Exposure to the hepatitis A virus can cause an acute infection of the liver that is typically mild and resolves on its own. [11, 17] The symptoms and duration of illness vary a great deal, with many persons showing no symptoms at all. [11] Fever and jaundice are two
We in the U.S. tend to think about food safety from our perspective. Given that I am involve in cases around the world, I thought I would give my readers a bit broader perspecitive.
1,600, 000 – People get sick due to unsafe food in one day, on average
340 – Children under 5 years
Seattle FOX 13 reported last night: BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. – Thirty years after a deadly E. coli strain linked to meat sold at local Jack in the Box restaurants broke out in Washington, a new Netflix feature about the outbreak will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday, June 9.
“Poisoned: The Dirty Truth about Your
CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate outbreak of hepatitis A potentially linked to contaminated fresh organic strawberries reportedly sold as FreshKampo or HEB, purchased in the United States between March 5, 2022, and April 25, 2022. The Public Health Agency of
An Introduction to Listeria
Listeria (pronounced liss-STEER-ē-uh) is a gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that can grow under either anaerobic (without oxygen) or aerobic (with oxygen) conditions. [4, 18] Of the six species of Listeria, only L. monocytogenes (pronounced maw-NO-site-aw-JUH-neez) causes disease in humans. [18] These bacteria multiply best at 86-98.6 degrees F (30-37 degrees C)
Salmonella is a bacterium that causes one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States – salmonellosis. [5]
The term Salmonella refers to a group or family of bacteria that variously cause illness in humans. Salmonella serotype typhimurium and Salmonella serotype enteritidis are the most common in
But, no free hepatitis A vaccines to food service workers?
Public Health is currently investigating a report of a person who had hepatitis A infection while detained at Men’s Central Jail (441 Bauchet St, Los Angeles, CA 90012). Hepatitis A is very contagious, and people can even spread the virus before they feel sick. Since
As of May 23, 2023, 18 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from 6 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from February 27, 2023, to May 2, 2023.
Public health officials collect many different types of information from sick people, including their age, race, ethnicity, other demographics, and the foods
As the Texas Department of Health has reported, there is a Shigella Outbreak in Lavaca County that has sickened nearly 100. It appears to be linked to a local food establishment, Los Cabos San Lucas Mexican Grill, in Hallettsville, Texas.
Shigella is a species of enteric bacteria that causes disease in
I am off to Tribeca next week for the showing of “Poisoned.” It is odd, and more than a bit humbling, to have a documentary that has so much of my work of the last 30 years. My hope is that viewers listen to all the great people (present company excluded) interviewed and take to
