The size of the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to Wendy’s in court states is growing. We have been retained by 10 folks in Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania, including 3 with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
E. coli O157:H7 illnesses range from July 26th to August 8th.
The CDC reports as of August
It has been a long time since Wendy’s has been across from me in a Court – and that is a good thing for Wendy’s and its customers. However, now with the CDC reporting nearly 40 E. coli O157:H7 cases in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Indiana, some hospitalized and some, mostly children, developed hemolytic uremic
Cases of E. coli in Wood County appear to be related, according to a Tuesday update by the Wood County Health Department.
Of the samples sent to Ohio Department of Health for testing, five have come back and all of those have been the same serotype, said Beth Peery, public health information and education manager.
Ohio: According to Wood County Department of Health, sixteen people in Wood County, Bowling Green, Ohio area have come down with E. coli in the past week, prompting the health department to begin investigating. From 2016 to 2020 the county only saw twenty-seven cases altogether. Those who have fallen ill range from ages 13 to
The Ottawa County Department of Public Health is alerting the public to increasing cases of shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) infections in the community. The Department is currently monitoring 9 cases of STEC, which is significantly higher than the typical number of cases reported at this time of the year. The Department is working with the Michigan
I was reminded about the below post when I saw this headline this morning; California pays out more than $4 million to settle lawsuit stemming from E. coli outbreak:
Bill Marler, a Seattle attorney with decades of experience in food safety law who has represented dozens of families with loved ones sickened by E. coli
As of 04/05/2022, 56 confirmed cases have been identified, of which 54 are linked to STEC O26 strains, and 2 to STEC O103 strains.
These 56 cases occurred in 55 children and 1 adult, who presented symptoms between 18/01/2022 (week 3) and 05/04/2022 (week 14) (Figure 1). The epidemic peak is in week 7 (14/02
The 14 in Washington State are considered “primary” infections and the 3 in Arizona State are considered “secondary” cases.
On May 12, 2021, The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced a multi-county outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that began as a Public Health-Seattle & King County investigation involving several children with E. coli. The
STOP petitions government to add Cronobacter to Nationally Notifiable Disease List
This week there were three hearings in Washington D.C. addressing the infant formula shortage and the reasons behind it. FDA officials were pressed about the failure of leadership and disorganization of the recall by Abbott Nutrition. The FDA refused to take food safety seriously
According to Sante Publique reports, as of 04/25/2022, 55 confirmed cases have been identified, of which 53 are linked to STEC O26 strains, and 2 to STEC O103 strains. Earlier reports on 04/13/2022, indicated that another 26 other cases of HUS and STEC infections notified to Public Health France with investigations are ongoing. The
