Stay updated with breaking news from Mitzi Baum. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Cronobacter is a type of bacteria found widely in the environment. When the bug gets into a food such as powdered formula, it can cause life-threatening bloodstream infections and meningitis in very young or ill infants.
U.S. health officials will start formally tracking infections caused by the rare but potentially deadly germ that sickened babies and triggered a
United States (US) health officials will start formally tracking infections caused by the rare but potentially deadly germ that sickened babies and triggered a nationwide shortage of infant formula la...
U.S. health officials will start formally tracking infections caused by the rare but potentially deadly germ that sickened babies and triggered a nationwide shortage of infant formula last year.
U.S. health officials will start formally tracking infections caused by the rare but potentially deadly germ that sickened babies and triggered a nationwide shortage of infant formula last year. A group that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agreed Thursday to add infections caused by cronobacter to the list of serious conditions reported to the agency. States will be asked, but not required, to notify the CDC about cronobacter infections, although they usually comply.