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Despite longstanding oyster cooking recommendations, outbreaks associated with cooked oysters still occur. A survey of U.S.-based restaurants was conducted to investigate common cooking practices, including steaming, baking, and roasting. Target restaurants were identified using Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes and surveyed through live phone interviews and online.
Cyanobacteria are prolific producers of biologically active compounds that are important in influencing ecology, behavior of interacting organisms, and as leads in drug discovery efforts. Here we discuss the challenges faced by all natural product researchers, especially those that focus on cyanobacteria, and then describe progress that has been made in these areas. We also propose some solutions, paths forward, and thoughts for consideration on these challenges.
Illnesses from stealthy pathogens known as Vibrio are advancing northward along numerous coasts, potentially ruining your summer vacation.
A cat that aided scientists in a virus discovery last year recently put his hunting skills back on display, leading to another identification for researchers: a new strain of orthoreovirus.
My parents were missionaries, and they took me to Bangkok when I was six weeks old. While I was there, the seventh pandemic of cholera started (in 1961 in Indonesia) and for several years, when I was 9, 10 and 11, it swept through Bangkok.
Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is a disease that primarily affects birds. It is caused by a virus related to those that cause seasonal flu. A subtype of the bird flu virus known as H5N1 can infect mammals, including humans.
The upcoming "kissing bug season" in May alerts Floridians to a major public health concern. It's time to take serious precautions against a silent killer in our state.
What if scientists could anticipate the likelihood of an outbreak before it starts? What if, instead of scrambling to contain an emerging threat, we could prevent it?
The University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute has expanded its leadership team with four new members to help bolster the institute’s research resources, international relations, biostatistics efforts and data infrastructure.
With winter comes a trio of respiratory illnesses, sometimes referred to as a “triple-demic”: influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Learn how to avoid viruses during the cold, dry weather.
