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September 29, 2005 • Salmonella
OAP guests fall seriously ill after funeral wake
A Fenny Stratford restaurant run by one of the country’s top chefs is under investigation after four guests at a funeral wake suffered salmonella poisoning. Two of the elderly guests at The Bridge have been seriously ill in hospital for the past three weeks. This week the council’s environmental health …
September 29, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Contaminated oysters likely to have spread hepatitis A
Sep 29, 2005 The Associated Press Three people have contracted hepatitis A in Hamilton County, and health officials believe the cases are linked to an outbreak caused by contaminated oysters. The oysters that arrived at the Boathouse Rotisserie and Raw Bar were part of a 10,000-pound recall of oysters shipped …
September 29, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Genetic tests vital in hepatitis outbreak
By Jennifer Bails TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, September 29, 2005 Health officials responded faster to the hepatitis A outbreak in Beaver County two years ago because genetic tests used during the outbreak produced results within a few days, according to a new state and federal report. A technique called viral sequencing enabled …
September 29, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis epidemic worsening in western region of Russia
2005-09-29 MOSCOW, Sept. 29 (Xinhuanet) — More than 1,000 people infected with Hepatitis A have been hospitalized in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia after an epidemic situation there deteriorated, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported on Thursday. “The epidemiological situation connected with viral hepatitis has exacerbated from September 5 in …
September 29, 2005 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Wyoming Environ. Health Assn., WY Food Safety Coal., WY Public Health Assn. & WY bio-terrorism group Annual Edication Conference (2005)
Bill Marler presented the keynote address on "Foodborne Illness from a Victim's Perspective" for the Annual Education conference. He also presented another session on "Liability of Environmental Health Agencies for Alleged Negligent Inspections." …
September 28, 2005 • Hepatitis A
People who attended Las Vegas expo at risk for hepatitis
ALBANY, N.Y. The state Health Department says people who attended a gaming expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center on September 13th and 14th may have been exposed to Hepatitis A through an infected worker. The person suspected of spreading the illness was handing out free samples of ice cream …
September 28, 2005 • Salmonella
12 salmonella cases linked to Walworth fair
Walworth County health officials have identified and linked at least a dozen cases of salmonella poisoning to the Walworth County Fair. The minor outbreak was traced back to the swine barn, said Pat Grove, health officer with the Walworth County Health and Human Services Department. All 12 of the infected …
September 28, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Kitchen sponge may cause food-borne illness, experts warn
The Philippine Society for Microbiology, Inc. believes that germ cross- contamination in your kitchen can be the culprit of the spread of disease-causing bacteria. Germ cross-contamination occurs when bacteria are passed on from the original source to another person or object. A study conducted by an American microbiologist from the …
September 28, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Judge dismisses family’s Taco Bell lawsuit
September 28, 2005 CONCORD, N.H. –A federal judge has thrown out a Derry family’s lawsuit claiming they got sick after eating at a Taco Bell where a worker was diagnosed with Hepatitis A. Judge Joseph DiClerico said Friday that the family’s claim lacked evidence that the food they ate was …
September 28, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A outbreak may have stemmed from local food handler
By Beth Aaron/Senior Staff Writer September 28, 2005 A food handler who worked at Angelita’s Kitchen, 5401 South Ave. Q, may have infected customers who dined at the restaurant between Sept. 9 and Sept. 11 with hepatitis A, according to a City of Lubbock Health Department alert. “Although the risk …
September 27, 2005 • Hepatitis A
How Now Mad Cow: Real Food Safety Concerns
By Susan L. Burke, MS, RD/LD, CDE eDiets Chief Nutritionist Mad cow disease has thousands turning up their noses at burgers. Meat sales are down, and moms don’t know whether they can take their kids to the fast-food playground. Consumers are all atwitter, frightened that they’ll fall victim to the …
September 27, 2005 • Listeria
Smoked Fish Spread Recalled
