Public Health

8 Children, 1 Adult Die After Food Poisoning Incident

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A tragic incident unfolded on the remote Pemba Island, located in the Zanzibar archipelago off Africa’s eastern coast, when eight children and an adult succumbed to food poisoning after consuming sea turtle meat. The adult victim was the mother of one of the deceased children. The incident, which occurred earlier this week, also resulted in the hospitalization of at least 78 other individuals who had eaten the same meat. Dr. Haji Bakari, the medical officer …

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Costco, Walmart Face Recalls Amid Listeria Outbreak

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A nationwide recall of dairy products linked to a lethal listeria outbreak has been broadened to encompass items sold at major retailers such as Costco and Walmart. The recall includes a variety of food products, including snack wraps, taco kits, and salad kits, sold across the United States. These products contain dairy ingredients produced by Rizo-López Foods, Inc. Health authorities have found evidence connecting the company’s dairy products to a deadly listeria monocytogenes outbreak that …

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3-Year-Old Dies After Scorpion Crawls Into Her Bed

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A tragic incident unfolded last week in Brazil when a three-year-old girl lost her life after being stung by a scorpion. The toddler, Maria Fernanda Brito da Silva, was asleep when the venomous creature crawled under her clothes and stung her. Despite receiving immediate medical attention at the Hospital Regional de Mato Grosso do Sul in Campo Grande, Maria succumbed to a cardiac arrest on October 1. Maria was stung on September 25 at her …

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