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February 02, 2006 • Hepatitis A
11PM Investigative Report: ‘Outbreak!’
February 2, 2006 Investigator Joel Grover, who spent years exposing problems at dirty restaurants, is hot on the trail of the Southland’s latest food safety mystery! “We uncovered a group of victims — people infected with the Hepatitis A disease but didn’t know it,” Grover says. “We confronted the health …
February 02, 2006 • Salmonella
Consumer Tips
Eating healthy can also mean eating safe. In North Carolina, three food borne diseases are at the top of health inspectors’ list of things to prevent — norovirus, salmonella and listeria. "Almost everyone that acquires a listeria infection is hospitalized, and about 20 percent die," said Susan Grayson, head of …
February 02, 2006 • Salmonella
Spot-checks show a fifth of poultry import shipments contain salmonella
Nearly 20 percent of the consignments of chicken and other poultry imported into Finland last year contained salmonella. In the National Food Agency Finland inspections, salmonella was discovered in poultry consignments from Poland, Hungary, France, and Brazil. In all, 54 poultry consignments were subjected to random inspections. Salmonella was detected …
February 02, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Wash Your Hands: Hepatitis-A Outbreak Downtown
Feb. 1, 2006 Los Angeles may be suffering an outbreak of Hepatitis A – a fourfold increase in two years, reports CBS2/KCAL9’s David Goldstein. Hot spots include downtown restaurants like Cafe Pinot on Fifth Street and La Golondrina on Olvera Street, says the CBS report, in a rare display of …
February 02, 2006 • Hepatitis A
County reports handful of hepatitis A cases
By Tim Hrenchir The Capital-Journal February 1, 2006 State and local health officials are searching for the source of an outbreak that has resulted in four confirmed cases of hepatitis A this week in Shawnee County. Katie Schurman, community relations specialist for the Shawnee County Health Agency, said the agency’s …
February 02, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Unwashed produce can make you sick
Food-borne illnesses, outbreaks are on the rise By JANE ZHANG The Wall Street Journal 01/31/2006 More Americans are eating their vegetables. But the healthy trend comes with a risk: Illnesses traced to fresh produce are on the rise. Fruit and vegetables are now responsible for more large-scale outbreaks of food-borne …
February 02, 2006 • Hepatitis A
County links Hepatitis A case to restaurant
Angela Gonzales The Business Journal The Maricopa County Department of Public Health is linking a case of Hepatitis A to a Phoenix restaurant. An employee of the Bamboo Grill restaurant at 3049 W. Agua Fria Freeway in Phoenix has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A. Now the county health department is …
February 02, 2006 • Events & Speaking Engagements
University of Minnesota School of Public Health (2006)
Bill Marler toured the Acute Disease Epidemiology and PFGE Laboratory at the Minnesota Department of Health before presenting to the University of Minnesota's College of Veterinary Medicine class titled "Public Health Issues, Veterinary Medicine Opportunities" on whether litigation helps with food safety issues. …
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January 26, 2006 • Salmonella
Health officials warn parents about salmonella
A student at Greenway Park Elementary School in east Charlotte, North Carolina has been diagnosed with salmonella. Health officials sent a letter home to parents Wednesday afternoon informing parents whose children have any of the symptoms to should keep them home and not send them to school. The Mecklenburg County …
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January 23, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Restaurant patrons get hepatitis A warning
January 21, 2006 The Vancouver Sun Darah Hansen VANCOUVER I Vancouver Coastal Health officials are warning that members of the public may have been exposed to the hepatitis A virus after a food handler at Foundation Eatery Lounge on Main Street became infected. Restaurant patrons who ate humus, salad, sandwiches …
January 23, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Hep A reports upset family
22 January 2006 By STAFF REPORTERS The family that is believed to have sparked Christchurch’s hepatitis A outbreak say the disease and its aftermath have placed an enormous emotional strain on them. They maintain they were open and honest about their contact with the highly infectious liver disease, and say …
January 23, 2006 • Hepatitis A
From field to fork, farm food safety a growing issue
Sat, Jan. 21, 2006 JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Fruit and vegetable growers are tracking products and training workers to ensure their fresh green beans, tomatoes and peaches are safe to eat, driven by demands from the grocery chains they supply and shoppers at their markets. Big retailers such as Wal-Mart …
January 23, 2006 • Salmonella
Having reptiles in classroom brings salmonella risk to kids
Exchanging gerbils for reptiles as classroom pets only substitutes one problem for another, reports the Times Herald. Reptiles carry salmonella bacteria, which can spread to humans and cause serious illness. Even indirect contact is dangerous because salmonella can live on countertops and other surfaces for days. Young children and people …
January 23, 2006 • Outbreaks
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