E. Coli O157:NM, the strain involved in the Mcnees Meats ground beef E. coli outbreak in Michigan, is a potentially deadly bacterium that can cause bloody diarrhea, dehydration, and yes, in the most severe cases, kidney failure induced by the development of HUS. E.coli O157: NM differs from E. Coli O157:H7, its more common relative, in that it
E. coli alerts: 18 ill from Oregon strawberries; more cases, and more meat recalled, in Michigan ground beef outbreak
It was a busy day in E. coli outbreak news. Oregon now reports two additional cases of E. coli infection in Clatsop County possibly linked to contaminated strawberries, bringing the case count in the strawberry outbreak to 18. The Oregon Department of Health issued a warning Monday after 16 people in northwest Oregon, including four
Turkey Salmonella Outbreak Update: 107 ill with antibiotic resistant Salmonella Heidelberg
The CDC updated the victim count in the Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak linked to ground turkey produced by Cargill. 107 people have been sickened over the past 5 months with antibiotic resistant Salmonella. Highlights from today’s update:
- 107 ill in 31 states.
- 84 of the victims have genetically indistinguishable DNA patterns (by PFGE testing) in
McNees Meats Expands Its Recall of Ground Beef Products that Has Already Sickened 5 in Michigan
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) just announced this afternoon that McNees Meats and Wholesale LLC, a North Branch, Michigan company, is expanding its August 9, 2011 Class I recall to include approximately 2,200 pounds of ground beef product that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:NM (non-motile). Through an
Update: 2,700 Olive Garden Diners Get Hepatitis A Vaccine
According to the latest update regarding the Hepatitis A scare in Fayetteville, North Carolina:
The Cumberland County Public Health Department has administered almost 2,700 doses of Hepatitis A immunizations since Tuesday morning to individuals who may have been exposed through an employee at a local restaurant. By 3 p.m. Thursday, the department had given 570
Universities Using E. coli Book “Poisoned” in Curriculums Nationwide – Top Law Schools Receive the Same
Best-selling author Jeff Benedict this year released Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. coli Outbreak that Changed the Way Americans Eat, which chronicles the history-making 1993 Jack in the Box outbreak that introduced the nation to a deadly foodborne pathogen: E. coli O157:H7. The book follows victims, corporate executives, defense
Foodborne Illness Attorney Urges Local Producers to Address Food Safety
By Hanna Raskin – Seattle Weekly
Eaters who assume buying locally grown food shields them from dangerous foodborne diseases were surprised to learn E. coli associated with fresh strawberries sold at Oregon farmers markets and roadside stands last month killed a woman and sickened at least nine others.
“One of the big problems with local
KTCS Connects Tonight – “How safe is your food?”
With E. coli and Salmonella outbreaks in several states today, KTCS looks at food safety over the last decades tonight in “How safe is your food?”
If you can not wait, here is the video:
Watch the full episode. See more KCTS 9 Connects.
Number of Salmonella Heidelberg Infections Linked to Cargill Ground Turkey Rises to 107
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that there have been a total of 107 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg reported from 31 states between February 27 and August 9, 2011. That number has risen from the 78 infected individuals reported by CDC in an update issued last
2,000 Olive Garden Patrons and Counting Have Received Hepatitis A Vaccine
In following the ongoing Hepatitis A scare in Fayetteville, North Carolina, we’ve learned today from reporter James Halpin of the Fayetteville Observer that “[c]ounty health officials have so far vaccinated roughly 2,000 people who may have been exposed to hepatitis A while dining at the Olive Garden.”
According to Halpin’s article:
Officials at the clinic