Three Deltona children who were confirmed with E.coli have been discharged from Florida Hospital Orlando, while two Port Orange boys remain hospitalized two weeks after they were sickened with E.coli infections widely blamed on a petting zoo at area fairs.
The Chace family of Deltona has filed a lawsuit against Plant City-based Ag-Venture Farm Shows
Watch food, drink when you travel abroad
Dr. Bharat Sangani, MD, is a Doctor of Cardiology Disease and Internal Medicine with practices along the Mississippi Gulf Coast who also writes a health column for The Sun Herald. He answered a few questions about travel safety in relation to food and drink, especially a condition known as “traveler’s diarrhea”:
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2 Seminole children diagnosed with E. coli
Two more children, this time from Seminole County, have now been added to the growing list of victims stricken by a bacterial infection after visiting recent fairs in Florida. Five children are being treated at Orlando hospitals. Two were listed in critical condition Tuesday, and three were in fair condition. In addition, two adults remain
E. coli cases hit home for families
The Florida petting zoo E. coli outbreaks brings back memories for Andrea Bourget. Although she has no proof and no other infections were reported locally, Bourget suspects that her son, Matthew, who was 15 months old at the time, had contracted the bacteria from a local petting zoo. Matthew spent six weeks in the hospital,
Epidemiology of Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreaks, United States, 1982–2002
Here are some statistics provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center:
• Escherichia coli O157:H7 causes 73,000 illnesses in the United States annually.
• E. coli O157 outbreaks reported to CDC from 1982 to 2002 were reviewed.
• In that period, 49 states
Manatee cases may be E. coli
Manatee County may be adding their name to the list of Florida counties with victims of an E. coli outbreak due to petting zoos at central Florida fairs.
The Manatee County Health Department learned of one suspected case Thursday and two more Friday, spokesman John Burns said. A child and two adults suffered mild
Tests Link Most E. Coli Cases
A team of veterinarians and investigators from the state agriculture department tested a number of animals that were at three fairs that are suspected to be the source of an E. coli outbreak that has affected 24 confirmed victims in 6 Florida counties with 40 additional suspected cases, but have not yet been able
A closer look at produce washes
With recent E. coli outbreaks nationwide, consumers are become more and more aware that the bacteria can reside in food products other than ground meats. Fruits and vegetables are also at risk – and the University of Minnesota wants to make sure that consumers are informed as to how to properly clean fruits and vegetables:
Fair focus turns to cleanliness
There’ll be an emphasis on the three F’s – food, fun and frequent hand-washing – at local county fairs this week due to the recent E. coli outbreaks in Central Florida linked to animals in petting zoos. Victims had tested positive for E. coli, and others have developed a potentially life-threatening related kidney disease, hemolytic
Petting zoo lawsuits trickle in
There are now 24 confirmed cases of E.coli infection and 40 suspected cases statewide in Florida, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Most of those who were infected live in Orange County in central Florida, and that’s where three lawsuits have been filed.
Our lawsuits allege AgVenture Farm Shows of Plant City, Florida, should