In early October 2012, the Clark County Public Health Department (“the health department”) received the first reports of a cluster of Salmonella Virchow infections occurring in the county. Additional reports came in rapidly, and by October 9, interviews of ill persons indicated that the source of the developing outbreak was the On the Border restaurant
Watch the Germs that Lurk in Your Kitchen
In 2010 I received the NSF Food Safety Leadership Award: Innovation in Education. So, clearly NSF knows what they speak.
In a germ study conducted by NSF International, 20 families swabbed 14 items in their kitchens. NSF’s microbiologists analyzed the results, looking for E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria, mold and yeast.
The
Rare E. coli Hits Manitowoc Wisconsin
Health officials have detected two cases of the same strain of E. coli O157:H7 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, and are conducting an investigation to determine the source of the bacteria.
“We have two cases of E. coli that have the same fingerprint,” Amy Wergin, public health nurse manager for the Manitowoc County Health Department, told
Who’s who of Diarrhea Reports Rates of non-O157 E. coli Infections
I was reading an article this morning: “Increased Recognition of Non-O157 Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Infections in the United States During 2000–2010: Epidemiologic Features and Comparison with E. coli O157 Infections.” It was written by the who’s who of diarrhea in the United States. Some of the key points:
- Patients with non-O157 STEC infection were
Tennessee Testing Prompts Louisiana Listeria Recall
Manda Packing Company, a Baker, La., establishment, is recalling approximately 20,166 pounds of cooked roast beef deli meat due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Various weights of the following products are subject to recall:
- Manda Supreme Roast Beef
- Four Star
Off to Iowa Governor’s Conference on Public Health
Big doings in Des Moines.
Tuesday I have the honor to share the stage with one of my “E. coli Hero’s,” Dr. Phil Tarr. Phil’s and my job is to give the Iowa Governor’s Conference a perspective of the 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. Here are some of the key
239 (including 31 Alta employees) Get Hepatitis A Shots in New York
CNN reports that more than 200 people received hepatitis A vaccinations over the weekend after learning that a Manhattan restaurant employee handling sweets was infected with the virus, according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Patrons of the Alta tapas restaurant in Manhattan’s West Village from March 23 to April
Sushi, Salmonella and Arkansas 2006
Sushi is not what I think about when I am in Arkansas.
On February 13, 2006 a physician in Benton County, Arkansas reported 4 cases of gastroenteritis among area residents to the Benton County Health Unit (BCHU). All four reported eating at the Sushi King Restaurant in Bentonville just prior to symptom onset. Laboratory test
Hepatitis A, Not a Virus to Take Lightly
While dessert patrons of New York’s Alta’s Restaurant line up for preventative vaccines, it is wise to recall a bit of history.
Pennsylvania State health officials first learned of a Hepatitis A outbreak when unusually high numbers of hepatitis A cases were reported in late October 2003. All but one of the initial cases had
Hepatitis A Vaccinations Urged After Dinning At New York City Restaurant
In response to a case of Hepatitis A in a food handler at Alta restaurant in the West Village, the Health Department today urges patrons who ate dessert at the restaurant between March 23rd and April 2nd to get Hepatitis A vaccination as a precautionary measure. Hepatitis A is spread by putting something in your