public health

Dairy products sold by Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Food City linked to deadly Listeria outbreak

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MODESTO, CA – A major cheese and dairy manufacturer in California, Rizo-López Foods, is initiating a nationwide recall of over 60 products due to a listeria outbreak. The outbreak, which has been linked to the company’s products, has resulted in the deaths of two individuals and caused illness in many others, according to federal health officials. The outbreak traces back to June 2014, with Rizo-López Foods products identified as a potential source. The Centers for …

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Biden Declares Public Health Emergency Amidst Monkeypox Outbreak

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Biden administration declares the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency – CNN The Biden administration declared monkeypox a public health emergency on Thursday, with cases on the rise across the US. On Tuesday, President Biden named Robert Fenton as the White House’s national monkeypox response coordinator. Dr. Demetre Daskalakis will serve as his deputy. Virologists have been warning about monkeypox for decades, and fear it could fill the niche of a variola virus, which caused …

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