The romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak is on the minds of many at the 10th VTEC Conference in Florence.
122 sick from 26 states.
At least 52 hospitalized.
At least 14 with HUS.
1 death has been reported.
Ill people range in age from 1 to 88 years, with a median age of 29.
63%
The CDC reports as of May 1, 2018, 121 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 25 states. A list of the states and the number of cases in each can be found on the Case Count Map page. Illnesses started on dates ranging from March 13
According to the CDC, a total of 265 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Typhimurium were reported from 8 states. WGS performed on bacteria isolated from ill people showed that they were closely related genetically. Illnesses started on dates ranging from January 8, 2018, to March 20, 2018. Ill people ranged in age
There are 98 cases in 22 states: Alaska (8), Arizona (5), California (16), Colorado (2), Connecticut (2), Georgia (1), Idaho (10), Illinois (1), Louisiana (1), Michigan (3), Mississippi (1), Missouri (1), Montana (8), New Jersey (7), New York (2), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (18), South Dakota (1), Tennessee (1), Virginia (1), Washington (5), and Wisconsin (1).
Earlier this week the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported that 1019 Listeria illnesses with 199 deaths have been linked to Tiger Brands Enterprise polony. Today, Tiger Brands provided to the public – through an announcement to its shareholders that it had confirmed the NICD’s findings the a specific type of Listeria – Listeria
We have been retained by over 40 individuals from Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. This includes 2 HUS cases in New Jersey, 1 in New York, 1 in Idaho and 3 in California. We have filed suit in Federal Court in New Jersey.
As of April 25,
The Numbers: As of Friday night, the CDC reported 53 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 being reported from 16 states. However, the CDC reported only 1 case in Alaska while the Alaska Department of Public Health (ADPH) reported 8 ill from the Anvil Mountain Correctional Center in Nome. In ADPH’s
The NICD published its most recent report on the deadly Listeria outbreak. Fortunately, it is winding down at the polony was pulled from shelves. However, the NICD warns that not all polony has been recalled, and due to the long incubation period for Listeria, case could still be counted for some time.
It was a
I assume that the fellow that left this comment on my post of yesterday “Why I work weekends” is a real person who is actually in charge of “the Food Safety programs of two grower/shippers of fruit and produce.” I bet your buyers – consumers, restaurants or retailers, feel great about the vote of confidence
