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As many as 60 people are now thought to be ill from infection by E. coli O145 in New York, Michigan, and Ohio. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with local and state health and agriculture departments from the involved states, are investigating the outbreak to determine what specific food item
Food Safety and Oil Spills
With so much on our plates currently wirh regard to food safety (E. coli O145 outbreak in Michigan, Ohio, and New York; ongoing raw milk debate; and pending debate on S 510 "Food Safety Modernization Act"), even seemingly disparate current events, like the oil spill, matter to us in the outbreak
47 E. coli O145 illnesses now thought to be part of Ohio/Michigan E. coli outbreak
The E. coli O145 outbreak that has sickened as many as 47 people in Michigan and Ohio continues to evolve. Misti Crane of the Columbus Dispatch today reported that the State of New York has confirmed that one of its residents was infected with a genetically indistinguishable strain of E. coli O145. The outbreak is
Michigan/Ohio E. coli Outbreak Update
To update, two clusters of non-O157:H7 E. coli illnesses in Michigan and Ohio share the same genetic pattern and appear to be linked to a common food item. 10 Washtenaw County (MI) residents have suffered culture confirmed E. coli O145 infections, and the health department is awaiting stool test results on another 14. Meanwhile