NOROVIRUS:
Human norovirus is a major cause of foodborne illness worldwide (WHO, 2023) and is estimated to cause approximately 685 million cases and 212,000 deaths of acute gastroenteritis per year (Kirk et al., 2015). The symptoms of norovirus infections are nausea, vomiting, non-bloody diarrhea, and abdominal pain, which are all self-limiting (WHO, 2023).
HEPATITIS A:
Public Health is investigating an outbreak of salmonellosis (caused by Salmonella bacteria) associated with Mary Pilgrim Inn, an emergency temporary housing shelter in Seattle. Many of the people became sick after eating food served at two Christmas dinners on December 25, 2024, or leftovers from those dinners on December 26, 2024. The food served
Both the FDA and FSIA are investigation a Listeria outbreak. Perhaps it is too much to assume it is the same outbreak?
So says the FDA:
So says the USDA/FSIS:
Braga Fresh is voluntarily issuing a precautionary advisory of a single production lot of washed and ready-to-eat 12oz Marketside Broccoli Florets with best if used by date Dec 10, 2024.
This product is past its best if used by date and is no longer in stores, but consumers may have frozen the item for later
According to the CDC, the annual incidence of laboratory-confirmed listeriosis in the United States is about 0.24 cases per 100,000 population, based on active surveillance in 10 FoodNet sites. The U.S. Healthy People 2020 target for listeriosis is 0.2 cases per 100,000. Approximately 800 laboratory-confirmed cases are reported annually to CDC’s National Notifiable Disease Surveillance
Rest in peace Jimmy Carter – you hit 100.
Animal Health Alert: H5 bird flu confirmed in four domestic cats that consumed recalled raw milk, and in one cat that consumed commercially produced raw pet food.
Five indoor-only, domestic cats in one household in Los Angeles (LA) County died after consuming recalled raw milk. Four of these cats were tested and confirmed to be
FDA reports: A new outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes (ref #1281) linked to a not yet identified product has been added to the table. FDA has initiated traceback. 31 have been sickened, and given past Listeria outbreaks it is likely some have died.
One can assume since the FDA is announcing it the likely vector is
Yesterday the FDA left this cryptic remark on its website:
For the outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 (ref #1280), the confirmed vehicle was updated from iceberg/romaine lettuce blend to romaine lettuce due to the traceback investigation. The case count has increased from 86 to 88.
Previously the FDA had announced that they were investigating illnesses
