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Food Poison Journal
Neff’s Lawn Care E. coli Outbreak: at least one still hospitalized with HUS
By Bill Marler
The devastating E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that has sickened at least 75 people in Germantown, Ohio, is continuing to cause a lot of pain. A 73-year-old man died last week,…
Food Poison Journal
Ohio E. coli Outbreak: Ohio residents have seen this before
By Bill Marler
According to a press release from the Dayton & Montgomery County, as a result of eating food at a picnic at Neff’s Lawn Care in Germantown, Ohio at least 36…
Salmonella Blog
149 with Salmonella Linked to Turtles
A total of 149 persons infected with outbreak strains of Salmonella Sandiego, Salmonella Pomona, and Salmonella Poona have been reported from 28 states. The number of ill persons identified in…
Shigella Blog
Florida Sees Spike in Shigella
According to the Santa Rosa Florida Health Department, cases of Shigellosis are on the rise. The health department has been receiving reports of one or two cases almost on a…
Shigella Blog
Syracuse New York Shigella Outbreak Sickens 34
James Mulder of the Syracuse Post-Standard reported to today that the Onondaga County Shigella outbreak has increased to 21 confirmed cases and 13 probable cases. This is up nine from…
Shigella Blog
Syracuse New York Announces Shigella Outbreak
Public health officials are investigating an unusually large outbreak of shigellosis, a bacterial gastrointestinal illness that has sickened 25 people in Onondaga County. The county Health Department announced there have…
Food Poison Journal
First Lawsuit Filed in Asheville Salmonella Tempeh Outbreak
By Bill Marler
The first lawsuit has been filed against the North Carolina tempeh producer and the online spore culture retailer responsible for a Salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 89 people in…
Food Poison Journal
4th North Carolina Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Lawsuit
By Bill Marler
The food poisoning attorneys at Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, along with Ashville law firm Roberts & Stevens, have filed a Salmonella lawsuit in Iredell County. The lawsuit, the third…
Salmonella Blog
1 Death, 123 Sickened by Chicks and Ducklings from Mt. Healthy Hatchery in Ohio
A total of 123 persons infected with outbreak strains of Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Newport, and Salmonella Lille have been reported from 25 states. The number of ill persons identified in…
Food Poison Journal
Georgia E. coli O145 illnesses clustered in metro-Atlanta area; what else do we know?
By Bill Marler
Georgia has 5 confirmed illnesses in the E. coli O145 outbreak that was recently announced, and has claimed the life of a young Louisianna girl. It has been reported that the…