The CDC reported today a total of 616 cases of Cyclospora infection have been reported from 22 states and New York City. The number of cases identified in each area is as follows: Texas (263), Iowa (156), Nebraska (86), Florida (32), Wisconsin (16), Illinois (11), Arkansas (10), Georgia (5), Missouri (5), New York City (5),
I was struck in reading (at 3:25 AM) the FDA’s update of the Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened nearly 650 in 22 states this summer, that we still do not know exactly how the outbreak happened and the source of all, or most of the illnesses. Although “[e]pidemiologic and traceback investigations by the states of
A total of 125 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Lille, Salmonella Newport, or Salmonella Mbandaka have been reported from 26 states.
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (3), Arizona (3), California (1), Colorado (2), Connecticut (3), Delaware (1), Georgia (1), Illinois (4), Indiana
630 in 22 states.
The CDC reports a total of 609 cases of Cyclospora infection have been reported from 22 states and New York City. The number of cases identified in each area is as follows: Texas (257), Iowa (156), Nebraska (86), Florida (31), Wisconsin (16), Illinois (11), Arkansas (10), New York City (7), Georgia
Nebraska and Iowa Departments of Health have determined that Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurant-associated cases of Cyclospora infection in their states were linked to a salad mix produced by Taylor Farms Mexico. The states account for 241 ill persons. The remaining 20 states account for 384 illnesses (some acquired in other states). Neither these
74 people have fallen ill with E. coli O157:H7 after dining at Federico’s Mexican Restaurant in Litchfield Park, Arizona between July 18 and July 30. Of those ill, 23 were or currently are hospitalized. Most of those patients have since been discharged. Two patients suffered hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). One child still remains hospitalized.
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CDC Cyclospora Update: Data are current as of 5pm EDT, 8/20/13. Data are preliminary and subject to change. A total of 598 cases of Cyclospora infection have been reported from 22 states and New York City. The number of cases identified in each area is as follows: Texas (250), Iowa (155), Nebraska (86), Florida (31)¶,
Food Safety News reports, at least 74 people have fallen ill with E. coli O157:H7 after dining at Federico’s Mexican Restaurant in Litchfield Park, Arizona around July 18, according to Maricopa County Public Health spokeswoman Jeanene Fowler.
Of those ill, 23 were or currently are hospitalized. Most of those patients have since been discharged. Two
The CDC reports as of August 16, 2013, 159 people have been confirmed to have become ill from hepatitis A after eating ‘Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend’ in 10 states: Arizona (23), California (77), Colorado (28), Hawaii (8), New Hampshire (1), New Jersey (1), New Mexico (10), Nevada (6), Utah (3), and Wisconsin (2). [Note:
As of August 15, 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been notified of 576 ill persons with of Cyclospora infection from 19 states: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York (including New York City), Ohio, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Here
