Public health violations were reported in more than 10% of public pool inspections in the United States in 2008, as reported by Pediatric Supersite today. Taken from published findings in the , data from 1997 to 2006 indicated that gastroenteritis was the most frequently reported type of recreational water illness.
Chlorine- and bromine-susceptible pathogens such
At least 23 persons have been sickened in 10 states in an another outbreak of Salmonella linked to alfalfa sprouts, according to the Oregonian. Included in the ill was a baby boy in Multnomah County, Oregon, who was hospitalized in May, but has reportedly recovered.
The outbreak, which apparently began in March, was traced to "alfalfa
The sprout salmonella outbreak in Multnomah, County Oregon has sickened at least 23 people in 10 states. In February, March, and April 2009, a large salmonella outbreak linked to sprouts sickened hundreds of people in the midwest (mostly in Nebraska, but also in Minnesota, South Dakota, Michigan, Iowa, and Missouri too), and was ultimately traced
The outbreak of Salmonella among 4 Greene County, Ohio women within just a few days of each other was the first clue that something was amiss, according to an article in today’s Dayton Daily News. “We don’t get four at one time,” GCCHD Health Commissioner Mark McDonnell said. “Usually, they’re scattered throughout the year.”
It’s a sorry state of affairs when restaurants and food retailers cut corners to cut costs, and end up poisoning the people that they profit from. It’s even worse when it happens on a large scale, and when hundreds of people get hurt as a result. That’s apparently what has happened in British Columbia over
Misti Crane of the Columbus Dispatch reported today that the CDC has identified the "other strain" of E. coli (i.e. not O145) involved in the Freshway romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak. It was E. coli O143:H34. Actually, "involved in the Freshway romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak" may be a little strong, as the Columbus Dispatch
A child became seriously ill after eating homemade cheese that was illegally sold door-to-door, the Washoe County Health District announced today. Officials at the health district confirmed that the unidentified child tested positive for a case of the food-borne illness Campylobacter, which causes diarrhea, abdominal pain, weakness, fever, nausea and vomiting. The homemade cheese
Incidences of food poisoning are likely to rise with increased global temperatures, according to a report from the WHO and Malta’s Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Unit. According to the report, a study on the health effects of climate change in the Maltese islands warns that rising temperatures increase the likelihood of food-borne diseases like
The USDA-FSIS has updated the information about Montclair Meat Co’s 53,000 pound ground beef recall due to potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination. The original recall occurred on May 15, 2010, and FSIS’s recall announcement indicated that the product had been distributed to Los Angeles area retailers. FSIS’s amended notice from today indicates that the recalled meat was
Yesterday, we filed suit on behalf of a Roseburg resident sickened in the Los Dos Amigos outbreak. We represent a number of other people sickened in the outbreak, all of whom are eager to get to the bottom of what happened. To recap, the Douglas County Health Department recently stated that there have been 30