An outbreak of infections led to Abbott Nutrition recalling brands of infant formula, triggering a massive nationwide shortage.
- 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.
States will be asked, but not required, to notify the CDC about cronobacter infections, although they usually comply. Such infections are required to be reported now in only two states, Minnesota and Michigan. The change will take effect next year, though states may begin reporting earlier. Cronobacter is a type of bacteria found widely in the environment. When the bug gets into food such as powdered formula, it can cause life-threatening bloodstream infections and meningitis in very young or ill infants.
“Because we don’t routinely perform surveillance, we don’t know the true incidence of infection or the number of deaths per year,” she said.An outbreak of cronobacter infections that started in 2021 sickened four infants fed formula from Two of the babies died. No direct link was found between the Abbott products and the infections, but FDA officials shuttered the plant after contamination and other problems were detected.
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