The CDC reports: Shigellosis is a nationally notifiable diarrheal illness caused by gram-negative bacteria. Shigella infection is spread through fecal-oral transmission and sexual contact. Although most infections are self-limited, antibiotics are indicated for severe illness or to reduce transmission in settings with high risk for spread. Since 2015, a growing proportion of cases has been caused by […]
According to WPXI, James Orchard, a 67-year-old man from Mars, Pa., is on life support at UPMC Presbyterian because of the raw milk he consumed more than a month ago. James Orchard was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. Except for […]
As we tend to do frequently, we have been in the process of updating our “about” sites (today if you “google” e. coli, the site is No 2). I must admit updating several “about” sites yearly is an ongoing project involving several experts in the field as well as the lawyers and staff in our […]
The AP and New York Times reported this evening that “a ground beef recall that has expanded to WinCo Foods stores in six Western states was prompted by a law firm’s investigation of contaminated beef products. “ No illnesses have been reported. Because the meat could be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, WinCo recalled fresh […]
Team 4 investigator Jim Parsons reports tonight that 67-year old Jim Orchard drank a bottle of raw milk and is now in intensive care, unable to move. “They were saying the health benefits, and it was a healthy thing to do, and we like the taste of it,” said Orchard’s wife, Maureen. The Orchards purchased […]
Tina Reed of AnnArbor.com reports this afternoon that Washtenaw County officials are warning county residents about a suspected outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 cases among local residents. Ten cases have been reported to public health officials and other cases are being investigated, according to a release. Preliminary tests have come back positive for a toxin […]
The Westchester County Department of Health is offering free post-exposure treatment for hepatitis A for any customers of the Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins at 422 Washington Street in Peekskill who consumed drinks containing ice between April 1 and April 6. Those costumers may have been exposed to hepatitis A by an infected employee. The health department […]
WinCo Foods on Saturday expanded its hamburger recall to include ground beef sold at its stores Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Nevada and Utah. The original recall, announced a week ago, was for ground beef purchased at its Modesto, Calif., store from April 3-9. An independent lab involved with a survey of supermarket ground beef found […]
Well done WinCo! Yesterday, WinCo Foods announced that it was issuing an expansion of the Class 1 recall on all fresh ground beef products sold at all WinCo Foods stores: The original recall issued on April 10, 2010 was for ground beef sold from it’s Modesto store only. Originally an independent lab had tested two […]
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Am J Gastroenterol advance online publication 23 February 2010; doi: 10.1038/ajg.2010.74 – Marroon Thabane MSc1,2, Marko Simunovic MD, MSc, FRCPC2,3, Noori Akhtar-Danesh PhD2,4, Amit X Garg MD, PhD, FRCPC2,5, William F Clark MD, FRCPC5, Stephen M Collins MD, FRCPC1, Marina Salvadori MD, FRCPC5 and John K Marshall MD, MSc, FRCPC, AGAF1,2 OBJECTIVES: Acute bacterial gastroenteritis […]
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Where is George Bush when you really need him? I was pleasantly surprised this morning reading the 2009 CDC FoodNet data from MMWR (Yes, Morbidity, Mortality Weekly Review – Seriously) on the plane back from Washington D.C – perhaps. Along with the FDA, FSIS, and 10 state health departments, the CDC has been tracking illnesses […]
The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) of CDC’s Emerging Infections Program conducts active, population-based surveillance in 10 U.S. states for all laboratory-confirmed infections with select enteric pathogens transmitted commonly through food. This report describes preliminary surveillance data for 2009 and trends in incidence since 1996. In 2009, a total of 17,468 laboratory-confirmed cases of […]