Seventeen people in Florida and Georgia have been confirmed infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O145:H28 linked to frozen organic blueberries from Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. of San Carlos, Chile. Six have been hospitalized. No deaths have
Sources, Characteristics, and Identification
E. coli is an archetypal commensal bacterial species that lives in mammalian intestines. E. coli O157:H7 is one of thousands of serotypes Escherichia coli.[1] The combination of letters and numbers in the name of the E. coli O157:H7 refers to the
Public Health is investigating an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157 (called STEC) associated with food from Tokyo Stop Teriyaki. We are aware of five King County residents who have gotten sick with the same type of STEC using DNA fingerprinting
Will Humble, Executive Director, AZ Public Health Association, joined “Arizona Horizon” to share how changes in the State Health Department have led to health concerns, and how illnesses are seemingly tame for this time of year.
The series of E.
November 13, 2025
One additional Washington resident has been added to this outbreak, bringing the total to 10 cases – 9 Washington residents and 1 Oregon resident. All cases report illness onsets before the cheese was recalled on October 24,
Two Whatcom County residents are known to have been sickened, and test results showed a genetic link between their illness and Twin Sisters Creamery products. An additional case in Oregon has also been genetically linked. One is a child under
Marler Clark has represented victims in several high-profile E. coli outbreaks linked to contaminated cheese. The firm’s history with these cases primarily involves raw-milk cheeses, but its broader work covers many foods.
Key lawsuits involving cheese
Really well done investigation by Tennessee DOH – however, yet another example of a DOH NOT telling a victim of the cause of their illness. I made the call to the family of the child that died today. I
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture warns consumers to immediately discard Byers Organic Dairy brand raw milk purchased between July 8 and July 10, 2025, with sell-by dates of July 22 and July 23, 2025. Routine milk samples were tested and
On November 25, 2024, PulseNet coded an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 2411MOEXH-2. At the time of closing, this investigation included 89 cases across 15 states: AR (2), CO (1), IL (7), IN (8), KS (1), KY (1), MO (50),
