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CDC earlier this month issued a food safety alert regarding a Salmonella outbreak in recalled dry pet food that has sickened seven people in seven states, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from the District of Columbia, Georgia, and New York.
- District of Columbia: FDA last week approved the first-ever vaccine for chikungunya, a mosquito-born illness that infects more than 300,000 people around the world every year. While the virus is largely found in the global south, it has recently become more prevalent in the north, which led FDA to approve the new vaccine. "Infection with chikungunya virus can lead to severe disease and prolonged health problems, particularly for older adults and individuals with underlying medical conditions," said Peter Marks, director of FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. FDA's approval "addresses an unmet medical need and is an important advancement in the prevention of a potentially debilitating disease with limited treatment options," Marks added. (Robertson, The Hill, 11/10)
- Georgia: CDC last week issued a food safety alert regarding a Salmonella outbreak in recalled dry pet food that has sickened seven people in seven states. One patient was hospitalized, and no deaths were reported. The infections are linked to pet food made by Mid America Pet Food, which was recalled late last month. The recall includes "all the pet food brands [Mid America Pet Food] manufactured with a best by date before 10/31/2024, which include Victor, Eagle Mountain, Wayne Feeds, and two varieties of Member's Mark pet foods," FDA said in a press release. According to FDA, six of the seven Salmonella cases were in children aged one year or younger, and five of those cases "reported exposure to dogs and three reported feeding Victor pet food to their pets." (Schnirring, CIDRAP News, 11/10; Suter, The Hill, 11/10)
- New York: Gov. Kathy Hochul's (D) administration on Monday proposed regulations that would tighten cybersecurity requirements for hospitals. The regulations would require hospitals to create a cybersecurity program and take steps to assess any internal and external risks. Hospitals would also be required to implement measures to protect their information systems from cyberattacks, take actions to prevent cyberattacks before they happen, and run regular tests of their response plan to make sure there are no disruptions to patient care. The proposed rule will be published on Dec. 6 and will have a 60-day comment period that will end on Feb. 5, 2024. (Perna, Modern Healthcare, 11/13)
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