Study shows flies can pass salmonella to chickens-英语点津
17 years ago

Study shows flies can pass salmonella to chickens-英语点津

China Daily  

Download This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Peter Holt and Christopher Geden of the United States Department of Agriculture did a study with Salmonella bacteria. The researchers investigated whether infected hens could pass the infection to flies. Next, the researchers placed the newly infected flies near healthy, uninfected hens. Instead, eating infected flies seems to be the main way for Salmonella to pass from flies to birds.

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USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen chicken products
11 months ago

USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen chicken products

Associated Press  

Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning under a final rule issued Friday by U.S. agriculture officials. It’s the first time the U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared salmonella an adulterant in raw poultry in the same way that certain E. coli bacteria are regarded …

How food becomes poison
2 years, 2 months ago

How food becomes poison

The Hindu  

Food-borne illnesses happen because of the contamination of food by pathogens which can happen at any point of time from the production of raw material in farm, through supply and distribution or slaughter and packing, when these are processed into value-added products and make all the way to the kitchen in homes or commercial food establishments, where poor or careless …

Mumbai's chickens are host to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, pose serious health risk: Report
5 years, 10 months ago

Mumbai's chickens are host to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, pose serious health risk: Report

Firstpost  

Bacteria in the chickens of Mumbai have developed a high resistance to antibiotics. The bacteria is responsible for severe food poisoning in humans, and antibiotic-resistant Salmonella makes the infection difficult to treat. The chickens develop this high resistance because antibiotics are mixed into food, irrespective of whether they have an infection or don’t, Vikas Jha, lead author of the study, …

Backyard chickens: Why the CDC says they’re a health risk
6 years, 8 months ago

Backyard chickens: Why the CDC says they’re a health risk

CNN  

Story highlights 212 people across 44 states have gotten sick since February The CDC has identified nine previous outbreaks due to live poultry since 2011 CNN — “Always wash your hands after handling live poultry.” That’s the reminder from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week due to another outbreak of salmonella from backyard chickens. Two hundred …

People Are Getting Salmonella From Touching Live Chickens
7 years, 7 months ago

People Are Getting Salmonella From Touching Live Chickens

Huff Post  

By Holly Van Hare, Editor The CDC warns to keep your hands off their breasts Backyard poultry could be carrying salmonella without showing any symptoms. shutterstock The United States is currently experiencing one of the biggest salmonella outbreaks in the nation’s history — and according to an assessment from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these sicknesses are likely …

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