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May 18, 2012 • Hepatitis A
Wilkesboro Dixie Donuts Linked to Hepatitis A Risk
Health officials say people who ate at a doughnut shop in Wilkesboro earlier this month may have been exposed to hepatitis A. The Wilkes County Health Department said an employee at Dixie Donuts was diagnosed with the virus Sunday. Authorities say people at the most risk would have eaten at …
May 17, 2012 • Outbreaks
May 17, 2012 • Salmonella
Wisconsin, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York and Georgia Hit Hard By Moon Marine Salmonella Sushi
A total of 316 individuals infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Bareilly or Salmonella Nchanga have been reported from 26 states and the District of Columbia. The 58 new cases are from Alabama (1), California (2), Colorado (1), Georgia (3), Illinois (4), Indiana (1), Louisiana (1), Maryland (3), Massachusetts (6), New Jersey (1), New […] …
May 16, 2012 • Outbreaks
May 16, 2012 • Outbreaks
May 14, 2012 • Outbreaks
El Mexicano Restaurant E. coli Outbreak - Spartanburg, SC
An E. coli O157:H7 outbreak has been linked to Spartanburg-area Mexican restaurant, El Mexicano …
May 14, 2012 • Outbreaks
Attorney Marler Calls for Increased Transparency in Spartanburg E. coli Investigation
Citing previous instances in which government suppression of data in foodborne illness outbreaks has proven misguided, food safety expert and attorney William Marler calls on DHEC to release the name of the Mexican restaurant responsible for the recent E. coli outbreak. …
May 14, 2012 • Hepatitis A
500 Immunized after Hepatitis A exposure at Lone Star Steakhouse
The Vanderburgh County Health Dept. is urging diners who ate at Lone Star Steakhouse during the days an employee infected with Hepatitis A worked to receive a free vaccination. Vaccines will be administered at the department’s immunization clinic at 420 Mulberry St. every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m …
May 14, 2012 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A Shots still available for exposure at Lone Star Restaurant located in the Eastland Place Shopping Center
The time window is rapidly closing for those patrons who dined at the Lone Star Restaurant located in the Eastland Place Shopping Center at 943 N. Green River Road Evansville IN, 47715 to receive their free Hepatitis A vaccine. Hepatitis A vaccine will be provided at the Vanderburgh County Health …
May 11, 2012 • Outbreaks
May 11, 2012 • Case News
10 Infected with Campylobacter from Raw Milk in California
At least 10 people infected with Campylobacter in California reported drinking Organic Pastures raw milk prior to becoming ill …
May 11, 2012 • Case News
Organic Pastures Raw Cream Campylobacter Outbreak
Raw cream sold by Organic Pastures is the source of a Campylobacter outbreak in California. …
May 11, 2012 • Outbreaks
Smiling Hara Tempeh Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits- North Carolina (2012)
Marler Clark reprsents victims of a 2012 Salmonella paratyphi B outbreak linked to tempeh produced by Asheville-based Smiling Hara Tempeh. …
May 11, 2012 • Listeria
Listeria Herring Recalled
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel J. Aubertine today alerted consumers that Mazowsze Deli Inc., 420 Church Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11218 is recalling (sliced) Herring due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism commonly found in nature which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young …
May 10, 2012 • Case News
Lone Star Steakhouse Hepatitis A Exposure
Patrons of the Lone Star Steakhouse in Evansville, IN may have been exposed to hepatitis A …
May 10, 2012 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A: Indiana Lone Star Employee Positive
Hepatitis A is a viral infection of the liver. The incubation period (time of exposure to development of symptoms) is usually 2 to 7 weeks. Symptoms may include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, pale colored stools, and dark urine. Jaundice, a yellowing of the skin and …
May 09, 2012 • Outbreaks
May 09, 2012 • Salmonella
Salmonella Chester and Marie Callender’s Cheesy Chicken & Rice single-serve frozen entrées
As of August 27, 2010, a total of 44 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Chester have been reported from 18 states since April 11, 2010. The number of ill people identified in each state with this strain is as follows: AK (1), CA (5), CO (2), GA (8), IL (1), KY (1), […] …
May 08, 2012 • Listeria
Cleveland Beansprouts Recalled Due to Listeria
Cleveland Beansprouts Co. of Cleveland, OH is recalling all alfalfa sprouts it produces because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes The contamination was discovered by the Ohio Department of Agriculture while collecting and testing samples under the United States Department of Agriculture’s Microbiological Data Program. According to the company …
May 08, 2012 • Salmonella
Tempeh Toll Tops 60
The number of cases in a Buncombe County salmonella outbreak surged 30 percent over the weekend, county health officials said Monday.Government food and health regulators are zeroing in on a tempeh ingredient sold by a Maryland company as the possible source of the local bacterial infection.The Food and Drug Administration …
May 05, 2012 • Salmonella
Tempeh Salmonella Paratyphi B illnesses from North and South Carolina, Tennessee and New York climbs to 46
Salmonella Paratyphi B illnesses from North and South Carolina, Tennessee and New York climbed to 46 as the Bruncombe County Health Department declared Similing Hara tempeh the source of the Salmonella Paratyphi B outbreak. Seven people have been hospitalized. Blue Ridge Food Ventures, the shared use kitchen where Smiling Hara …
May 05, 2012 • Salmonella
Salmonella Dog Food Sickens 14 in Alabama, Connecticut, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia
Multiple brands of dry pet food produced by Diamond Pet Foods at a single manufacturing facility in South Carolina have been linked to some of the human Salmonella infections. People who think they might have become ill after contact with dry pet food or with an animal that has eaten …
May 04, 2012 • Outbreaks
May 04, 2012 • Case News
Moon Marine USA Nakaochi (tuna) Scrape, Sushi Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits
Marler Clark is representing victims of a 2012 nationwide Salmonella outbreak linked to Nakaochi Scrape - also known as tuna scrape - a yellowfin tuna product. At least 390 people became ill with Salmonella infections after eating contaminated sushi, ceviche, or other yellowfin tuna products made with the tuna scrape …
May 04, 2012 • Outbreaks
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