The Public Health Agency of Canada says six Canadians have been stricken by a strain of E. coli that has a similar genetic fingerprint to romaine lettuce from Yuma Arizona that has already sickened 149 people in 29 states. At least 64 people have been hospitalized in the United States, including 17 with hemolytic uremic
More Sick in US’s Largest E. coli Outbreak Since 2006
The romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak is on the minds of many at the 10th VTEC Conference in Florence.
122 sick from 26 states.
At least 52 hospitalized.
At least 14 with HUS.
1 death has been reported.
Ill people range in age from 1 to 88 years, with a median age of 29.
63%
121 Sick, 52 Hospitalized, 14 with Kidney Failure and 1 Death linked to Yuma Romaine E. coli Outbreak
The CDC reports as of May 1, 2018, 121 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 25 states. A list of the states and the number of cases in each can be found on the Case Count Map page. Illnesses started on dates ranging from March 13
Romaine E. coli Outbreak Sickens Nearly 100
There are 98 cases in 22 states: Alaska (8), Arizona (5), California (16), Colorado (2), Connecticut (2), Georgia (1), Idaho (10), Illinois (1), Louisiana (1), Michigan (3), Mississippi (1), Missouri (1), Montana (8), New Jersey (7), New York (2), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (18), South Dakota (1), Tennessee (1), Virginia (1), Washington (5), and Wisconsin (1).
The 10th International Symposium on Shiga Toxin (Verocytotoxin) Producing Escherichia coli Infections
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.
E. coli Outbreaks Sickens 84
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,
What’s on the FDA’s, CDC’s and State’s and Local’s Health Authorities Plate Today – Not E. coli Tainted Romaine?
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
“Romaine” Calm? Are FDA and CDC Warnings Helping or Hurting
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
“Who grew the Salad?”
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
This “Captured Audience” will break the Romaine E. coli Outbreak
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