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September 20, 2005 • Outbreaks
Lawsuit filed against cafeteria company, CL Swanson, for Rochelle Foods Salmonella outbreak
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit in Ogle County Circuit Court in Rochelle, Illinois, on Thursday, against the C.L. Swanson Corporation. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Lee County, Illinois, resident who works at Rochelle Foods, Inc. The named Defendant, C.L. Swanson Corporation, runs the cafeteria service at the …
September 19, 2005 • Salmonella
Number Of Gastonia Salmonella Cases Rises To 25
The number of salmonella cases among children sickened after attending an etiquette class rose to 25 today. Health officials don’t expect to ever pinpoint the members-only club as the source of the outbreak. Investigators did target a food-handling practice at the club that "could potentially" have contributed to the infection …
September 19, 2005 • Salmonella
Lawsuit filed against cafeteria company, CL Swanson, for Rochelle Foods
A lawsuit has been filed against the C.L. Swanson Corporation on behalf of Kim Webb, a 39-year-old Lee County, Illinois resident who works at Rochelle Foods, Inc. C.L. Swanson Corporation, runs the cafeteria service at the plant. The lawsuit was not filed against Rochelle Foods, Inc., a separate entity. Ms …
September 19, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 19, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 19, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 19, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 19, 2005 • Salmonella
How to eliminate salmonella bacteria from the poultry production process
A team of researchers in the newly-formed Department of Population Health at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine has launched a study to determine how to eliminate salmonella bacteria from the poultry production process. "What we’re trying to do is trace salmonella through the food chain, so we …
September 19, 2005 • Salmonella
More salmonella cases found among Gaston children
The Associated Press September 17, 2005 Health officials have confirmed six more salmonella cases, raising the total to 19 cases of the bacterial infection in a group of fifth-graders, a county health official said. Chris Dobbins, assistant health director, said a few more cases may show up next week, depending …
September 19, 2005 • Hepatitis A
710 people, including 137 children, hospitalised with hepatitis A in Nizhny Novgorod
19.09.2005 NIZHNY NOVGOROD, September 19 (Itar-Tass) – The latest reports from Nizhny Novgorod say that 710 people, including 137 children, have been hospitalised with the diagnosis of hepatitis A in Russia’s third-largest city after Moscow and St. Petersburg. All infection hospitals are full, and 200 additional beds have been prepared in clinics of other specialties, […] …
September 19, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Nizhny Novgorod: 674 hospitalized with A type hepatitis
2005-09-18 Six hundred and seventy-four people have been hospitalized in Nizhny Novgorod with a preliminary diagnosis of A type hepatitis. Hospitals admitted 43 patients, including 12 children, over the past day, director of the city health department Vladimir Lazarev told on Sunday. He said city hospitals still have 200 beds …
September 19, 2005 • Hepatitis A
McDonald’s Response to Hepatitis-A Claim
Tanya Mendis September 17,2005 Representatives from McDonald’s Corporate Office in Atlanta responded to the confirmed case Hepatitis-A in Walker County. When NewsChannel 9 first reported the story, neither the store manager nor the health department would confirm they found the virus at the Highway 27 location in Chickamauga. But, after …
September 17, 2005 • Press Releases
About-Salmonella website is resource for families of children stricken with Salmonella
At least 70 children exhibited symptoms of Salmonella poisoning after attending an etiquette dinner at the City Club in Gastonia, North Carolina, in September, 2005. Marler Clark, the Seattle-based law firm nationally recognized for its successful representation of victims of foodborne illness, was contacted by several families whose children became …
September 16, 2005 • Salmonella
Meat business ordered to close
A Tolleson slaughtering and meatpacking business has been accused of operating without a license and selling meat that has tested positive for salmonella bacteria. Authorities said that they have obtained a court order forcing the southwest Valley company to close its doors. Animals have been slaughtered in an open outdoor …
September 16, 2005 • Hepatitis A
US Alabama: Oysters cause hepatitis A concern
16 September, 2005 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. The investigation is still in progress. However, it appears that most of these patients may have contracted the …
September 16, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 16, 2005 • Salmonella
About-Salmonella website is resource for families of children
Gaston County, North Carolina health officials are working to identify the source of an outbreak that resulted in at least 70 children exhibiting symptoms of Salmonella poisoning after attending an etiquette dinner at the City Club in Gastonia on September 9. Thirteen children had been confirmed ill with Salmonella infections …
September 16, 2005 • Listeria
Cheese Prompts Fear Of Listeriosis Outbreak
Vendors Selling Illegal Cheese Face Fine September 16, 2005 HOUSTON — Houston health officials are bracing for an outbreak of an illness that can cause miscarriages, babies to be born with life-threatening infections and severe intestinal problems. The main source is illegally imported meat and dairy products. KPRC Local 2’s …
September 16, 2005 • Salmonella
Five more cases of salmonella reported in Gastonia
Five more students have been sickened by salmonella that may have come from a restaurant where children were taking a dining etiquette lesson. Gaston County Health Department officials confirmed the new cases of salmonella poisoning Thursday on top of the eight cases they confirmed Wednesday. Officials have not identified the …
September 16, 2005 • Salmonella
Millions of Germs and Bacteria Await Kids at School
American children are back in school, but homework isn’t all they’re bringing home — they’re likely bringing home thousands of microscopic germs. NSF International, an independent, not-for-profit organization, recently collected and tested samples and found as many as 2.7 million bacterial cells per square inch on common school surfaces such …
September 16, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis-A Found in Walker County Restaurant
Tanya Mendis September 15,2005 Health officials say they found a confirmed case of Hepatitis-A in a food services employee in Walker County last week. And while they say they are confident this is an isolated incident, the public still needs to be alert. “People always need to be concerned about …
September 16, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Campbell Countians once again fighting Hepatitis-A
September 15, 2005 It’s not the shot that stings, it the shot of reality that Campbell County has a serious Hepatitis-A problem. “It’s just been a bad ongoing deal,” says Campbell County citizen Red White. The Tennessee Regional Health Office bluntly calls it a community-wide outbreak. Hep-A keeps being passed …
September 16, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis Outbreak Reported In Alabama
nbc13.com September 14, 2005 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The state Health Department is investigating an outbreak of Hepatitis A. Health officials said they have found 13 cases across the state since the beginning of September. They believe most of the cases resulted from eating raw oysters that were contaminated. State Health …
September 15, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis Grows in Nizhny Novgorod
September 16, 2005 The Moscow Times More than 100 new cases of hepatitis A were recorded in Nizhny Novgorod on Thursday, bringing the total number of people hospitalized to 466, including 70 children, local health officials said. “We expect the number of infections to grow by about 100 people per day,” said Irina Kiryanova, the […] …
September 15, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A Outbreak
Health Department: “We’re giving them everything we know” Septemeber 15, 2005 Jacksboro, Campbell County (WVLT) – A new case of Hepatitis-A in Campbell County is cause for concern. The reason, a restaurant worker is the latest person to contract the virus. Volunteer TV’s Stacy McCloud spoke with health department officials …
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