Investigation Summary:
The Whatcom County Health Department in Bellingham is investigating an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 infections. The Washington State Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are assisting with the investigation.
Disease investigators are now calculating case counts based on lab-confirmed infection with E. coli 0157:H7 and
The Whatcom County Health Department (WCHD) is investigating an outbreak of shiga toxin – producing E. coli O157 associated with the Milk Makers Fest that was held at the Northwest Fairgrounds in Lynden on 4/21 – 4/23/15. Over a thousand primary school children from all of the school districts in Whatcom County attended the event.
The Whatcom County Health Department (WCHD) is investigating an outbreak of shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157 associated with the Milk Makers Fest that was held at the Northwest Fairgrounds in Lynden on 4/21 –4/23/15.
Over a thousand primary school children from all of the school districts in Whatcom County attended the event. Most of the
The Whatcom County Health Department (WCHD) is investigating an outbreak of shiga toxin – producing E. coli O157 associated with the Milk Makers Fest that was held at the Northwest Fairgrounds in Lynden on 4/21 –4/23/15.
WCHD is continuing to interview cases to determine if there was a common food or water source or activity,
According to the Bellingham Herald – of the 32 cases traced to the festival:
“There is an outbreak of STEC (Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli) in a school in
Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Dr Rosemary Lester has issued a warning about the dangers of drinking raw cow’s milk.
Her warning has been prompted by five cases of gastroenteritis illness in children who had drunk unpasteurised milk.
“There have been three cases of Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS) and two cases of cryptosporidiosis.
“HUS is a
According to a recently released report by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDOH), 57 individuals who met the case definition were deemed to be part of the outbreak linked to Jim-N-Joe’s Northland Katering.
Of those ill, 65% were women. All cases reported diarrhea, 96% cramps, 61% bloody stool, 37% vomiting and 19% fever. 37%
The Kentucky Department for Public Health is warning consumers about the dangers of consuming unpasteurized milk as well as other products that could lead to disease-producing E. coli infection, following a recent outbreak in North Central Kentucky and the hospitalization of four children.
DPH has been working with local health departments, hospital and the provider
Five Kentucky children were being treated at Kosair Children’s Hospital on Friday for a potentially life-threatening syndrome usually caused by E. coli O157:H7 infection, and the state health department has launched an investigation into how they got sick.
“There is a cluster of children with” hemolytic uremic syndrome,” said Beth Fisher, a spokeswoman for