WFXR reports that the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts announced Tuesday that the number of people infected with hepatitis A more than doubled over the last two weeks following an outbreak at three Famous Anthony’s locations, going from 14 to 35 cases.
Health officials first reported the outbreak on Sept. 24, saying that
On October 6, 2021, the FDA reported that it was investigating a 20 person Listeria outbreak linked to an unknown food product.
Interestingly, or perhaps coincidentally, the FDA and Fullei Fresh published the following recall announcement on October 6, 2021:
The purpose of this announcement is to advise you that Fullei Fresh is voluntarily recalling
A Franklin County woman filed a lawsuit against Famous Anthony’s, alleging that she contracted hepatitis A from eating at one of the chain’s restaurants.
According to the lawsuit, Mindy Perdue ate a gravy biscuit combo on Aug. 21 at the Famous Anthony’s on Grandin Road in Roanoke. A few weeks later,
I have lost track of how many times I have implored restaurants to offer Hepatitis A vaccines to their employees. Here was my latest:
And, now here are the consequences:
Publisher’s Platform: Vaccinate restaurant employees against hepatitis A or suffer the consequences
The Virginia Department of Health says the number of total people
Thus far, neither the CDC nor the FDA has implicated a specific food item.
According to the CDC, n September 2, 2021, CDC identified an outbreak of 20 Salmonella Oranienburg infections. Since then, the outbreak has grown rapidly.
As of September 21, 2021, 284 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Oranienburg have
Jackson County Public Health is investigating an unusually high number of Shiga toxin- producing Escherichia coli (STEC) cases. Since August 1, 2021, 14 cases have been reported to Jackson County, and 10 (71%) of these cases have been hospitalized.
Urgent Flash Report_Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli_8.22.21
When the CDC declared the Jimmy John’s E. coli O103 outbreak over at a total of 51 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 reported from 10 states, that included only 3 counted in Iowa.
According to the CDC, illnesses started on dates ranging from January 6, 2020, to March 15, 2020.
E. coli Outbreak
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has identified several cases of E. coli O157 infection associated with use of the swimming pool and/or splashpad at the Jellystone Park Camp Resort-Yogi on the Lake in Pelahatchie, Miss.
The cases identified so far have exposure dates on the weekend of July 30th through
I spoke to a mom in Louisiana whose daughter is sick with E. coli O157:H7 after attending Jellystone Park Camp Resort-Yogi on the Lake on a family vacation the week before she became ill. So, expect the illness numbers to expand.
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has identified several cases of E. coli
Over the last several weeks I have been monitoring the FDA and CDC as both of our premier public health entities tried to track down the likely vector sickening people across several states with E. coli O121. Earlier today, they both announce the vector – cake mix from a yet unknown manufacturer – as the
