A couple of helpful comments on possible causes of the Roseville wedding outbreak. John Brooks from New Zealand:
You are correct, Bill. Infective agents such as bacteria and viruses usually take some hours to have an effect – they need to multiply to levels that cause a response in the patient.
This sounds more like
Reno’s News 10 reported this morning on a rather strange foodpoisoning event at a wedding in Roseville, California. According to the story, 30 people fell severely ill with foodpoisoning symptoms, and 6 had to be hospitalized. In fact, it appears that the people became ill while actually in attendance at the Light of the
Stephanie Backus of the Fulton Sun reported today on a young boy named Caleb Ward, who is currently, hopefully, recovering from a severe hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) illness. He was infected by E. coli O157:H7. Just another reminder what this bug can do. Ms. Backus’s story about Caleb:
In late August, Caleb Ward was a normal 12-year-old trying to enjoy the last few days of summer before September and fall. He was playing on a sand barge in the Missouri River with his brother, aunt and uncle.
He had no idea that in a few short weeks, he would be in the hospital.
He certainly had no idea that in a few short weeks, he would be in the intensive care unit at Children’s Hospital in St. Louis.
He had E. coli.
"This has to be reported through the health department. We started out in Columbia talking to Boone County," said Caleb’s mother, Nancy Ward. "Then it was transferred to Callaway County because that’s where we live. After talking to them for a long time and going through what he did in the days leading up to it, I think it happened while he was playing on the sand barges."
On Aug. 29, Caleb started showing disturbing signs of illness. He was vomiting, among other symptoms. Nancy called his pediatrician and they suggested taking him to the emergency room. Nancy drove her son to a Jefferson City hospital because it was closer than her pediatrician’s office in Columbia.
When he wasn’t better by the afternoon, Nancy ended up driving him to University Hospital for a specialist.Continue Reading What HUS can do: sad E. coli story from Missouri
NEWSOK reports this morning that the Oklahoma salmonella outbreak has risen to 15 identified cases in three counties. Two additional cases were identified Friday among elementary-age children in the Mustang School District in Canadian County, for a total of 12 cases there. Also previously confirmed were two adult cases in Oklahoma County, including one person hospitalized.
A Salmonella outbreak has reportedly affected more than ten elementary-age children in Canadian County. State and school officials say they are aggressively searching for the root of the outbreak and are confident they will find the source by surveying parents and students who are sick and healthy. The first case was reported on September 2
If you talk food safety, one of the common debates is the efficiency of government regulation compared to the efficiency of a more privatized system of compliance. What are consumers to do if neither one of them works? In the wake of Wright County Egg’s Salmonella outbreak and recall, both forms of food safety compliance