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December 06, 2004 • Outbreaks
December 06, 2004 • Outbreaks
December 05, 2004 • Salmonella
Keeping food safe
Food-safety professionals say improvements in food safety are helping to ensure that. Dave Wolfgang, a senior research associate in veterinary science at Penn State University, said animal-health programs present a "win, win, win" situation. Animals are healthier than in the past; there is a safe, plentiful food supply; and high …
December 04, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A case handled swiftly
Saturday, December 04, 2004 By NATALIA E. ARBUL? narbulu@repub.com SPRINGFIELD – Local school and health officials responded promptly to a reported case of hepatitis A in a White Street Elementary School cafeteria worker, according to state officials. “We feel everything was handled in a timely fashion,” said Nicole St. Peter …
December 03, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Officials confront hepatitis A case
December 03, 2004 By NATALIA E. ARBUL? narbulu@repub.com SPRINGFIELD – A White Street Elementary School cafeteria worker was hospitalized Monday due to hepatitis A, and state and local officials said they have taken the steps necessary to keep the disease contained. No other related cases have been reported, said Helen …
December 02, 2004 • Outbreaks
December 02, 2004 • Outbreaks
Are Fairs, Petting Zoos Just Too Dangerous?
E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks have been increasingly linked to fairs and petting zoos. Bill Marler was interviewed by Food Protection Report and gave his thoughts on how to prevent E. coli outbreaks linked to human-animal interaction. …
December 02, 2004 • Outbreaks
Monroe County Marketplace possibly linked to E. coli outbreak
Mendon Meadows Marketplace recalled all ground beef products, including veal, and fresh ground beef patties, that were purchased between November 7 and November 14, 2004 due to potential contamination with E. coli O157:H7. Two E. coli O157:H7 infections have been reported in Western New York, and Monroe County and New …
December 01, 2004 • E. coli
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
For information on Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, see http://www.about-hus.com. …
December 01, 2004 • Outbreaks
Mendon Meadows Marketplace Takes Precautionary Measures In Recalling Ground Beef for E.coli 0157:H7
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December 01, 2004 • Outbreaks
December 01, 2004 • Salmonella
Inmates cry fowl, sue county jail
A group of 67 county jail inmates have filed a lawsuit against the county claiming negligence in an outbreak of illness that followed the 2002 Thanksgiving meal in the jail. More than a third of the 719 inmates in jail on Nov. 28, 2002, reported symptoms of illness after that …
November 30, 2004 • Outbreaks
November 29, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Deli worker can’t cut it after hepatitis A found
By Casey Ross November 28, 2004 A Market Basket deli worker in Andover has been diagnosed with highly contagious hepatitis A, but health officials say there is no threat to the public. A female meat cutter went home sick last week and later tested positive for the liver disease, according …
November 29, 2004 • Outbreaks
November 24, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis Investigation Comes To A Close
By Melissa Batulis November 24, 2004 Nine people were infected with Hepatitis A between September and October this fall after eating at the Maple Lawn Dairy Family Restaurant in Wellsburg. After a thorough investigation, health officials say they are confident the restaurant is safe for customers. At a meeting of …
November 23, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Gloves, no shots, likely for staffs at restaurants
Utah County health board shuns mandatory hepatitis A vaccine By Sharon Haddock Deseret Morning News November 23, 2004 PROVO — It was the food fight that wasn’t. Those who came to a public hearing Monday prepared to argue against mandatory hepatitis A shots for food handlers didn’t have to fight …
November 22, 2004 • Salmonella
Health Department investigating food poisoning from Alessi Bakery
Last week, ABC correspondent Wendy Ryan nominated Alessi Bakery and Deli for her Dirty Dining list because the Tampa institution had racked up dozens of critical violations. Now, Action News has learned that a party catered by Alessi just two weeks ago made over 20 people sick with salmonella poisoning …
November 22, 2004 • Outbreaks
November 22, 2004 • Outbreaks
November 22, 2004 • Hepatitis A
2 local students runners-up in Westinghouse competition
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette November 21, 2004 Two Pittsburgh students finished as runners-up in the team category in the regional finals of the 2004-05 Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science & Technology held at Carnegie Mellon University yesterday. Sara Bacvinskas, of Brashear High School, and David Chancellor, of Winchester Thurston School, had …
November 22, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Project says why hepatitis flourishes
Two teens in finals of science competition By Christopher Snowbeck, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette November 20, 2004 As Sara Bacvinskas learned about the hepatitis A outbreak at the Beaver Valley Mall Chi-Chi’s restaurant last year, she kept wondering how it could have happened. David Chancellor wondered, too, although his curiosity was piqued …
November 22, 2004 • Outbreaks
November 22, 2004 • Outbreaks
November 22, 2004 • Outbreaks
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