An unusually high number of E.coli cases have been reported in the Edmonton region in recent weeks, says the Mayerthorpe Freelancer. During the warmer summer months, the risk of food borne illness often increases as more people prepare food outdoors whether barbecuing, camping or picnicking.
Seven cases of E. coil have been reported in the
Ray’s Wholesale Meats, a White, Ga., firm, is voluntaryily recalling approximately 120 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service says that the products subject to the recall are 10-pound packages of “Ray’s Wholesale Meats, Ground Beef, Net Wt 10 lbs,” with an
61 people in the US die of E. Coli infections each year, according to WFMY News 2.
Many parents crossed out going to the petting zoo after the 2004 E. coli outbreak at the North Carolina State Fair.
New state rules take affect later this year and some local petting zoo’s are getting a jump
The Associate Press reports that a hospital patient has died after receiving a unit of blood platelets tainted with E. coli bacteria.
The Food and Drug Administration determined the transfusion, which took place at the Community Blood Center in Kansas City, was a "contributing factor" in the patient’s death.
"It truly was a tragic incident
Food Production Daily reports that researchers at Purdue University have developed a new system that analyzes scattered laser light to quickly identify bacteria for applications in medicine, food processing and homeland security at one-tenth the cost of conventional technologies.
The technique, called Bacteria Rapid Detection Using Optical Scattering Technology, works by shining a laser through
The Little Business Academy has defended its decision not to close the school after an E.coli outbreak in its nursery.
Nine children at the school’s Neighbourhood Nursery in East Thamesmead were struck down with the deadly bug last Thursday, according to the Bexley Times.
The nursery was closed down while the Health Protection Agency (HPA)
A two-year-old girl died in Scotland after contracting a strain of the severe stomach bug E. coli, according to Guardian Unlimited.
The toddler died over the weekend after being admitted to Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children, suffering from what is understood to have been E. coli O157:H7. Locals confirmed her death this afternoon.
Three children from one family became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections in early July. One child remains in a Knoxville hospital, hospitalized with hemolytic uremic syndrome, but the other two are recovering, reports Newschannel 9.
But over the last ten days, 18-month-old Harley King has been to Children’s Hospital twice fighting off the
Health officials are urging South Dakotans to practice food safety precautions and good hygiene to protect themselves from the threat of E. coli, according to the Marshall County Journal.
60 percent of South Dakota cases in 2006 have been children younger than 20 years old, and 25 percent of cases are children three years
The Chattanooga – Hamilton County Health Department has reported that two children in their county have contracted E. coli.
Health officials are trying to figure out where the children, 18-month-old and four-year-old siblings, contracted the bacteria. NewsChannel9 has learned that the children are doing better and in stable condition.
The CHCHD’s CDC Program Manager