As of October 6, 2006, Friday, 199 persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported to CDC from 26 states. Among the ill persons, 102 were hospitalized and 31 have developed a type of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Three deaths in confirmed cases have been associated with
The New York Times reports that federal investigators have opened a criminal investigation into accusations that some California spinach growers and distributors failed to take adequate measures to ensure that their spinach was safe before selling it.
Yesterday, agents of the FBI and the Office of Criminal Investigations in the FDA carried out search warrants
To date, 192 cases of illness due to E. coli O157:H7 infection have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including 30 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome, 98 hospitalizations and one death.
The 26 affected states and numbers of illnesses in each state are:
• Arizona (7)
• California (2)
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A 4-year-old Scott County child remains in critical condition Tuesday morning after being diagnosed with E. coli bacteria. The child is currently in a Lexington hospital.
The father confirmed that the child had a complication called hemolytic uremic syndrome. In the United States, HUS is the principal cause of acute kidney failure in children
As growers are getting their spinach back on the market, federal investigators will try to capture wild pigs and test them for the E. coli strain that killed one person and sickened dozens of others across the country in the national spinach-related outbreak.
Several farms implicated in the E. coli outbreak also have cows on
California officials have discovered E. coli in cattle feces on pastures near farms being investigated as possible sources of spinach contaminated with the bacteria, which caused a nationwide outbreak of food poisoning.
Reuters reports that state investigators have obtained eight samples of cattle feces testing positive for E. coli. The samples are being retested to
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging clinical labs to use bacterial cultures of stool specimens in suspected cases of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection to facilitate diagnosis and proper control measures.
Failure to culture specimens can cause labs to mistake some other pathogen for E coli O157:H7, leading to inappropriate public health measures
Health officials continue to investigate whether the death of an elderly Hagerstown woman is linked to the nationwide E. coli outbreak.
The Maryland State Health Department tells NBC25 that it could be weeks before they know whether 86-year-old June Dunning died from E. coli poisoning after eating raw spinach.
Health officials says a final determination
At least three children enrolled at a Van Buren daycare center have been diagnosed with E. coli infection, and state health officials are investigating whether the outbreak is more widespread, according to the Northwest Arkansas News.
Elite Kids Academy Inc. Preschool and Childcare is awaiting test results of 14 other children who have shown symptoms
Fresh spinach started trickling back onto local grocery stores shelves this weekend and will slowly continue its produce section homecoming throughout the week, according to the Monterey County Herald.
The news from the Monterey County Health Department this weekend saying local spinach was safe to sell again has been good news for producers such as