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Multi-state outbreak of E.coli – CDC: source not identified

June 11, 2012 by foodsafeguru

A multi-state outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coliserogroup O145 or STEC has been reported by CDC. The outbreak has been identified in 6 states. Alabama (2), California (1), Florida (1), Georgia (5), Louisiana (4), and Tennessee (1). Three ill persons have been hospitalized and one death has been reported in Louisiana. Based on interviews conducted to date, […]

E. Coli Outbreak, Cause Unknown, Sickens 14, Kills 1

June 8, 2012 by foodsafeguru

ATLANTA — A mysterious and scattered outbreak of the E. coli bacteria is linked to 14 illnesses and one death, health officials say. No form of contaminated food or other cause has been identified in the illnesses, which occurred in April and May, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Three people were […]

200 infected, 21 states & DC, 28 deaths from Tuna Scrape

April 27, 2012 by foodsafeguru

A total of 200 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Bareilly or SalmonellaNchanga have been reported from 21 states and the District of Columbia from tuna acrape, according to the CDC. 190 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bareilly have been reported from 21 states and the District of Columbia. The […]

Update – 116 infected, 12 hospitalized: Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly in 20 states & DC

April 6, 2012 by foodsafeguru

Case Count Update A total of 116 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bareilly have been reported from 20 states and the District of Columbia. The 16 new cases are from Florida (1), Georgia (1), Illinois (1), Maryland (1), Massachusetts (4), Missouri (1), New York (1), Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island (1), and Wisconsin […]

Clostridium perfringens foodborne outbreaks often large: CDC

March 28, 2012 by foodsafeguru

by Doug Powell Foodborne illness outbreaks resulting from Clostridium perfringens were often large and caused substantial morbidity from 1998 to 2008, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Julian Grass, MPH, a surveillance epidemiologist at the CDC Enteric Diseases Epidemiology Branch, and colleagues presented the findings in Atlanta at the International […]