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:
Last night Food Safety News reported that the Arizona Department of Health was reporting a “secondary E. coli case,” linked to Pure Eire Dairy that has thus far sickened over a dozen – mainly children – some with acute kidney failure.
“We have a case of E. coli O157 in a 2-year-old girl that matches
Food Safety News report that more patients are being identified by investigators working on an E. coli O157 outbreak that has been limited to Washington State. However, today Arizona officials confirmed there is a child in that state with an infection from the same strain of the pathogen.
There are 11 confirmed patients in Washington
This week at least two lawsuits will be filed by parents of three children impacted by E. coli O157:H7-tainted PCC yogurt produced by Pure Eire Dairy. Two of the children suffered hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a potentially life threatening complication.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has identified a likely link to PCC Community
Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections Associated With Consumption of Locally Grown Strawberries Contaminated by Deer
Background. An outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 was identified in Oregon through an increase in Shiga toxin–producing E. coli cases with an indistinguishable, novel pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) subtyping pattern.
Methods. We defined confirmed cases as persons from whom E. coli
9 sick in Snohomish and King counties. All under the age of 15, except one woman in her 20’s.
Question: what food items are consumed by kids as young as 1 and someone in their 20’s?
The Snohomish Health District announced Tuesday evening that it has identified two cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
