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Alert for Hunters and Bird Handlers Amid Bird Flu Outbreak

Wednesday, January 8

The Butte County Department of Public Health (BCPH) has received notification from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) of a bird flu (H5N1) infection in a commercial upland game bird farm in Butte County. Upland game...

Number of people sickened in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonalds Quarter Pounders rises to 90: CDC

Wednesday, October 30

The number of cases in the E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has risen to 90, federal health officials said in an update on Wednesday.Cases have been reported in 13 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Most of...

What to know about deadly McDonalds E. coli outbreak

Thursday, October 24

(NEW YORK) -- Dozens of people across the U.S. have contracted E. coli traced to ingredients in McDonald's Quarter Pounders, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday.As a result, McDonald's announced it has proactively removed two ingredients from stores across two...

Boars Head to indefinitely close plant at center of deadly listeria outbreak

Friday, September 13

(JARRATT, Va.) -- The Boar's Head plant in Virginia at the center of a deadly listeria outbreak is indefinitely closing, the company announced on Friday.Boar's Head also said it has decided to permanently discontinue the sale of liverwurst, the deli meat tied to the...

Three things to know about multi-state salmonella outbreak, egg recall

Tuesday, September 10

(NEW YORK) -- A poultry farm in Wisconsin has recalled all of its eggs distributed in three states that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked to dozens of sicknesses as part of a Salmonella outbreak across nine states.Details of multi-state...

No active wildfires after hundreds of firefighters battled outbreak near Athens

Tuesday, August 13

(LONDON) -- Hundreds of firefighters battled dozens of wildfires into submission in Greece over two days, a "superhuman effort" that had been paired with a "rapid operational response" to slow fast-moving blazes that threatened Athens, officials said.There are no active fires at the moment,...

At least three deaths amid listeria outbreak linked to Boars Head deli meat recall

Tuesday, August 13

(NEW YORK) -- A third death has been reported in connection to a multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections that has been linked to a Boar's Head deli meat recall.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that since a previous update on...

Grass Hopper Outbreak Threatens Modoc Grass and Alfalfa Crops

Wednesday, July 17

A grasshopper outbreak is currently affecting grass and alfalfa hay crops in Modoc. The

Warning Issued to Dog Owners: Salmon Poisoning Disease Outbreak Linked to Raw Fish Consumption

Tuesday, August 15

A surge in cases of Salmon Poisoning Disease has prompted the Plumas Forest Service to warn dog owners to prevent their pets from consuming raw fish from Bucks Lake. Officials from the Mount Hough Ranger District have underscored the potential dangers of this bacteria-like parasite...

BLM Litchfield Corrals Re-open Following Strangles Outbreak

Friday, May 12

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced reopening the Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Corral for visits, adoptions, and purchases. The facility had temporarily closed to allow for the recovery of a group of animals that had contracted an equine infection known as...