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Marler Clark has published 9,581 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
September 15, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Combined Testing Methods May Rapidly Detect Hepatitis A in Strawberry and Green Onion Rinses
Public release date: 15-Sep-2005 Contact: Carrie Patterson cpatterson@asmusa.org 202-942-9389 American Society for Microbiology Two testing methods combined may be able to rapidly identify hepatitis A contamination in strawberries and green onions say researchers from Canada. Their findings appear in the September 2005 issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology …
September 15, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Shots urged after pizza shop employee found infected
September 15, 2005 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Heath officials in East Tennessee say they don’t yet know the source of an outbreak of hepatitis-A that’s plagued Campbell, Scott and Cocke (KAHK’) counties this summer. But with the discovery of a pizza restaurant worker found to be infected, authorities are urging some people …
September 15, 2005 • Hepatitis A
New Hepatitis A case prompts immunization clinic
September 14, 2005 The pizza place where the woman worked is still open, after the Health Department cleared them of being the source of the Hepatitis A. A restaurant worker is Campbell County contracted Hepatitis A, prompting a special clinic to limit the spread of the contagious and potentially deadly …
September 15, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 15, 2005 • Salmonella
Children sick after meal at restaurant
More than 70 children who ate dinner at a Gastonia restaurant Friday night showed symptoms consistent with salmonella, and two were admitted to a hospital for dehydration. Eight children have tested positive for salmonella so far, but numerous lab results are pending. A group of mostly fifth-graders from various Gaston …
September 14, 2005 • Outbreaks
Adrift Restaurant Salmonella Outbreak
A Salmonella outbreak caused by crab cakes was traced to a Washington state restaurant. …
September 14, 2005 • Outbreaks
Adrift Restaurant Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits – Washington (2005)
Marler Clark represented two women who became ill with Salmonella infections after eating contaminated crab cakes at Adrift restaurant in Anacortes, Washington. The public health investigation into the outbreak revealed that the crab cakes were not cooked to a hot enough temperature to kill Salmonella bacteria. …
September 14, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Jacksboro restaurant worker diagnosed with hepatitis A
September 14, 2005 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. A restaurant worker in Campbell County has been diagnosed with hepatitis A, and health officials today urged people who ate at the restaurant to be vaccinated. The East Tennessee Regional Health Office has been investigating an outbreak of the viral liver disease in the county …
September 14, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A Sickens 316 in Nizhny
Thursday, September 15, 2005 By Oksana Yablokova Staff Writer A total of 316 people were hospitalized Tuesday with hepatitis A in Nizhny Novgorod, the country’s third-largest city, and local health officials were preparing to treat hundreds more as they struggled to pinpoint the cause of the outbreak. Newly appointed Nizhny …
September 14, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 14, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 14, 2005 • Salmonella
Mice close down restaurant
Health officials were prepared to close El Jarro Mexican restaurant because of a nagging rodent problem, when the restaurant agreed to voluntarily close for repairs and cleaning. El Jarro will close Sunday for at least four days, the restaurant said, and possibly longer, the Health Department said. Mice can carry …
September 14, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A cases being investigated
Wednesday, September 14, 2005 Staff Report The Alabama Department of Public Health is investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A, according to a news release from the Montgomery office. Since the beginning of September, 13 cases have been reported throughout the state. The investigation has revealed that most of these patients …
September 14, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Oysters may be causing outbreak
September 13, 2005 Staff reports The Selma Times-Journal The Alabama Department of Public Health is investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A. Since the beginning of Sept. 13 cases have been reported from scattered areas of the state. The investigation is still in progress. However, it appears that most of these …
September 14, 2005 • Press Releases
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against New York Office of State Parks
Marler Clark filed a class action complaint against the New York Office of State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The lawsuit, which was filed in the State of New York Court of Claims, was filed on behalf of nearly 4,000 people who became ill with Cryptosporidiosis after visiting the Spraypark …
September 13, 2005 • Hepatitis A
The Coming Plague
By Gary Rethford January 2000 A growing problem of potentially devastating proportions JoAnn Burkholder went to the lab as she had so many mornings before. Little did she know this time it would be very different. Burkholder, a research scientist at North Carolina State University, had recently discovered the algae-like …
September 13, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 13, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 13, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 13, 2005 • Salmonella
Clean hands best defense against germs
Helen J. Molchan, a registered nurse certified in infection control and director of employee health and infections control for Citizens Memorial Healthcare in Bolivar, offers these suggestions when it comes to hand washing: Q: Where are the most germs found in the home, at work and in public? A: In …
September 13, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A
Original Article: http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00397&dsection=1 Overview Hepatitis A is a highly contagious liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). Although not usually as serious as other types of viral hepatitis, hepatitis A causes inflammation that affects your liver’s ability to function. You’re most likely to contract hepatitis A from contaminated …
September 12, 2005 • Salmonella
Suit claims wrongful death
A Newport Heights, Ironwood, man claims a salmonella bacteria spreading throughout the Sky View and Villa Maria nursing homes in Hurley was a "substantial factor in contributing to the illness, infection, and death" of his mother. In filing an Iron County lawsuit on Wednesday against Lawrence, Laureen, and John Kutz …
September 12, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 12, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Washing Up
The Monitor http://www.themonitor.com/ September 12, 2005 Rose Ybarra The Monitor Clean hands often translates to staying healthy. On any given school day, children are exposed to millions of germs. Classroom door knobs alone have the hand residues of about 20 students and two or more teachers and these germs can …
September 08, 2005 • Salmonella
Nearly 60 turtles returned
Almost 60 illegal turtles have been returned to the Upper Valley Mall and several people have called the health department reporting possible turtle-related salmonella after a stand selling red ear sliders was ordered closed Monday. Clark County Health District officials are now manning the kiosk accepting the tiny reptiles that …
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