The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has reported that laboratory testing confirmed seven cases of E. coli associated with the Learning Vine daycare facility in Greenwood.
An investigation began after 2-year-old Myles Mayfield, a boy who attended The Learning Vine daycare in Greenwood, developed an E. coli infection. Mayfield died from
There seems to be no middle ground in the debate over raw milk. On the one side, you have farmers happy to sell a product for $10 to $18 a gallon, and consumers who believe that they are purchasing a product that is not only more healthful but will also cure everything from allergies to
Livestock exhibitions, petting zoos, county and state fairs, frankly any “farm experience,” are “as American as apple pie.”
Unfortunately, these same places have been the source of large outbreaks of zoonotic diseases over the last decades. And, just as unfortunately, despite the severe illnesses and a death attributed to these activities, little seems to be
Frontiere Natural Meats, LLC, a Denver, Colorado establishment, is recalling 1,640 pounds of ground elk meat that may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteria (E. Coli O157:H7). E. coli O157:H7 causes a diarrheal illness often with bloody stools. Although most healthy adults can recover completely within a week, some people can develop a form
The Whatcom County Health Department (WCHD) in Bellingham investigated an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 infections. The Washington State Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assisted with the investigation.
Environmental contamination with E. coli O157:H7 of the Dairy Barn at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds was the likely source
Tyson Fresh Meats, a Dakota City, Neb., establishment, is recalling approximately 16,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The ground beef items were produced on May 16, 2015. The following products are subject to recall:
As of 2:00 PM PDT May 22:
Investigation Summary:
The Whatcom County Health Department in Bellingham is investigating an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 infections. The Washington State Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are assisting with the investigation.
Disease investigators are now calculating case counts based on
Two South Carolina schools are taking precautions after a toddler died from complications associated with E. coli, and officials have confirmed that a sibling of one of the toddler attends one of the schools.
Myles Mayfield, 2, of Greenwood, died Sunday night at Greenville Memorial Hospital from medical complications associated with E.coli, coroner Sonny
Marler Clark retained by several families.
Four of 10 areas sampled at the Northwest Fairgrounds in Lynden, WA, match the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 that has now sickened 25 people, mostly children, in Whatcom County, WA.
The Lynden Fairground was the site of the April 21-23 Milk Makers Fest attended by more than
The Whatcom County Health Department in Bellingham is investigating an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 infections.
The Washington State Department of Health and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention are assisting with the investigation.
Disease investigators are now calculating case counts based on lab-confirmed infection with E. coli O157:H7 and physician-diagnosed cases