March 2009

Onondaga County Health officials have confirmed seven cases of Shigellosis among people who ate at an Applebee’s restaurant in a Syracuse suburb earlier this month; about 100 more have reported getting sick.  Shigella, a bacterial infection, causes gastrointestinal illness. It is associated with consuming water or food contaminated with fecal matter.  The restaurant, located

Meat contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 was the likely cause of the last summer’s outbreak at a 4,000 acre youth camp in the Shenandoah Valley, the Virginia Department of Health says in a final report of its investigative findings.

Fifty-four campers who visited the area between July 20-26, 2008 were part of the E. coli

The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department recommends that consumers avoid raw oyster consumption. Recent illnesses associated with raw oyster consumption included 9 ill individuals who ate at a Hamilton County restaurant, the Boathouse Rotisserie and Raw Bar, between March 5 and March 8, 2009. Following standard protocol, the Health Department conducted an investigation to determine the

The outbreak that’s sickened people in four Midwest states has been tied to SunSprout Enterprises’ sprouts that were distributed to grocery stores and restaurants.  The Omaha company "voluntarily" recalled its products.

Nebraska health officials say 84 cases of Salmonella saintpaul have been confirmed near Omaha, Lincoln and Kearney.

Iowa officials confirmed 27 cases. South

From the Saint Cloud TimesStephanie Smith of Cold Spring was a 20-year-old dance instructor when she contracted E. coli after eating a hamburger at a family barbecue in 2007.  She also developed HUS and spent nine months in the hospital, including two months in a medically induced coma to prevent seizures.

Smith returned

Today, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) confirmed five cases of salmonella that might be linked to sprouts from a Nebraska company.  KDHE said it had identified a possible link to sprouts from SunSprout Enterprises, Inc. of Omaha, Neb., but added that laboratory testing hasn’t confirmed it yet.  The sprouts also have been