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October 05, 2005 • Outbreaks
October 05, 2005 • Outbreaks
October 05, 2005 • Press Releases
Hearing Wednesday in Spraypark Case
Attorneys appeared before the State of New York Court of Claims in Syracuse on Wednesday, October 5, at 11:00 a.m. to argue that the State of New York should provide notice of a potential claim to all persons exposed to the gastrointestinal parasite Cryptosporidium from water at the Spraypark in …
October 04, 2005 • Outbreaks
October 04, 2005 • Hepatitis A
UN and African experts meet on establishing safety of imported foods
4 October 2005 — Two United Nations agencies have convened the first meeting of some 200 experts from 50 African countries to agree on methods of strengthening existing systems to ensure safer food imports, which account for up to 60 per cent of the foodstuff available in parts of the continent. Foodborne diseases are a […] …
October 04, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Tens of new hepatitis cases registered in Russia city
04.10.2005 NIZHNY NOVGOROD, October 4 (Itar-Tass) – Sixty people, including 12 children, have been hospitalised with suspect symptoms of viral hepatitis A in Nizhny Novgorod over the past 24 hours. Seventy-six people earlier diagnosed with hepatitis have been discharged from hospitals after treatment, a member of the operational centre monitoring the hepatitis outbreak told Itar-Tass […] …
October 03, 2005 • Listeria
Sausage maker recalls products due to listeria concerns
October 3, 2005 WASHINGTON – More than a thousand pounds of chicken sausages and beef wieners, produced by New Packing Co. Inc. of Chicago, have been recalled by the federal government. Officials say the sausages and weiners may be contaminated with listeria. The Pure Farms brand chicken products include andouille …
October 03, 2005 • Listeria
Product recalls
Sun, Oct. 02, 2005 Associated Press WASHINGTON – About 1,076 pounds of chicken sausages and beef wieners, produced by New Packing Co. Inc. of Chicago have been recalled by the federal government, because they may be contaminated with listeria. The Pure Farms brand chicken products include andouille sausage, bratwurst, breakfast …
October 03, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Bankrupt Fast-Food Chain Settles Hepatitis Case for $6.25 Million
October 1, 2005 Source: Newsinferno.com News Staff Chi-Chi’s fast-food chain, which was driven into bankruptcy partly as a result of an outbreak of illnesses caused by contaminated green onions at its restaurant in the Beaver Valley Mall in Pennsylvania (U.S.), has settled yet another lawsuit arising out of that incident …
October 03, 2005 • Hepatitis A
BG Restaurant Loses $225,000 Lawsuit
Gene Birk Tim Emberton sued Red Lobster and its employee, Carissa Phelps. He claimed he caught Hepatitis-A from Phelps when she served him on July 28, 2001. A Warren Circuit Court jury found Red Lobster liable, and awarded Emberton $8,666.05 in medical expenses, and $225,000 for pain and suffering. But …
October 03, 2005 • Outbreaks
October 01, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis victim settles lawsuit after needing liver transplant
By: Staff and Wire Reports 10/01/2005 PITTSBURGH – A lawsuit filed by a Beaver man who needed a liver transplant in 2003 after he fell ill in the hepatitis A outbreak at a former Beaver Valley Mall restaurant has been settled for $6.25 million. A federal judge approved a $4.1 million trust to pay for […] …
October 01, 2005 • Outbreaks
Pre-packaged lettuce linked to E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Minnesota
Minnesota health officials warned residents to throw out prepackaged Dole lettuce purchased from Rainbow Foods Stores in the Twin Cities area between September 13 and September 16 because of the potential for the lettuce to be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDOH) announced that at …
September 30, 2005 • E. coli
Pre-packaged lettuce linked to E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Minnesota
State health officials are investigating 11 cases of E. coli infection in Minnesota. Victims ate prepackaged Dole lettuce purchased from at least four different Rainbow Foods stores in the Twin Cities area between September 13 and 16. Two have been hospitalized. Kirk Smith, a foodborne disease specialist with the Minnesota …
September 30, 2005 • Hepatitis A
UD student recuperating from hepatitis A
University officials call case an isolated incident BY MICHELE BESSO / The News Journal 09/30/2005 An 18-year-old University of Delaware freshman is being treated for hepatitis A, a liver disease caused by a virus that can be spread through direct contact, university officials said Thursday. It appears to be an …
September 30, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 30, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Man who got hepatitis at Chi-Chi’s restaurant settles suit for $6.25 million
Canadian Press September 30, 2005 PITTSBURGH (AP) – A man who needed a liver transplant after he got hepatitis A from a Chi-Chi’s restaurant has settled a lawsuit against the bankrupt chain for $6.25 million US. Richard Miller, 58, was among 660 people sickened by scallions served at a Chi-Chi’s …
September 30, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Restaurant patrons treated for Hepatitis
Lindsay Devick – Wednesday, September 28, 2005 The Knox County Health Department recently provided support to East Tennessee Regional Health Office to help offer treatment after an outbreak of Hepatitis A threatened Campbell County. The ETRO stepped in to offer antibodies called immune serum globulin to restaurant patrons who were …
September 30, 2005 • Hepatitis A
PA Man Wins Chi-Chi’s Suit
September 30, 2005 Hector Duarte Jr. – All Headline News Staff Reporter Pittsburgh, PA (AHN) – A lawsuit filed by a man who needed a liver transplant after he got hepatitis A from a Chi-Chi’s restaurant reaches a settlement for $6.25 million. A federal judge approves a $4.1 million trust to pay for the ongoing […] …
September 30, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 30, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 30, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis outbreak unabated in Russia region
30.09.2005 MOSCOW, September 30 (Itar-Tass) – Fifty-six people have been hospitalised with the diagnosis of hepatitis A in the Nizhny Novgorod region over the past 24 hours, the press service of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry told Itar-Tass on Friday. At the same time, 97 people have been discharged from hospitals after treatment. A total […] …
September 30, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Chi-Chi’s pays $6.25 million to hepatitis victim
By Karen Roebuck TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, September 30, 2005 A Beaver County man who needed a liver transplant after being infected in the 2003 hepatitis A outbreak is receiving a $6.25 million settlement from Chi-Chi’s Mexican Restaurant. U.S. District Judge Terrence McVerry on Thursday approved a Special Needs Trust for the …
September 30, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis Victim Settles Chi-Chi’s Suit
By Associated Press September 30, 2005 PITTSBURGH — A lawsuit filed by a man who needed a liver transplant after he got hepatitis A from a Chi-Chi’s restaurant has been settled for $6.25 million. A federal judge approved a $4.1 million trust to pay for the ongoing care of Richard Miller, 58. The rest of […] …
September 29, 2005 • Hepatitis A
UD freshman treated for hepatitis A
Sept. 29, 2005–An 18-year-old University of Delaware freshman is being treated for hepatitis A, and students who live on the same floor in his residence hall or who have had close contact with him are being offered a free preventive injection of immune globulin, according to Marjorie Postell of the …
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