New Mexico peanut butter plant that had its licensed yanked after being linked to a widespread salmonella outbreak reached a deal Friday ... 

• Hep C cases linked to NH hospital worker rise

  Five more people have been diagnosed with the same strain of hepatitis C a former traveling hospital worker is accused of spreading through tainted ... 

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  Dozens sue pharmacy, but compensation uncertain

  Dennis O'Brien rubs his head as he details ailments triggered by the fungal meningitis he developed after a series of steroid shots in his neck: ... 

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  New tests could hamper food outbreak detection

  New tests that promise to speed up diagnosis of food poisoning pose an unexpected problem: They could make it more difficult to identify dangerous ... 

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  Med tech in hepatitis C case pleads not guilty

  A traveling hospital worker accused of stealing drugs and infecting patients with hepatitis C through contaminated syringes pleaded not guilty to the ... 

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  Peanut butter plant closure angers New Mexico town

  Farmers in a revered peanut-growing region along the New Mexico-Texas border should be celebrating one of the best harvests in recent memory. 

• FDA suspends operations at peanut butter plant

  The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on a New Mexico peanut butter plant that had repeated food safety violations over several years, ... 

• FDA halts operations at peanut butter plant

  The Food and Drug Administration halted operations of the country's largest organic peanut butter processor Monday, cracking down on salmonella ...