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EU Survey of Pathogens in RTE Plant-Based Foods Suggests Microbial Growth Potential, Need for Regulatory Attention

The microbiological quality of most ready-to-eat (RTE) plant-based meat, dairy, and fish substitutes was satisfactory, but elevated levels of pathogens and indicators in some commo...

Harnessing pathogen stress-hormone sensing for living medicines

by Weston R. Whitaker Pathogens sense host stress hormones in the gut and use them to regulate motility and virulence. A new study in PLOS Biology transfers this pathway to Escher...

Nearly Invisible Fish-Killing Pathogens Found in Brazil for the First Time

Pathogens that cause columnaris disease, previously found only in Asia and the United States, were identified in samples from São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Paraná. A nearly transpar...

Salmonella, E. coli, norovirus are some of the common foodborne germs

The CDC has issued 231 multistate foodborne outbreak notices since 2006. See which foodborne germ has caused the most outbreaks.

Salmonella, E. coli, norovirus are some of the common foodborne germs

The CDC has issued 231 multistate foodborne outbreak notices since 2006. See which foodborne germ has caused the most outbreaks.

A global invasion and divergence in plant-pathogen interactions

Ylva Lekberg, from MPG Ranch, discusses her article: Eco-evolutionary shifts in interactions between a globally invasive plant and belowground putative pathogens coincide with shif...

Organisms Living Inside Psychopaths Could Be Driving Bad Behavior, Scientists Claim

"To our knowledge, this is the first study to explore this association." The post Organisms Living Inside Psychopaths Could Be Driving Bad Behavior, Scientists Claim appeared first...

Netherlands records more than 1,000 outbreaks in 2025

The Netherlands has released figures on the number of people sickened by various pathogens and in outbreaks in 2025.There were 4,279 people sick in 1,142 outbreaks and 12 large epi...

Serious human illness transmitted by ticks has been identified

Scientists have uncovered a new pathogen transmitted to humans from ticks, reminding us that one of the biggest threats to our health is zoonotic disease.Continu...

Eat local, help farmers, avoid pathogens

Amid the cyclospora outbreak that has sickened more than 27,000 people in 47 states, causing more than 800 hospitalizations and two untimely deaths, many people are blaming the fed...

Cheese and lettuce behind French Cryptosporidium outbreaks

Will an ‘explosive’ parasite reach Canadian produce sections?

Cyclospora: it’s a microscopic organism found in water, but can spread to food, especially produce. Found most commonly in wet and warm climates, it can travel into your grocery st...

Overlooked Foodborne Parasites Caused an Estimated 171 Million Illnesses Worldwide in a Single Year

Learn how parasites that contaminate food pose a major threat around the world, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries.