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February 15, 2005 • Listeria
Public Health Dispatch: Outbreak of Listeriosis — Northeastern United States, 2002
A multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections with 46 culture-confirmed cases, seven deaths, and three stillbirths or miscarriages in eight states has been linked to eating sliceable turkey deli meat. Cases have been reported from Pennsylvania (14 cases), New York (11 in New York City and seven in other locations) …
February 15, 2005 • Listeria
Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis — United States, 2000
Since May 2000, 29 illnesses caused by a strain of Listeria monocytogenes (LM) have been identified in 10 states: New York (15 cases); Georgia (three); Connecticut, Ohio, and Michigan (two each); and California, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, and Wisconsin (one each). Dates of LM isolation ranged from May 17 through November 26 with 26 (90%) infections […] …
February 15, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Grant to provide immunizations in Clark
Friday, February 11, 2005 By Ann Pierceall Herald-Whig Staff Writer KAHOKA, Mo. — A grant for more than $200,000 will help the Clark County Health Department and Home Health Agency vaccinate hundreds of children against pneumonia, hepatitis A and influenza. The three-year grant will support a County Health Department project …
February 15, 2005 • Salmonella
What germs are on your hands?
"Today" host Matt Lauer and Dr. Philip Tierno, author of "The Secret Life of Germs: What They Are, Why We Need Them, and How We Can Protect Ourselves Against Them," trekked around Manhattan and analyzed what they found in everyday spots like the subway and the gym while discussing that …
February 14, 2005 • Outbreaks
Beaches Sandy Bay Salmonella Outbreak
A Salmonella outbreak traced to eggs served at Beaches resort in Jamaica …
February 14, 2005 • Listeria
Listeriosis and Pasteurized Milk
Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Update Listeriosis and Pasteurized Milk Listeria monocytogenes can be cultured from approximately 5% of raw (unpasteurized) milk samples, and case reports have shown that disease in humans can be caused by consumption of unpasteurized contaminated milk (1-4). Other reports suggesting that L. monocytogenes is relatively resistant …
February 14, 2005 • Listeria
Listeriosis and Pregnancy: What is Your Risk?
When you’re expecting, it’s natural to be concerned about your health and that of your unborn baby. Maintaining a healthful diet, drinking plenty of liquids, and taking prenatal vitamins are all important for the health of the expectant mother and her baby. Food safety is also very important. This information …
February 14, 2005 • Listeria
Listeria Outbreak–October 2000-January 2001
Outbreak of Listeriosis Associated With Homemade Mexican-Style Cheese — North Carolina, October 2000–January 2001 On November 13, 2000, health-care providers at a hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, contacted the local health department about three cases of listeriosis within a 2-week period in recent Mexican immigrants. The North Carolina General Communicable …
February 13, 2005 • Outbreaks
February 10, 2005 • Outbreaks
February 10, 2005 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Seattle Food Service Administrators Meeting (2005)
Bill Marler presented at a meeting of the Seattle Food Service Administrators, a group made up mostly of hospital food service directors, on the topic of Strict Liability for Food Service. The presentation was part of a monthly meeting held by the Seattle Food Service Administrators. …
February 09, 2005 • Outbreaks
February 09, 2005 • Salmonella
The bacteria in supermarkets
Grocery cart handles can be full of bacteria. Ten times out of 10, there are germs on a shopping cart. It may look clean, but there really is no telling how many children have been in it or how many birds have claimed it. Jean Enersen and the King …
February 09, 2005 • Outbreaks
February 09, 2005 • Events & Speaking Engagements
University of Pennsylvaia (2005)
Bill Marler participated in a roundtable put on by the ERS, USDA, and the Risk Management and Decision Process Center from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. The roundtable was designed to bring together players from industry and consumer groups so they could learn about food safety, insurance, and third parties. …
February 08, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Chemung reports 4 hepatitis cases
CHRISTINE V. SULAT Four people in Chemung County have come down with hepatitis A, one a food worker at Maple Lawn Dairy in Ashland and three people who had eaten there. County Health Department officials are warning people who ate at the restaurant between Sept. 26 and Oct. 10 that …
February 08, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A In Elmira
Lee Bacalles WENY TV If you ate at Elmira’s Maple Lawn Dairy Family Restaurant between September 26th and October 10th, you may want to schedule an appointment with your doctor. That’s the advice from the Chemung County Health Department. Officials there say a restaurant employee is diagnosed with Hepatitis A …
February 08, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Health officials warn of Hepatitis
The Leader Staff ELMIRA | Patrons could be at risk from a food worker at Maple Lawn Dairy Family Restaurant who was recently diagnosed with Hepatitis A. Anyone who ate at the restaurant, located on Maple Avenue in Elmira, between Sept. 26 and Oct. 10 may have been exposed, the …
February 07, 2005 • Outbreaks
February 04, 2005 • Outbreaks
February 04, 2005 • Outbreaks
February 04, 2005 • Salmonella
Health Tip: Real Oven Better for Killing Germs
According to the American Journal of Epidemiology, microwaving food is not as good as reheating in the oven or a frying pan. That information comes from the Epidemic Intelligence Service of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, which was tracing an outbreak of salmonella typhimurium in …
February 03, 2005 • Salmonella
3 Pasay residents test positive for typhoid bacteria
Three residents of Barangay 123 in Pasay City tested positive for the typhoid causing bacteria known as salmonella typhi. The three residents were among 39 from whom the DOH collected rectal swab samples. Dr. Gerardo Bayugo, DOH director for the National Capital Region, maintains that there is no need to …
February 03, 2005 • Salmonella
Salmonella poisoning payout
Dozens of diners who got salmonella poisoning after eating at a Melbourne pizza restaurant today won compensation payments in the Federal Court. Sofia’s pizza restaurant on Burke Road in Camberwell has agreed to pay out a total of $200,000 in damages to 62 adults and 14 children who fell ill …
February 01, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Burned by caterer
L.I. hall leaves prepaid partyers in lurch BY LAURA WILLIAMS DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER 1/31/2005 It was Villa Leone’s intimate atmosphere that sold her. “There was just room for one wedding at a time,” Rita Padula, 27, said of the New Hyde Park restaurant and catering hall. “It’s your special …
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