If you have a container of Cajun Smoked Fish Spread in your cupboard, don’t open it. Nearly a thousand containers of the fish spread made by Ultra Foods are now recalled because of fears that the spread may be contaminated with Listeria. The 10-ounce containers are sold under the brand …
September 27, 2005 • Listeria
Smoked Fish Spread Recalled
If you have a container of Cajun Smoked Fish Spread in your cupboard, don’t open it. Nearly a thousand containers of the fish spread made by Ultra Foods are now recalled because of fears that the spread may be contaminated with Listeria. The 10-ounce containers are sold under the brand …
September 27, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Gaming Attendees Warned of Hepatitis
27 September 2005 LAS VEGAS, Nevada — As reported by the Reno Gazette-Journal: “Health officials are offering preventative shots to the estimated 650 people from Northern Nevada who attended a conference in Las Vegas where they might have been exposed to hepatitis-A. “A worker at the Schwan’s Food Co. booth …
September 27, 2005 • Listeria
Smoked Fish Spread Recalled
September 27, 2005 If you have a container of Cajun Smoked Fish Spread in your cupboard, don’t open it. Nearly a thousand containers of the fish spread made by Ultra Foods are now recalled because of fears that the spread may be contaminated with Listeria. The 10-ounce containers are sold …
September 27, 2005 • Salmonella
600 Hondurans poisoned by salmonella-tainted chicken
For the second time this year, hundreds of Hondurans have been taken to hospitals for salmonella poisoning caused by food at a campaign event. Doctors treated at least 600 people who had eaten salmonella-tainted chicken at a campaign event on Sunday for Liberal Party presidential candidate Manuel Zelaya in the …
September 27, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Lubbock Health Officials Warn of Hepatitis-A Outbreak
September 27, 2005 Lubbock, Texas The City of Lubbock Health Department has issued a Hepatitis-A alert for anyone who ate at a Lubbock restaurant. Health officials say a food handler at Angelita`s Kitchen Restaurant, 5401 Avenue Q, may have infected customers from September 9-11. Hepatitis-A is a viral infection of …
September 27, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Health District Has Shots For Hepatitis-A
Paula Francis, Anchor Sep 26, 2005 As many as 1,000 convention-goers may have been exposed to Hepatitis-A two weeks ago. A shot clinic has been set up to help prevent further spread of the virus. Kathy Haynes recently attended the Global Gaming Expo and had sampled ice cream from a …
September 27, 2005 • Salmonella
Last of the Rajneeshees pleads guilty
A disciple of the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh pleaded guilty to conspiring to kill the United States Attorney for Oregon, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday. Catherine Jane Stubbs, known as Ma Shanti Bhadra, joins six other followers who earlier pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Charles …
September 26, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Health officials innoculate 166 against hepatitis A
September 26, 2005 Hundreds who attended convention still sought By Mary Manning LAS VEGAS SUN Clark County health officials over the weekend gave shots to 166 people to protect them against hepatitis A, but they are still hoping to reach the rest of the approximately 1,000 people they believe were …
September 26, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Nearly 100 people possibly exposed to Hepatitis A attend Vegas clinic
Sep 24, 2005, 09:34 PM The Associated Press Nearly 100 people attended a special clinic in Las Vegas Saturday for those who may have been exposed recently to hepatitis A. Clark County officials warned attendees of the Global Gaming Expo this week that they may have been exposed to the …
September 26, 2005 • E. coli
Preparing Ground Beef For Safe Consumption
Wash hands with warm, soapy water for at least 20 seconds before and after handling raw meat and poultry. Wash cutting boards, dishes and utensils with hot, soapy water. Immediately clean spills. Keep raw meat, fish and poultry away from other food that will not be cooked. Use separate cutting …
September 26, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 26, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 25, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A: Alabama
September 23, 2005 Public Health Agency of Canada Infectious Diseases News Brief http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/bid-bmi/dsd-dsm/nb-ab/2005/nb3805_e.html The Alabama Department of Public Health is investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A. Since the beginning of September, 13 cases have been reported from scattered areas of the state. However, it appears that most of these patients …
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