The Canadian Food Inspection Agency as issued a voluntary recall for regular, lean, and extra lean ground beef products sold at at Canada Safeway stores in B.C. between October 6th and October 20th, according to CKNW News.
The ground beef products may have been contaminated with E. coli.
Several illnesses have been reported which
Six Fresno Kids Catch E. Coli Possibly From Fair
CBS2 in Fresno has reported that six Fresno children have become ill from a serious form of E. coli.
County health investigators say nearly all the children had contact with animals at The Big Fresno Fair, which is the likely cause of the illness.
The bacteria may have come from any number of livestock locations
Lawsuit filed against parsley grower linked to Washington, Oregon
A lawsuit has been filed against the Oregon farm that provided the parsley that sickened patrons at restaurants in Washington and Oregon.
Marler Clark filed the lawsuit on behalf of Elaine McPhatter, who fell ill with E. coli poisoning after eating parsley that was served at the Boat Shed restaurant in Bremerton, Washington. The parsley
McGrath’s opens after E. coli cases
The Bulletin reports that McGrath’s Fish House in Bend, Indiana will reopen today after closing last week because of an E. coli outbreak that sickened at least three of its customers and may have caused symptoms in more than 90 people.
Health officials said that initial test results on one of the three confirmed cases
Zoonotic diseases continue to increase
Many zoonotic diseases can be prevented by being careful about how we prepare our food and water, according to Kathryn B. Brown, FNP, of the East Oregonian Publishing Group:
• Cooking eggs and meat thoroughly decreases the likelihood of infection with gastrointestinal infections such as salmonella, shigella, E. coli and tapeworms, though does not reduce
Family hit as E. coli finds its way into salad mixes
Lori Olson’s plan to serve healthy meals to her daughters backfired when the salad she served them resulted in E.coli poisoning in her 11-year-old.
The Star-Tribune reports that Amber Brister was hospitalized for 34 days after her kidneys shut down. She needed four blood transfusions and 18 days of kidney dialysis.
It was determined that
Walkerton residents doubt results of health study
Researchers are saying that the kidney damage found in more than 200 residents of Walkerton, Ontario, is not the result of E. coli poisoning. CTV reports that residents are having trouble accepting those results.
The current problem, researchers say, is unrelated to the E. coli-contaminated water that killed seven people and sickened 2,500 others in
Ambitious expansion at Children’s
Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center is undertaking a significant expansion of its research capabilities – in its quest to eliminate pediatric disease.
According to Children’s new president and CEO Dr. Tom Hansen, Children’s already has some of the nation’s top medical researchers, as he outlined in his special report to the Times.
He plans
Second E.coli outbreak confirmed
Tests have revealed that the new E.coli cases in Brecon are not linked to the original 171 cases in the South Wales valleys.
Professor Hugh Pennington, Emeritus Professor of Medical Microbiology at Aberdeen University, will be chairing the E.coli inquiry, according to BBC News.
Professor Pennington had led the inquiry into the 1996 outbreak in
Disbelief over cattle focus in E.coli probe
The Wales Centre for Health (WCfH) has recommended an investigation into the incidence of E.coli in cattle to prevent future outbreaks, according to the Daily Post.
WCfH’s call came as another Welsh school was closed by health officials after new cases of the deadly E.coli infection were detected among pupils there.Continue Reading Disbelief over cattle focus in E.coli probe