I have the honor of being an invited speaker next week in Florence at the VTEC Conference. Being that is coming in the middle of what is appearing to be a terrible VTEC outbreak involving romaine lettuce, I may well have to change up my presentation.
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
First off, “shout out” to the eight prisoners at Anvil Mountain Correctional Center in Nome Alaskathat ate tainted whole-head romaine from an unnamed grower in Yuma Arizona. Your illnesses are tightening the likelihood that a grower will be implicated.
Second, I feel bad for the California romaine growers who are being hit by the
I think that may have been a commercial jingle from the 60’s?
Last night I talked about the eight people locked up together eating the same romaine lettuce at the same time being an epidemiologist’s dream – especially when those eight people are linked to some 50 illnesses linked to romaine lettuce in the “lower
Eight people locked up together eating the same romaine lettuce at the same time is an epidemiologist’s dream – especially when those eight people are linked to some 50 illnesses linked to romaine lettuce in the “lower 48.” You can be assured that the purchasing office will know who supplied the romaine and that supplier
As of April 18, 2018, 53 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 16 states. Alaska 1, Arizona 3, California 1, Connecticut 2, Idaho, 10, Illinois 1, Louisiana 1, Michigan 2, Missouri 1, Montana 6, New Jersey 7, New York 2, Ohio 2, Pennsylvania, 12, Virginia 1 and
I have spoken to and been retained by, people in Idaho, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Also, I have spoken to people in California and Utah that also may be linked to the outbreak.
On Friday, according to the CDC, as of April 12, 2018, 35 people infected with the outbreak strain
ADHS Advises Residents to Not Eat and Throw Away Chopped Romaine Lettuce
Three Arizona Residents Are Confirmed with E. coli Related to a Multi-State Outbreak
The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) is advising residents to not eat and dispose of store-bought chopped romaine lettuce, including salads and salad mixes containing chopped romaine lettuce. The
Advisory from the Montana Health Alert Network
Subject: Multi-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 (STEC O157), including Montana.
Background: There has been an increase in reports of STEC O157 cases in Montana, with onset dates between 3/28 and 4/7. These cases are linked to a multi-state outbreak of STEC O157 sickening at least 29 individuals
