salmonella

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Salmonella causes approximately 1.35 million infections, 26,500 hospitalizations, and 420 deaths in the U.S. every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Mitchell added that "The presence of the fecal-oral parasites we found suggests conditions were ripe for other intestinal pathogens such as Salmonella and Shigella, which could have triggered additional disease outbreaks."

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025

Not because of contamination by bacteria like Salmonella, Listeria, or E. coli, which were responsible for more than a third of food recalls last year—but due to the shellfish containing Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope.

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2025

And when the researchers took cells in the laboratory and disabled the proteasome they were far easier to infect with bacteria like Salmonella.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

Bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella, or parasites like Cryptosporidium and Giardia, also cause severe diarrhea that can lead to dangerous levels of dehydration.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2025