In June 2014 Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) and Benton County Local Health Unit (BCLHU) epidemiologists and environmental health specialists investigated an outbreak of Shigella among persons who consumed food from Salsarita Mexican food bar, a food service vendor at the Walmart Home Office employee cafeteria. Salsarita’s is one of five food services in the
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A 2014 Shigella Outbreak at a Trendy California Restaurant
In August 2014 staff at the Health Care Agency of Orange County (HCAOC) investigated an outbreak of Shigella among customers of True Food Kitchen, a restaurant located in Newport Beach, California. A total of 7 restaurant patrons and one restaurant employee were laboratory confirmed with Shigella. All reported eating at the restaurant between August…
Zov’s Shigella Outbreak Update
Zov’s restaurant in Irvine was forced to shut down briefly Wednesday in the wake of a foodborne illness probe tied to four sick customers, health department officials said Thursday.
The sickened guests ate at Zov’s on Portola on three different dates between Sept. 16-22, said Deanne Thompson, a spokeswoman for the county’s Health Care Agency.…
Marler Clark Retained in True Food Shigella Outbreak
Nancy Luna reports with the Orange county Register that an upscale restaurant at Fashion Island that bills itself as a healthy living establishment is at the center of a suspected foodborne illness outbreak involving at least six victims, county officials said Thursday.
The sickened diners tested positive for Shigella, an intestinal bacteria that triggers…
All About Shigella
Shigella
Shigella is the bacterium that causes the disease shigellosis, also known as bacillary dysentery. Shigella is one of the most easily transmitted bacterial diarrheas, since it can occur after fewer than 100 bacteria are ingested. While reported cases of Shigella range between 14,000 and 20,000 annually, with the majority of these cases occurring…
Marler Clark Retained in California Shigella Outbreak
Nancy Luna reports with the Orange county Register that an upscale restaurant at Fashion Island that bills itself as a healthy living establishment is at the center of a suspected foodborne illness outbreak involving at least six victims, county officials said Thursday.
The sickened diners tested positive for Shigella, an intestinal bacteria that triggers…
When Shigella Strikes
Are two restaurants linked in outbreak?
Nancy Luna reports with the Orange county Register that an upscale restaurant at Fashion Island that bills itself as a healthy living establishment is at the center of a suspected foodborne illness outbreak involving at least six victims, county officials said Thursday.
The sickened diners tested positive for Shigella…
Shigella Lawsuit Filed against Salsarita’s Restaurant in Wal-Mart
Wife of active duty U.S. Navy diver is one of 275 people who became ill with Shigellosis
Attorneys Bill Marler and Drew Falkenstein of Marler Clark, the nation’s only law firm dedicated to representing victims of foodborne illness, have filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Benton County, Arkansas on behalf of married couple…
Walmart’s Salsarita’s Sickened 275 with Shigella – Lawsuit to Follow
Salsarita’s Restaurant in the Walmart Home Office Café in Bentonville has reopened following a Shigella outbreak that made 275 sick in nine states according to the Benton County Health Department. According to the Arkansas State Health Department dozens of employees were also ill with Shigellosis.
The Benton County Health Department conducted an…
Shigella Hits Ohio
Public Health officials are seeing a rise in Shigellosis cases in the Cleveland area, especially among children. As a result, the Cleveland Department of Public Health is encouraging parents, schools, daycare centers, and health care providers to take precautionary actions to prevent the spread of Shigellosis.
Shigellosis is a highly contagious form of diarrhea caused…
