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September 21, 2004 • Salmonella
Egg safety legislation gives industry cause for concern
The FDA has proposed an obligatory on-farm salmonella control check in order to reduce the risk of salmonella illnesses caused by infected eggs. While the move has been welcomed by the Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) as long overdue, some within the US egg production industry are worried that the …
September 20, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Chi-Chi’s closes local restaurant
By TAMARIA L. KULEMEKA, tkulemeka@nncogannett.com The Eagle-Gazette Staff ——————————————————————————– LANCASTER — Chi-Chi’s Restaurants closed stores across the country Sunday, including the Lancaster store. Rushville residents Karl and Lori Kent weren’t the least bit surprised to hear news that the chain closed down restaurants. “It seems like ever since the green …
September 20, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Waitress at Swampscott restaurant has hepatitis A
By Jill Casey Monday, September 20, 2004 SWAMPCOTT — Local health officials announced on Sunday that a waitress at Bertucci’s restaurant in Vinnin Square has tested positive for hepatitis A. Despite the diagnosis, officials determined that it was not necessary to administer a public immunization for anyone who dined at …
September 20, 2004 • Outbreaks
September 20, 2004 • Outbreaks
September 16, 2004 • Salmonella
Salmonella report released
Last week the Lake County Leader ran a short brief on a salmonella report issued by the Lake County Health Department. The brief reported an outbreak of 15 cases of salmonella linked to an eating establishment in Lake County. The name of the restaurant was not disclosed in the original …
September 16, 2004 • Press Releases
E. coli and the County Fair
Bill Marler's Opinion-Editorial discusses the risks associated with exposure to E. coli at state and local fairs. …
September 15, 2004 • Salmonella
WSU veterinary hospital fights terror
PULLMAN, Wash. — The two-headed calves and grossly enlarged animal skulls mounted on the walls of the Washington State University veterinary hospital are known as monsters, but they are not the type that keep scientists here awake at night. The researchers are much more worried about plague, E. coli, anthrax …
September 15, 2004 • Salmonella
WSU veterinary hospital fights terror
While it may not be as dramatic as flying jetliners into buildings, or taking over a school, bioterrorism has the potential to kill far more people, WSU officials said. The WSU College of Veterinary Medicine is on the front lines of the war on terrorism, part of a nationwide early …
September 15, 2004 • Hepatitis A
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS TO HOLD HEPATITIS-A VIRUS SYMPOSIUM
Event to Examine Public Health Response to Last Year’s Outbreak in Beaver County PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14, 2004 — The University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Public Health Preparedness and Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) will hold a symposium on Friday, Sept. 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., to explore …
September 15, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Firefighter Heads Home after Liver Transplant
SHREVEPORT, LA KSLA-TV A Shreveport firefighter is spending his first night at home since undergoing a lifesaving liver transplant. “I’m great. I’m great. If I get any better, I couldn’t handle it,” said Capt. Gene Williams, as a nurse wheeled him into a conference room at Willis-Knighton Medical Center. Williams …
September 15, 2004 • Outbreaks
September 15, 2004 • Outbreaks
September 07, 2004 • Outbreaks
September 07, 2004 • Salmonella
Salmonella outbreak comes to an end
The number of confirmed salmonella cases from an outbreak traced to the Sheetz convenience store chain hasn’t changed in the last month or so, meaning the outbreak is at an end. The Beaver County Times reports that although there were 330 confirmed cases in Pennsylvania and at least 80 in …
September 04, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Firefighter in Desperate Need of Organ Donor for Transplant
Shreveport Fire Department 801 Crockett Street Shreveport, Louisiana 71101 318/673-6655 FAX: 318/673-6656 http://www.shreveportfire.org Kelvin J. Cochran, Fire Chief August 30, 2004 PRESS RELEASE To: Newsroom For Immediate Release Contact: Brian A. Crawford, Asst. to the Fire Chief Phone: 673-6652, cell: 455-2609, page: 675-2137 Firefighter in Desperate Need of Organ Donor …
September 03, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis Worries
Close Call for Firefighter Draws Attention to Restaurant Cleanliness Shreveport, LA KSLA-TV REPORTER: Jeff Ferrell The emergency liver transplant this week for a Shreveport Fire Captain, has raised worries about the Hepatitis-A infection, which forced the procedure. It’s believed Captain Gene Williams may have contracted the virus from a buffet …
September 03, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Transplant patient continues to improve
UPN-21.com Gene Williams, the Shreveport firefighter who got a live-saving liver transplant on Tuesday, is awake and improving, his doctors said today. Williams, who contracted Hepatitis A while on vacation in Florida, was in a coma and suffering liver failure when a donor liver was found Monday. He underwent surgery …
September 03, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Infected busboy’s workplace not named
The New Hanover County Health Department received several calls Thursday asking for the name of the restaurant that employed the busboy linked to an recent outbreak of Hepatitis A. The health department is not releasing the name. Because the man did not prepare or handle food, health officials said they …
September 03, 2004 • Outbreaks
September 02, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Officials tracking outbreak of Hepatitis A
By Cheryl Welch Staff Writer, Star News Online cheryl.welch@starnewsonline.com New Hanover County health officials have asked for help dealing with an outbreak of Hepatitis A. Hepatitis A is a viral infection that causes flu-like symptoms and can lead to jaundice. The county, which normally sees three to four cases of …
September 02, 2004 • Outbreaks
September 02, 2004 • Salmonella
Salmonella Outbreak
A strain of salmonella never before seen in Kansas is making people sick. The Sedgwick County Health Department says it is investigating 13 cases of Salmonella Group B. The strain is passed through raw and undercooked meat, eggs and poultry. But at this time, the health department can’t explain the …
August 31, 2004 • Hepatitis A
How is Hepatitis A transmitted?
Hepatitis A is a communicable (or contagious) disease that spreads from person to person. (It is not acquired from animals, insects, or other means.) It is transmitted by the “fecal — oral route.” This does not mean, or course, that Hepatitis A transmission requires that fecal material from an infectious …
August 31, 2004 • Salmonella
Live Paratuberculosis Bacteria Found in U.S. Milk
Michael Gregor recently posted an article on FactoryFarming.com in regards to the recent finding of live paratuberculosis bacteria in retail milk purchased from stores in Wisconsin, California and Minnesota, proving that the organism can indeed survive pasteurization. Dr. Hermon-Taylor, leading paratuberculosis researcher and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at …
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