Seven cases of E. coli infections are being investigated by the Manitowoc County Health Department.
The department is waiting for test results from a state lab to determine the source of the infections, said Amy Wergin to the Manitowoc Herald Times-Reporter. Wergin is the county public health nurse manager.
"We are interviewing people and asking
Farms in the Salinas Valley are being evaluated to determine why leafy greens grown in the area, often called the "Salad Bowl of the World" are linked with E. coli.
Officials say lettuce and spinach grown in that area has been identified in eight of 19 outbreaks of the virulent E. coli O157:H7 strain since
A cluster of E. coli infections have been reported locally in the past week, Manitowoc County Health Officer James Blaha told the Herald Times-Reporter.
The source of the infections has yet to be determined, Blaha said. He said there has been an increase in reported E. coli cases statewide.
E. coli is a bacteria that
Some of New York state’s apple cider producers still don’t have equipment to treat their product to prevent E. coli contamination.
The state Legislature a few months ago granted an extension of a deadline requiring cider be pasteurized or treated with ultraviolet light.
Initially, all cider sold in the state was to be treated started
A report on the need for cleanliness in the meat production chain, from farm to plate, to control the potential scourge of E coli was published yesterday, commissioned by red-meat promotion organization Quality Meat Scotland.
However, the report contains no recommendations on any part of the process, notably the problem of injuries to farmers and
Regarding the recent outbreak of E. coli infection from lettuce, the following data on outbreaks of E. coli infection are abstracted from GideonOnline:
A 2-year old girl is now dead, and health department officials said she tested posted for E. coli bacteria, reports WTOV9’s Amy Post.
Officials at the Guernsey County Health Department said four family members from Cambridge all were ill with the bacteria. They said people should not be overly concerned about the bacteria, because it
Food safety experts are meeting in Dublin, Ireland this week to discuss international standards they hope will cut back on the rising number of infections caused by the deadly enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli bacteria.
Representatives from UN bodies and member countries that make up the Codex Alimentarius committee on food hygiene are considering the need for
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority announced Friday that more than half of the 40 E. coli cases in the region in August had been traced back to the Dutch Meat Market in St. Boniface. The Winnipeg butcher shop is considering legal action against the farm or slaughterhouse that supplied it with contaminated meat.
"They’d have
Lanie Smith, the 4-year-old Fallon girl who was stricken with hemolytic uremic syndrome following an infection in June, has been released from the hospital, according to reporter Viktoria Pearson.
During the time Lanie was in Oakland fighting for her life with failing kidneys, a tragedy in Fallon took place where a young boy lost his