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Marler Blog
Death in Arizona by E. coli O104:H4 Confirmed by CDC – Total Human Damage $4 Billion
By Bill Marler
E. coli O104:H4, a non-O157 E. coli, is here in the United States According to the CDC, in the United States, six confirmed cases of STEC O104:H4 infections have been…
Marler Blog
21 confirmed E. coli cases in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia is last month
By Bill Marler
Mac McLean appears to be single-handedly covering a growing, deadly, and as yet unexplained, E. coli outbreak (of multiple strains) in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. According to Mac, “with…
Food Safety News
Armchair Epidemiology: How to Solve an Outbreak
Like most people, I wear a lot of different hats -- mom, wife and what I am most known for -- food safety advocate. I am also wearing another hat…
Food Poison Journal
Bill Marler To Sprout Industry: Face Reality, Sprouts Can Sicken and Kill
By Bill Marler
In the face of recent E. coli and Salmonella outbreaks linked to sprouts, food safety advocate and attorney Bill Marler, managing partner of Seattle-based Marler Clark, is calling on seed…
Food Poison Journal
Death in Arizona May Be Linked to German E. coli
By Dave Babcock
It has been reported that the recent death of a 65 year old resident of Arizona may be linked to the outbreak of E. coli O104:H4 in Germany, and throughout Europe. The…
Food Poison Journal
Past Texas E. coli Outbreaks
The great state of Texas is currently in the midst of an unfolding E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to guacamole served on sandwiches at Jason’s Deli, in the city of…
Marler Blog
E. coli O104:H4 Outbreak – 40 Deaths, 3593 Ill (849 HUS) in Europe – 5 Ill (3 HUS) in Massachusetts, Michigan, and Wisconsin
By Bill Marler
Massachusetts, Michigan, and Wisconsin count five (3 with HUS) in the E. coli O104:H4 Outbreak that has been linked to bean sprouts or sprout seeds that has now killed 40…
Campylobacter Blog
Outbreak of campylobacteriosis associated with consumption of raw peas
By Bill Marler
Gardner TJ, Fitzgerald C, Xavier C, Klein R, Pruckler J, Stroika S, McLaughlin JB. Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,…
Food Poison Journal
E. coli O104:H4 Outbreak Update – 31 Dead, 3,086 Ill – 798 with HUS
By Bill Marler
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control reports that Since 2 May 2011, 795 cases of HUS and 2287 non-HUS STEC cases have been reported from European Union Member…
Food Poison Journal
E. coli Outbreak in Europe Claims More Lives
According to the most recent reports from Berlin, the death toll from the E. coli O104:H4 outbreak in Europe has risen again to at least 30. The latest victim was…