The News Record reports that Several outbreaks of E. coli associated with petting zoos last year have all but ended the practice at the Central Carolina Fair.
Now, all adults and children can do is pause at the fence and wave. Some stand on the lower metal rungs and reach across the empty space
Companies to Develop Drug to Kill E.coli
The Associated Press reports that U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. plans to work with India’s Gangagen Biotechnologies to develop a drug that uses benign viruses to kill the deadly E. coli bacteria in cattle.
Gangagen developed the drug and signed an agreement last week with Elanco Animal Health, Eli Lilly’s animal feed division,
E-COLI BUG IN SOUTHERN COLORADO
News 13 reports that the Colorado State Health Department has confirmed two southern Colorado cases of E. coli, and the strain of the bacteria is new.
Recommendations to avoid contamination and infection include:
• Washing all fruits completely before eating.
• Washing hands with antibacterial soap.
• Making sure that hamburger meat is properly
New E. Coli Bug Surfaces
KOMO News reports that England’s Health Protection Agency says a new strain of E. coli that is resistant to antibiotics is spreading rapidly across the country.
Health officials don’t have a hard number of cases from the new bug, but an outbreak two years ago killed 10 people.
They’re urging better surveillance of all possible
Drug-Resistant E. Coli Spreads in England
September 13, 2005
Strains of E. coli bacteria that are resistant to most types of antibiotics and may be spread in food are increasing rapidly in England, the government’s health agency said Monday.
The Health Protection Agency called for more research, saying there is no reliable estimate of the number of cases involved and it is not certain how the bug is transmitted.
E. coli are very common bacteria that normally live harmlessly in the gut, and are one of the most common causes of urinary tract infections.Continue Reading Drug-Resistant E. Coli Spreads in England
Raising the Bar
The war against pathogens and food-borne illness still rages on, but the meat, poultry, and allied industries are making significant advances.
The CDC reported in mid-April that:
• Infections for E. coli O157:H7 are down 42 percent since the baseline years of 1996 through 1998. Over the same time period, the Agriculture Department observed a sustained decline in the positive samples of E. coli O157:H7 in its ground beef sampling program. In March 2005, USDA relayed a 43.3 percent drop in positive E. coli O157:H7 tests in ground beef samples tested by that organization.
• The U.S. has achieved is Healthy People 2010 goal of less than one E. coli O157:H7 infection per 100,000 people five years ahead of schedule.
• Listeriosis cases also declined 40 percent since the baseline years. This, AMIF adds, corresponds to a sustained decline in the incidence of Listeria monocytogenes on ready-to-eat meat and poultry products.Continue Reading Raising the Bar
State investigates e-coli outbreak at Greenhaven Correctional Facility
Dutchess County as well as state officials are trying to determine the cause of an E. coli outbreak amongst prisoners at Greenhaven Correctional Facility in Stormville, where 52 inmates became ill earlier this month.
Three inmates had to be transported to outside hospitals for treatment.
Dutchess County Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Caldwell is looking for
Health agency fingers food in E coli outbreak
The U.K.’s Health Protection Agency has pointed the finger at imported food as the potential source of a deadly E. coli superbug, which has already killed 83 people in the country.
About 83 hospital patients, most of them elderly, were infected with the antibiotic-resistant bacterium and died over the past two years. Many more cases
Nasty E. coli strain in Isles
The Honolulu Advertiser reports that four E. coli cases were reported to the Hawai’i Health Department between Aug. 12 and 16.
Three of the cases involved O’ahu residents, while the fourth was a visitor who probably ingested the E. coli-containing food on O’ahu or the Big Island. State health director Dr. Chiyome Fukino said there
Health Officials Issue Alfalfa Sprouts Advisory
THD News reports that health officials today issued an advisory to the public about the risk of eating alfalfa sprouts. A local individual was recently hospitalized with an E. coli infection suspected to have come from eating the sprouts.
E. coli infection often leads to bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and occasionally kidney failure.
Most persons