The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a food safety alert after an outbreak of listeria across 21 states including Florida was linked to shake supplement frequently used in hospitals and nursing homes.

The CDC said the week ending Feb. 15 was a "high severity season" when it comes to flu, the first since 2017-2018.

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A nationwide recall has been issued for frozen nutritional shakes linked to a deadly listeria outbreak, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The shakes were sold to hospitals and long-term care institutions, including nursing homes.

Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne diseases.

Some years are worse than others and this year is a worse flu season, although it’s a better COVID season,” said Mary Jo Trepka, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Florida International University.

The 2024-2025 flu season has been casting a shadow on the Sunshine State, but there might finally be a light at the end of the tunnel.Florida’s Department of Health’s most recent “week 7″ report shows that the statewide Flu Positivity Rate is decreasing with 65 of 67 counties showing a decreasing trend in flu diagnoses and flu-like symptom trends.