According to news repots, items purchased at Schnucks salad bars appear to be the source of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that has thirty-three region wide, according to a preliminary study conducted by the St. Louis County Health Department. There are reports that the stores involved are located in downtown St. Louis, High Ridge, Ballwin
Schnuck’s E. coli Outbreak: dozens ill, but good epidemiology may have saved lives
The Schnuck’s E. coli outbreak, occuring in recent days in St. Louis, Missouri, has sickened at least 24 people. Press reports, however, indicate that as many as 34 stool samples have been tested for shiga-toxin, so there may well be, and in all likelihood are, more people sick in St. Louis.
If reports to date
North Carolina State Fair – E. coli Lessons Not Learned
In 2006 there were three E. coli cases linked to the North Carolina State Fair. Officials believe it to be tied to a pita stand. In 2004, 108 cases of E. coli were reported, all linked to the petting zoo at the same State Fair.
In April, 2005, William Marler of Marler Clark
If Schnucks Grocery Leafy Greens Linked to E. coli – No Surprise
E. coli outbreaks associated with lettuce or spinach, specifically the “pre-washed” and “ready-to-eat” varieties, are by no means a new phenomenon. In fact, the frequency with which this country’s fresh produce consuming public has been hit by outbreaks of pathogenic bacteria is astonishing. By way of illustration, in October 2003, thirteen residents of a California
Marler Clark and Past Missouri E. coli Cases
Habaneros E. coli Outbreak – In late August of 2003, staff in the Communicable Disease (CD) section at the St. Clair County Health Department (SCCHD) received a report that four Illinois residents who had recently traveled to the St. Clair area were experiencing bloody diarrhea and had gone to emergency rooms in their respective hometowns
42 in Six States Sickened by Salmonella by Wegmans Pine Nuts
A total of 42 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Enteritidis have been reported from 6 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state with the outbreak strain is as follows: Arizona (1), Maryland (1), New Jersey (2), New York (26), Pennsylvania (8), and Virginia (4).
Turkish pine nuts sold in
St. Louis Schnucks Likely Linked to 23 E. coli Cases
According to the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, Federal health investigators from the CDC landed in St. Louis Friday to help determine the source and scope of the E. coli outbreak that has so far sickened 23 people across the region.
Local hospitals started reporting E. coli infections on Monday in St. Louis and St. Louis, Jefferson
North Carolina State Fair Now “Probable” Source of E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak
North Carolina state health officials have announced that they now consider this year’s state fair as the “probable” source of an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infection that now includes 26 people. According to the Division of Health and Human Services press release:
Current patient interview information shows that 23 of the 26 persons
8th Listeria Lawsuit Filed by Marler Clark
89-yearold Marie Jones regularly purchased and consumed cantaloupe in the weeks prior to her illness. By the weekend of September 10, Ms. Jones developed signs of a Listeria infection, including a severe headache and gastrointestinal symptoms, which worsened over the ensuing days. Late on September 12, she was admitted to Baylor University Medical Center and
Source of North Carolina E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Still Under Investigation
The passage of another day has not brought clarity to an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that has sickened 21 in North Carolina. There are illnesses reported in Wake County (11), Sampson County (6) and single cases in Durham, Johnston, Franklin and Cleveland counties.
From the outset, a link to the North Carolina State Fair has