CDC announced this afternoon that it is investigating two multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections, each involving a different Salmonella serotype: Hartford and Baildon. Both of these Salmonella serotypes are rare, and ill persons in both outbreaks have a similar age and geographic distribution.
An analysis indicates that eating at a Mexican-style fast food restaurant
Health officials in Cook County, Illinois are currently investigating 7 culture-confirmed Salmonella infections in folks who visited the Skokie Country Club in Glencoe. The source of the bacteria is not currently known, and the country club has closed its kitchen since Thursday while the investigation continues.
The severity of those 7 victims is not presently
As the investigation continues into the cause of the 80 (and counting) Salmonella Hvittingfoss illnesses associated with Illinois Subway restaurants, the question arises of the possible role each Subway restaurant could have played in furthering the spread of the bacteria.
With that in mind, a recent article by Nicole Norfleet caught my attention for
Statistics about thesalmonella montevideo and senftenberg outbreak linked to salami and pepper were recently updated. According to the CDC, 272 people were sickened by Salmonella montevideo from since July 2009 after consuming salami that was manufactured using salmonella-contaminated red and black pepper. The salami was manufactured and sold by a Rhode Island company called Daniele
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In the Oregon Salmonella outbreak linked to Dos Amigos mexican restaurant, Douglas County Health officials now say they have confirmed 17 cases. The illnesses are said to have taken place from April 9 through April 17.
KVAL.com reported today on the Salmonella outbreak:
Dawnelle Marshall from the Public Health Division of the Douglas County
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Today’ a foodpoisoning outbreak was announced in Durham, NC at a restaurant called "Bullock’s Barbecue." Though lab tests have not yet confirmed the organism responsible for sickening at least 15 people, health officials suspect that Salmonella is to blame.
In 2002, a large Salmonella outbreak was associated with eating at the Western Sizzlin’ Restaurant in Spruce
NBC 17 just reported on a possible Salmonella outbreak linked to a well-known Durham, NC area barbeque restaurant called "Bullock’s Barbeque." At least 15 customers became sick. The Durham County Health department says all the illnesses were reported after April 20 from people who had dined at the restaurant. "County inspectors suspect Salmonella may
Today, the Hawaii Department of Health announced a Salmonella paratyphi b outbreak linked to ahi tuna. Interestingly, the ten illnesses in Hawaii appear to be linked to 13 other illnesses nationally, and possibly even linked to an outbreak of illnesses linked to the same product two years ago. (We reported on this phase of the
From today’s Hawaii Department of Health press release:
The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed 10 cases of
illness occurring on O‘ahu caused by Salmonella Paratyphi B infection related to eating previously frozen internationally imported raw ahi. The individuals, who became ill, reported eating raw ahi (often prepared as poke) purchased or served at
KITV in Honolulu reported today that ten people have been infected and sickened by Salmonella in Hawaii recently, and all report having recently consumed imported ahi tuna.
At least 10 people have fallen ill with salmonella infections after eating imported ahi tuna, Hawaii Department of Health officials said on Thursday.
The people who became sick