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E. coli outbreak – what do we know so far?
In the last week there has been international news coverage of an outbreak of E. coli that has been going on in Germany since the beginning of May. I wanted to very briefly cover what is causing this...
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E coli outbreak: What do we know so far? Part 2
Actually the answer is not a whole lot more than when I posted on Friday. The source is still unclear although now both beansprouts and the Hamburg wholesale produce market are being implicated...
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Another quick update on the E coli O104:H4 outbreak…
On the 29th June the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) released a Joint Rapid Risk Assessment detailing information about the new...
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Darn it!
Not only is there a paper out discussing the characterisation of the latest E.coli bug (see posts here, here and here) but the use of badger culling to prevent bovine tuberculosis cases in cattle is...
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Quick note
I hope that you have all had a good holiday season. I’m just updating quickly with a shameless plug for the January edition of the Molecular Biology Carnival which I’m thrilled to be in – there are...
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Schmallenberg virus – what we know so far
Watching the research that surrounds the emergence of a novel virus is fascinating. I’m always amazed at how quickly scientists basically dissect the disease and the organism to find out what is going...
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More on Schmallenberg virus…
The Society for General Microbiology has released a nice, easy-to-read briefing on Schmallenberg virus which can be found here (pdf). Plus they have also made available the Schmallenberg lecture I...
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