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May 19, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Crossing borders for public health
Officials weigh mutual aid pact By Katheleen Conti Globe Staff | May 18, 2006 Four area communities are considering joining 23 other Boston suburbs in a public-health mutual aid effort that was conceived two years ago after a hepatitis A outbreak in an Arlington restaurant. Overwhelmed when about 3,000 residents waited for inoculation after the […] …
May 19, 2006 • Hepatitis A
6th student in Cranford found with hepatitis A
Officials are trying to identify the source Friday, May 19, 2006 BY ROBERT E. MISSECK Star-Ledger Staff A sixth Cranford student has been diagnosed with hepatitis A, and health officials have yet to determine the source of the infection. The latest case involves a fifth- grade girl at Orange Avenue …
May 19, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Another Case Of Hepatitis Concerns NJ Community
Six Children Have Been Infected Christine Sloan WCBS TV (CBS) CRANFORD Brian Woo is a sixth-grader at the Orange Avenue School in Cranford, where health officials today confirmed a new case of Hepatitis A. That brings the number of kids infected with the virus to six. So this 12-year-old isn’t …
May 19, 2006 • Outbreaks
May 18, 2006 • Outbreaks
May 18, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Crossing borders for public health
Officials weigh mutual aid pact By Katheleen Conti, Globe Staff | May 18, 2006 Four area communities are considering joining 23 other Boston suburbs in a public-health mutual aid effort that was conceived two years ago after a hepatitis A outbreak in an Arlington restaurant. Overwhelmed when about 3,000 residents waited for inoculation after the […] …
May 18, 2006 • Salmonella
Wilderness Underfoot: Foodborne illnesses
By Lonny Stark May 17, 2006 E. coli O157:H7 — Although it doesn’t typically cause a fever, this bacteria inflicts more severe abdominal cramps as well as bloody diarrhea. In extreme cases, it may cause anemia, profuse bleeding, and kidney failure. E. coli is present in the feces of cattle …
May 17, 2006 • Outbreaks
May 17, 2006 • Outbreaks
May 16, 2006 • Outbreaks
May 15, 2006 • Outbreaks
Victim of Bravo norovirus outbreak files suit
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of an Ingham County, Michigan, woman who was one of at least 360 people sickened as part of a foodborne illness outbreak that was traced to the Bravo Italian Cucina in Lansing, Michigan in early May, 2006. …
May 15, 2006 • Salmonella
Control of Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) Salmonella in Ground Beef: United States
A national multi-disciplinary meeting reviewed the epidemiology of MDR Salmonella infection and contamination in humans, animals, and retail meat. Key agencies that contribute to a safe ground beef supply were represented at the meeting and contributed to the discussion of possible control strategies from the farm to the table. Several …
May 15, 2006 • Outbreaks
May 15, 2006 • Outbreaks
May 15, 2006 • Outbreaks
May 12, 2006 • Outbreaks
Food poisoning outbreak hits another Lansing restaurant
The Ingham County Health Department has traced at least 200 illnesses to a Lansing Township restaurant. Customers who ate at Bravo Italian Kitchen in Eastwood Towne Center in early May have become ill with an apparent foodborne illness. …
May 12, 2006 • Outbreaks
May 11, 2006 • Hepatitis A
3 students at school in Cranford get hepatitis A
Officials seek source of contamination Thursday, May 11, 2006 BY ROBERT E. MISSECK Star-Ledger Staff At least three students at an elementary school in Cranford have recently been infected with the hepatitis A virus, and health officials said yesterday they have not yet determined the source of the contamination. All …
May 11, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Three Cranford Students Infected with Hepatitis A
WINS May 11, 2006 CRANFORD, N.J. — The Star Ledger reports that three students at a Cranford elementary school have been infected with the hepatitis A virus. School Superintendent Lawrence Feinsod said all students are 11 years old and are fifth graders at the Orange Avenue School. The students all …
May 11, 2006 • Salmonella
Germs in play land: Are microscopic dangers lurking in restaurant kid zones?
Parents and children often find sanitation problems often in play areas in restaurants. Some issues are easy to see – a sniffling child or a dirty diaper. However, the unseen problems may be even more dangerous. In areas where food is side-by-side with playground equipment the temptation is not to …
May 11, 2006 • Salmonella
18 children fall ill with salmonellosis in Primorye city
Eighteen children aged 5-6 years who went to kindergarten No 38 in Ussuriisk, the Primorye territory, Russia, were, according to this story, infected with salmonellosis and six workers at the kindergarten also fell ill. The Itar-Tass News Agency reports that blatant violations in the feeding of children were exposed in …
May 10, 2006 • Salmonella
Scientists study nature’s toolbox to identify and destroy Salmonella
Scientists have found some good viruses – tiny needle-like structures that can actually make bacteria, such as Salmonella, explode. Finding these good viruses, called bacteriophages, is important for agriculture. There are many, many implications and applications as scientists find new ways to understand and use phages. USDA’s Agricultural Research Service …
May 10, 2006 • Salmonella
Sheetz Litigation Rears Head
William Marler, the Seattle attorney who made a name for himself representing Jack in the Box customers exposed to the E. coli bacteria in undercooked hamburger, said he plans to file as many as 148 cases against Sheetz Inc. and now-defunct tomato supplier Coronet Foods Inc. concerning allegedly salmonella-infested tomatoes …
May 10, 2006 • Outbreaks
May 10, 2006 • Outbreaks
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