CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are collecting different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of E. coli O121 infections linked to cake mix.
As of July 27, 2021, 16 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O121 have been
To protect Canadians from possible health risks, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is implementing temporary import conditions for romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley (Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito, and Monterey) in California for the 2021 growing season.
Between September 30 and December 31, 2021, importers of romaine
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.
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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.
The Chicago Tribune reported today that the Illinois Department of Public Health is looking into whether a recent E. coli outbreak is linked to a Portillo’s in Glendale Heights, authorities said Friday.
Four cases of a toxin producing the bacteria and one case of a resultant blood syndrome stemmed from customers eating at the Portillo’s
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
Is there another outbreak brewing?
It was about three weeks from now, sixteen years ago, that I was teaching my daughters to surf on the Oregon coast when I got a tip that an E. coli outbreak was brewing. It eventually blew up to the 2006 Dole baby spinach E. coli outbreak that sickened 205
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
As of April 22, 2020, this outbreak was over according to the CDC.
51 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 were reported from 10 states.3 people were hospitalized. No deaths were reported.
Epidemiologic, traceback, and laboratory evidence indicated that clover sprouts were the source of this outbreak.On March 16, 2020, Chicago
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 outbreak is linked to PCC Community Market brand yogurt produced by Pure Eire Dairy.
Update June 17, 2021:
