A total of 35 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O121 have been reported from 19 states. Three additional ill persons have been reported from Missouri (1) and… Continue Reading
E. coli Outbreaks
Subscribe to the E. coli Outbreaks Section RSS FeedNoah and Jack Melton part of a Texas E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak
The Brazos County Health Department and the Texas Department of State Health Services are investigating five cases of a possible fatal strain of E. coli O157:H7 found in Brazos County… Continue Reading
E. coli O121 reported in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin
Details of Illnesses: The CDC announced an addition five ill, bringing the total to 32 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O121 reported from 18 states. The number… Continue Reading
27 Sickened with Farm Rich Frozen Foods with E. coli O121 in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin
A total of 27 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O121 (STEC O121) have been reported from 15 states. 81% of ill persons are 21… Continue Reading
Robert Ormsby Jr Fights E. coli as 10.5 Million Pounds of Frozen Snacks Recalled
According to press reports, Eighteen year old Robert Ormsby Jr. has been in ICU at the Buffalo Veterans Administration for nearly one week. The Tonawanda resident is being treated for… Continue Reading
Hawaii E. coli Outbreak by the Numbers
9 Sick 3 Adults 6 Children 3 with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Investigators with the Hawaii Department of Health are looking into at least nine people have now become ill from… Continue Reading
E. coli O121 Outbreak Linked to Farm Rich brand frozen mini chicken and cheese quesadillas
15 States – Most ill in New York and Texas 24 Sickened by E. coli O121 78% – Under 21 63% – Female Youngest – 2 years Hospitalized – 7… Continue Reading
Chicken Quesadilla Mini Meals and Snack Items Recalled Due to E. coli O121
Rich Products Corporation, a Buffalo, NY firm, is recalling approximately 196,222 pounds of frozen chicken quesadilla and various other heat treated, not fully cooked frozen mini meals and snack items… Continue Reading
Survivor of 1993 E. coli outbreak sickened again at Seattle Restaurant in 2013
Recent Canadian E. coli Outbreak Update
There are now eight confirmed cases of people getting sick from E. coli after eating beef linked to recalls of frozen burgers. The Public Health Agency of Canada says the… Continue Reading
