WASHINGTON, June 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published a report on foodborne illness which presents a misleading picture of the safety of poultry.

Gas gangrene, the notorious infectious disease of two world wars can still be a problem today. Professor Richard Titball of the University of Exeter, told the Society of General Microbiology Meeting at the International Centre, Harrogate today (Monday, 30 March)

By JULIETTE KELLOW IF you are flying off to the sun or popping to a mate's for a barbecue there's one thing you must take with you - the know-how to prevent food poisoning. Last year more than 79,000 cases were reported across the UK.

By Anonymous Test results from Gulf of Mexico sampling indicate that at most, relatively low levels of fecal contamination were present after Hurricane Katrina, a news release from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states.

By Smith-Slatas, Candra L; Bourque, Michael; Salazar, Juan C e796 ABSTRACT Clostridium myonecrosis is a rare and deadly infection that progresses very rapidly; thus, prompt diagnosis and treatment is vital. In adults, clostridial myonecrosis used to be a well-known complication of war wounds.