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Weekly Update
I’m hoping you are feeling well today, after yesterday's Independence Day celebrations. However, If you are not -- it might not be just the liquids in yesterday's diet that are to blame. If USDA’s new research is to be believed, 9 out of 10 people sharing food with you on the 4th either didn’t wash their hands at all or washed them poorly.
Did you know that releasing non native animals to the wild could cause massive animal die offs? According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, this is exactly what happened at Lake Byllesby this summer.
As news has been published about the Trump administration separating immigrant children from their families, there is a need to discuss the long-term health complications of the traumatic experience.
Delta Air Lines announced that it will be banning “pit bull type” dogs as service dogs and support animals on its flights starting July 10. It will also limit each customer to one support animal per flight.
Last week Farm to Table was held in southern Chile. The program gave participants exposure to leading exporting animal food production systems, and site visits focused on international trade standards and emerging issues in food safety related to the Chilean salmon and cattle industry.
Minnesota state health investigators were able to quickly identify a cyclospora outbreak with the help of culture independent diagnostic tests, a panel test that distinguishes between 22 pathogens that are likely candidates to make people sick.
Tick activity has had a slow start this summer, but due to the rain and warm temperatures recently, tick activity is expected to increase into July.
A bat found from a park next to lake Como in St Paul, Minnesota has tested positive for rabies. The woman who handled the animal is getting rabies prevention shots.
As a society in the United States, there is lacking recognition how painful pet loss can be and how much it can impair a person’s emotional and physical health.
Hormel Food Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is recalling approximately 228,614 pounds of Spam because of possible contamination with metal.