Food recalls aren't uncommon, and the reasons behind them can have serious health effects. Here are a few which seriously ...

Ideally, yes. “As long as you're using potable (drinkable) water, it's always wise to wash fruits and vegetables before ...

Cyclospora is a GI disease that is common this type of year but the health departments are noticing more of it than usual.

Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Cyclospora, and Toxoplasma are of significance because of both the low infectious doses and the robustness and disinfection insensitivity of their transmissive stages. These ...

More than six months after a deadly Listeria outbreak was traced to Boar’s Head deli meat, the company has hired a chief food safety officer. Natalie Dyenson will begin work for the family owned ...

The clinical spectrum of intestinal E. histolytica infection ranges from an asymptomatic carrier state to severe invasive disease. Asymptomatic cyst carriage occurs with E. histolytica as well as ...

DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Bill Northey encourage Iowans with pesticide sensitive crops and apiaries to register their locations using the Department’s new ...

Elucidating the life cycle of Marteilia sydneyi, the aetiological agent of QX disease in the Sydney rock oyster (Saccostrea glomerata).