It’s Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Today we’re tracking rising case counts in the nationwide infant botulism outbreak, deadly E. coli activity across Europe, and more.

The patient count in an outbreak of infant botulism linked to ByHeart formula is continuing to increase, and federal officials say recalled product is still available in some stores.

As of Nov. 19, there are 31 sick babies from 15 states in the outbreak. All of them have required hospitalization.

Deadly outbreaks and reports of a serious condition caused by E. coli infection have been highlighted at a conference on infectious diseases.

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Animal Partisan’s 2-year-old petition to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service about enforcement of animal welfare laws has been endorsed by a second state law enforcement organization.

The economic burden of Salmonella infection is substantial, with Africa hit the hardest, according to researchers.

A study, published in the journal BMJ Global Health, estimated the economic burden of invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) in 123 countries.

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