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MAKKAH -- Makkah Municipality closed a well-known international fast food chain in the city center after four people suffered from food poisoning. The municipality’s placed a sticker on the façade of the restaurant indicating that it has been closed due to food poisoning.

Abstract To identify unknown human viruses in the enteric tract, we examined 105 stool specimens from patients with diarrhea in Bangladesh. A novel calicivirus was identified in a sample from 1 patient and subsequently found in samples from 5 other patients. Phylogenetic analyses classified this virus within the proposed genus Recovirus.

SHANGHAI -- Shanghai-based Bright Dairy & Food is recalling a batch of its Ubest-brand milk products after an investigation revealed that the products may have been contaminated with lye, according to the city's quality and technical supervision bureau.