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Cryptosporidium
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Food Poison Journal
Campylobacter, Vibrio Up, E. coli, Listeria, Salmonella, Shigella, Cryptoporidium, Cyclospora and Yersinia Flat
By Bill Marler
MMWR reported the 2013 FoodNet data today and it was a bit depressing. FoodNet conducts active, population-based surveillance for laboratory-confirmed infections caused by Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Listeria, Salmonella, Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 and non-O157, Shigella, Vibrio,…
Food Poison Journal
Iowa Cryptosporidium Advice: “Don’t Swim With Diarrhea”
By Bill Marler
The Iowa Department of Public Health is warning Iowans to wash their hands and keep their sick children at home and out of the pool in light of a second…
Food Safety News
Iowa's Gastrointestinal Summer of Secrets
By Dan Flynn
If there was a trifecta for gastrointestinal illnesses, Iowa would be running away with it this summer. It's running second only to Texas in the national Cyclospora outbreak with 153…
Food Safety News
Cryptosporidium Outbreak Sickened 300 in UK Last Year
By News Desk
Approximately 300 people in England and Scotland were sickened in an outbreak of Cryptosporidium in May of 2012, announced public health authorities this week. The parasite that caused the outbreak…
Marler Blog
300 with Cryptosporidium Linked to “Ready to Eat” Salad
By Bill Marler
According to a Health Protection Agency (HPA) press release, the HPA announced findings of an investigation into an outbreak of Cryptosporidium infection that affected around 300 people in England and…
Food Poison Journal
Seneca Lake Spraypark Cryptosporidium Class Action
By Bill Marler
Welcome to the official website for information regarding the Seneca Lake Spraypark Cryptosporidium Class Action. Timothy Springer, et al. v. The State of New York, Claim No. 111361. This site…
Food Safety News
“Crypto” Outbreak Strikes Four Areas of England
By Dan Flynn
Just in time for the Queen's Jubilee, four regions of England are reporting outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis. The counties of North East, Yorkshire, West Midlands and East Midlands together have reported…
Food Poison Journal
6 Raw Milk Outbreaks in 2012 – 152 Sickened, some seriously
By Bill Marler
Campylobacter, E. coli and Cryptosporidium. It has been a bad few months for raw milk hucksters and even worse for their customers. January to April – Campylobacter in raw milk…
Marler Blog
Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium AND E. coli O157:H7 Linked to Oregon Raw Milk Farm
By Bill Marler
Lynne Terry (a.k.a., the raw milk lady) reports today that Oregon health officials suspect two more illnesses are part of a raw milk outbreak traced nearly three weeks ago to…
Food Safety News
Cryptosporidium Spurs Parsley Recall in Canada
By News Desk
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume Boskovich brand fresh parsley imported from the U.S. because it may contain Cryptosporidium.There have been no reported…