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Shigella Blog
Two Maplewood Elementary students from Ocala, Florida infected by Shigella
According to press reports, two Maplewood Elementary School children have been infected with shigellosis, the illness caused by Shigella infection. The Marion County Health Department contacted Maplewood officials on Wednesday, informing…
Food Safety News
Raw Milk Dairy Outbreak Toll Rises to 78
By News Desk
The outbreak of campylobacteriosis caused by raw milk from a Pennsylvania farm has sickened at least 78 people, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services reported Thursday.Two of…
Food Poison Journal
E. coli and Salmonella Outbreaks in Arkansas 2006 – Present
By Dave Babcock
Of the dozen persons sickened in the outbreak of E. coli O26 linked by the CDC to consumption of sprouts at Jimmy Johns, only one is an Akansas resident. The…
Food Poison Journal
Marler – Time for a Warning on Sprouts
By Bill Marler
On February 15, 2012 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a multistate E. coli O26 outbreak linked to clover sprouts that were used in sandwiches sold at…
Campylobacter Blog
Your Family Cow Dairy Raw Milk Update – 60 Campylobacter Illnesses
60 people have now been counted among the ill in the outbreak of Campylobacter illnesses linked to raw milk from Your Family Cow dairy in Chambersburg, PA. The latest numbers from…
Food Safety News
SD Basketball Game Food Poison Is C. Perfringens
By News Desk
The illness that struck about 50 people following a high school basketball game in Pierre, SD was the result of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning, possibly linked to tacos, according to…
Campylobacter Blog
Update – Raw Milk Campylobacter Outbreak Reaches 38, Now in Four States
Pennsylvania health officials have updated the number of reported ill in the outbreak of campylobacter linked to Your Family Cow Dairy, located in that state. The ill persons, though, are now…
Campylobacter Blog
Raw Milk Campylobacter Outbreak in Maryland and Pennsylvania Up to Twelve
State health officials say there has been an increase in the number of people reporting illnesses since consuming raw milk from a Franklin County farm. The Health Department said Monday…
Food Safety News
Suspected Norovirus Outbreak Hits Students in Canada
By News Desk
In what is being described as the most recent example of a live-tweeted outbreak of illness, student journalists in Canada used Twitter this past weekend to report what likely was…
Food Poison Journal
7 Ill with E. coli from The Ambassador
By Bill Marler
Western U.P. Health Department is investigating a cluster of E coli O157:H7 cases who became ill over the Christmas holidays. Initially 3 local and 2 non-local cases were identified. Investigation…