Maryland health officials identified a cause that sickened some four dozen people in Jessup. The Maryland Department of Health sent a statement to 11 News on Tuesday, saying the state’s public health ...

The food poisoning outbreak that sent dozens of employees of a Jessup seafood plant to the hospital last week was caused by Staphylococcus aureus, state health officials said. Maryland Department of ...

A simple paper strip can now detect a toxin found in contaminated food in 15 minutes, which could be used in the fight ...

Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) are a family of heat-stable protein toxins secreted by certain strains of Staphylococcus aureus and represent one of the leading causes of foodborne intoxication ...

Staphylococcus aureus-- aka staph food poisoning -- was determined to be the cause of a mass illness that resulted in the hospitalization of 46 employees at a wholesale seafood distributor in the US ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There are plenty of infections that you get on a regular basis, such as a cold or a stomach bug, and ...

The stomach cramps started innocently enough after dinner, dismissed as typical indigestion from eating too quickly. Within hours, what seemed like minor discomfort escalated into violent illness that ...

You pile your plate high at the buffet, savoring the freedom to try a little bit of everything. But while your tastebuds might be celebrating, your gut could be at risk. Science X Daily and the Weekly ...

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