New Hampshire with two ill and one death, joins Maine, Massachusetts (at least three ill), Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and likely Rhode Island (at least twenty ill) in a growing E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to over 546,000 pounds of hamburger produced by Fairbank Farms of New York and
Fairbank Farms Issues Recall of E. coli O157:H7 Tainted Ground Beef from Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia
From a Company Press Release:
Fairbank Farms (USDA Establishment 492), a New York manufacturer of ground beef, has issued a voluntary recall for a specified line of fresh ground beef products sold in eight states. Approximately 545,699 pounds of fresh ground beef product produced between September 14 through September 16, 2009, may possibly be linked
E. coli O157:H7 Linked to Wendy’s Salads in Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada – So, where did the lettuce come from?
The Daily Gleaner of Fredericton, New Brunswick reported on yet another E. coli outbreak linked to salads prepared at a Wendy’s.
Public Health Services is following four confirmed cases of E. coli believed to be linked to people who ate at the Wendy’s Restaurant on Prospect Street.
"Public Health advises those who ate at the
Elton John has E. coli?
Elton John has postponed two planned Seattle concerts with Billy Joel on the advice of his doctor, Live Nation announced today. The pop singer is suffering from "a serious case of E. coli bacterial infection and influenza," according to a written statement released by the concert promoter today.
Live Nation and KeyArena are asking ticketholders
E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to hamburger reported at Camp Bournedale in Plymouth Massachusetts
Rich Harbert of Gate House News Service reported that Rhode Island health officials said 15 students from Lincoln Middle School suffered diarrhea after a trip to Camp Bournedale in Cedarville last week. Two of the students tested positive for E. coli bacterial contamination. Two students were hospitalized for treatment.
Rhode Island health officials said the
Lincoln, RI to Plymouth, MA To Pick Up Some E. coli
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) was notified Monday of several sixth grade students from Lincoln Middle School with diarrheal illness. The students just returned from Camp Bournedale in nearby Plymouth, MA which they attended from October 13th through 16th.
As of today (October 21), there have been 15 cases of diarrheal illness. There
Texas Culebra Meat Market announces beef recall
Culebra Meat Market No. 1 announced Tuesday a recall of three beef cuts because of a possible E. coli contamination: beef asada, beef stew meat and ground beef.
The beef was sold to area restaurants and to individual customers from Oct. 2 through Thursday and bears state inspection legend No. 740.
The recall does not
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and Death in Persons with Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection, Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network Sites, 2000-2006
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009; 49:000–000 – Major Article
L. Hannah Gould, 1, Linda Demma, 1, Timothy F. Jones, 3, Sharon Hurd, 4, Duc J. Vugia, 5, Kirk Smith, 6, Beletshachew Shiferaw, 7, Suzanne Segler, 2, Amanda Palmer, 8, Shelley Zansky, 9, Patricia M. Griffin, 1, and the Emerging Infections Program FoodNet Working Group
Background. Hemolytic
Canadian vaccine to combat E. coli and non-E. coli STECs that cause “hamburger disease”
Anne-Marie Hickey of the University of Saskatchewan’s research communications office wrote an interesting article on the work of David Asper, a graduate student at the University of Saskatchewan.
The veterinary microbiology student’s work, soon to be published, is premised on the idea that humans can be protected from harmful bacteria by vaccinating cattle that are
Ground Beef With E. Coli O157:H7 Recalled In CA
E. coli season is not over yet. Routine testing by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) found possible contamination in ground beef at California’s San Diego Meat Company.
About 925 pounds of ground beef with possible contamination from E. coli O157:H7 has been recalled, FSIS said today.
The products subject to recall include:
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