Matthew Smith of KTVA 11 News reports that Alaska State health officials report a total of 24 people have fallen ill, two of whom were hospitalized, after drinking tainted raw milk from a Kenai Peninsula dairy. Among the ill is an infant who did not directly imbibe the raw milk, but got sick through a
Secondary E. coli Cases Can Kill
In early May 2009, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) identified a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 infections. See Email re: Cuyahoga County E. coli, PulseNet Cluster 0905HE…, Attachment No. 1. Bacterial isolates obtained from the stool cultures of three case-patients were a two-enzyme genetic match using pulse-field gel electrophoreses (PFGE). See May 26, 2009
Chamberlain Farms Cantaloupe Outbreak – Lessons not Learned
In reading the FDA’s Environmental Assessment: Factors Potentially Contributing to the Contamination of Fresh Whole Cantaloupe Implicated in a Multi-State Outbreak of Salmonellosis regarding the Chamberlain Farm’s Salmonella outbreak from last year over the weekend, I was struck by how complete the investigation was. I was also struck by how it seemed that this farmer
Hey, Jimmy John’s, Step Away from the E. coli Sprouts
In 2011 and 2012, a total of 29 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli 026 were reported from 11 states. Of the 27 ill persons with available information, 23 (85%) reported consuming sprouts at Jimmy John’s restaurants in the 7 days preceding illness. Among 29 ill persons, illness onset dates ranged from
Yet another Leafy Green E. coli Outbreak and No Traceback to the Farm
On November 17, 2012 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that several East coast states were investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7. At that time a total of 28 patients had been reported by 5 states. Public health investigators used DNA “fingerprints” of E. coli bacteria obtained through diagnostic testing
A Truly Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak
Makes you look at salsa a bit differently.
In 2002 a well-documented outbreak of Salmonella enteriditis infections occurred at the Wyndham Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas during March and April of 2002. According to Robert Tauxe of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the Wyndham Salmonella outbreak was geographically the largest in history and the