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CDC to start tracking cases of bacteria tied to infant formula shortage
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is set to start tracking cases of cronobacter, a bacteria that's potentially deadly for babies and tied to last year's shortage of infant formula. CDC advisers agreed to add cronobacter infections to a national watchlist of roughly 120 infections and diseases that states are asked to report cases of to the health agency, effective next year. Cronobacter sakazakii is a naturally-found germ that "can live in dry foods, like powdered infant formula, powdered milk, herbal teas, and starches" and has been found "in contaminated feeding items like breast pump equipment," according to the CDC. The infections, though rare, are "often

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