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April 26, 2005 • Outbreaks
April 26, 2005 • Outbreaks
April 26, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Another Hepatitis Case Confirmed In East Tennessee
4/25/2005 The 18th case of hepatitis A has been confirmed in East Tennessee. The outbreak began in Campbell County earlier this month. The cases are spread between Campbell, Anderson and Scott counties. The outbreak has been traced to a Waffle House restaurant in Clinton, and at least 12-hundred people who …
April 25, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Restaurant industry should require Hepatitis A vaccinations for all foodservice workers
By William Marler April 18, 2005 Health officials in Campbell County are working hard to trace the source of a hepatitis A outbreak that has caused eleven confirmed and four suspected cases of in the County. Health officials appear now to be focusing on potentially infected restaurant workers as the …
April 25, 2005 • Outbreaks
April 25, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis hotline in Tennessee stays busy
Sat, Apr. 23, 2005 SOME KENTUCKIANS WORRIED THEY MIGHT HAVE CAUGHT DISEASE AT WAFFLE HOUSE By Cassondra Kirby HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER Kentuckians, who fear they might have been exposed to hepatitis A while eating at a restaurant along Interstate 75 in Tennessee, kept the phones busy yesterday at an emergency …
April 25, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Source of Hepatitis in Campbell still sought
By Jeremy Z. Young news@volunteertimes.com The East Tennessee Regional Health Office (ETRHO) announced Tuesday that the investigation into the recent Hepatitis A outbreak in Campbell County has identified a current case of Hepatitis A in an employee of the Waffle House in Clinton. However, the Clinton based case may be …
April 22, 2005 • Press Releases
Praise for North Carolina Petting Zoo Guidelines - But are guidelines enough?
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture announced new guidelines for human-animal interaction at fairs and petting zoos. It required the separation of animals and children at petting zoos, as well as the presence of multiple hand washing stations and warnings to the public of the risk of disease spread by …
April 22, 2005 • Outbreaks
April 22, 2005 • Listeria
Oberle Meats recalls meat products; may contain listeria
Friday, April 22, 2005 by John Perkins St. Genevieve, Missouri based Oberle Meats is recalling around 1,077 pounds of ready-to-eat meat products because they may contain listeria monocytogenes; the listeria was found following routine testing by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service. The recalled products were …
April 22, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Scientists report progress in fighting food-borne bacteria
By LANCE GAY Scripps Howard News Service April 21, 2005 – Disease detectives say they are seeing welcome progress in tracking down some of the deadliest food-borne pathogens after several spectacular outbreaks in recent years. But food safety experts say the war against food pathogens is far from over. As …
April 22, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Time Running Out For Waffle House Customers Exposed To Hepatitis A
April 22, 2005 Amanda Bellinder, All Headline News Contributor CLINTON, Tennessee (AHN) – Health officials say time is running out for those who at the Clinton Waffle House between April 5 and 15; the diners may need an immune globulin shot which diverts the viral liver disease, hepatitis A, that causes serious illnesses and possibly […] …
April 22, 2005 • Listeria
Missouri Firm Recalls Meat Products for Possible Listeria Contamination
Recalls & Alerts By FSIS Apr 21, 2005, 20:45 Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-021-2005 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113; FAX: (202) 690-0460 Amanda Eamich WASHINGTON, April 21, 2005 – Oberle Meats, a St. Genevieve, Mo., establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,077 pounds of ready-to-eat meat products that may be contaminated […] …
April 22, 2005 • Outbreaks
April 22, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis scare pains restaurants in Tennessee
Uncertain of source of outbreak, customers stay away By DAVID WAHLBERG The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 4/22/05 LAFOLLETTE, Tenn. — Most days, the adobe-styled El Pueblito Mexican Grill in this mountain town about 35 miles north of Knoxville is packed at lunchtime. On Thursday, the crowd shortly after noon was slim. But …
April 22, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A exposure feared
KENTUCKIANS MIGHT HAVE DINED AT TENNESSEE RESTAURANT By Cassondra Kirby HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER April 22, 2005 State health officials are concerned that some Kentuckians could be among the more than 5,000 people exposed to hepatitis A while eating at a restaurant along Interstate 75 in Tennessee. But health officials said …
April 21, 2005 • Hepatitis A
UT Scientist: Food poisoning occurs frequently
4/21/2005 The recent Hepatitis A outbreak in Campbell County is renewing interest in food safety. According to Food Scientists at the University of Tennessee, at least 57 million people get food poisoning every year. Research shows most of those cases occur while eating at home, not at a restaurant. “There’s …
April 21, 2005 • Salmonella
Health Department warns of salmonella risk in chicken entrees
Four people apparently got salmonella poisoning by eating raw chicken entrees that they may have thought were precooked. The breaded, pre-browned, microwavable stuffed chicken entrees were sold at Cub Food stores under the Cub brand. The entrees tied to infections included chicken and broccoli and, possibly, chicken Kiev and chicken …
April 21, 2005 • Salmonella
Salmonella Cases Linked to Frozen Chicken Entrees
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is issuing a public health alert to remind consumers to make sure that frozen meat and poultry products are fully cooked before they are consumed. The warning comes after FSIS linked cases of salmonella infections in people to stuffed frozen chicken products sold …
April 21, 2005 • Outbreaks
April 21, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Shots to protect against hepatitis A still being given
More than 1,200 who ate at Clinton Waffle House inoculated so far By KRISTI L. NELSON, nelsonk@knews.com April 21, 2005 More than 1,200 people who ate at the Waffle House restaurant in Clinton received immune serum globulin to prevent hepatitis A on the first two days of a mass clinic …
April 21, 2005 • Hepatitis A
534 vaccinated who may have been exposed to hepatitis at diner
Thursday, 04/21/05 Associated Press CLINTON, Tenn. — East Tennessee health workers gave vaccinations to 534 people who might have been exposed to hepatitis A while dining at a Waffle House restaurant. The shots of immune serum globulin were advised for about 5,000 people who had eaten at the Clinton Waffle House between April 5 and […] …
April 20, 2005 • Outbreaks
April 20, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Shots continue for diners exposed to hepatitis A
April 20, 2005 CLINTON (WATE) — Vaccinations continue Wednesday for diners who ate at a Waffle House in Clinton between April 5th and 15th. A worker there has tested positive for hepatitis A. Officials estimate 5,000 people dined at the Waffle House located at 2255 N. Charles Seviers Blvd. during the specified time. The highest […] …
April 20, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Thousands in Tennessee Face Hepatitis Shots
April 20, 2005 As many as 5,000 patrons of a Clinton, Tenn., restaurant face the prospect of shots for hepatitis A to stem an outbreak of the viral liver disease, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. Seventeen cases of the disease have already been confirmed, and all of those infected are …
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