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Outbreak

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Marler Blog March 24, 2011
Bill Marler Calls on Del Monte to Pay Medical Expenses for Victims
By Bill Marler
Public health officials have identified cantaloupes sold by Del Monte Fresh Produce as the likely cause of a recent Salmonella Panama outbreak that has sickened at least 12 people in…
Marler Blog March 23, 2011
Del Monte Salmonella Cantaloupes (12 Ill) and Palmyra E. coli Bologna (14 Ill) – Busy Weeks for CDC Outbreaknet
By Bill Marler
The folks from CDC's Outbreak Response Team (a.k.a Outbreaknet) are having a busy few weeks. Salmonella Cantaloupes As of March 22, 2011, 12 persons infected with the outbreak strain of…
Food Poison Journal March 7, 2011
Secondary Infections in E. coli O157:H7 Outbreaks
By Dave Babcock
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in its journal "Emerging Infectious Diseases" published a study on "secondary" E. coli O157:H7 infections this month. A "secondary" case is roughly…
Marler Blog March 1, 2011
CDC comes to Dubai to train in the art of outbreak investigations
By Bill Marler
Don Sharpe, director of CDC - CIFOR (a partnership with U.S. state and local health departments, the USDA, FDA, and PulseNet), Vince Radke, CDC Sanitarian and Ian Wiliams, director of…
Food Safety News February 27, 2011
Publisher's Platform: The Outbreak Database
By Bill Marler
Hello from Dubai and the Dubai International Food Safety Conference. My speech is Monday at 12:00 and I want to tour a bit, so I'll keep my platform short today. What…
Marler Blog February 24, 2011
Corrections and Contributions sought for Foodborne Illness Outbreak Database
By Bill Marler
Welcome to outbreakdatabase.com, a searchable database of illness outbreaks caused by one or more of the following 1. consumption of contaminated foods or beverages, 2. exposure to animals, 3. exposure…
Food Safety News February 17, 2011
Multiple Safety Lapses Behind Many Outbreaks
By Roy Costa, RS, MS (MBA)
I have now been involved in over 60 investigations of foodborne illness as an expert, on the sides of both plaintiffs and defendants. Some reflections:1. Most outbreaks that result in…
E. coli Blog January 14, 2011
FDA Links E. coli O145 Freshway Lettuce Outbreak to Arizona
By E. coli Lawyer
This Environmental Assessment was conducted in response to a multi-state foodborne disease outbreak CDC investigation involving 33 cases of E. coli O145 infection in five states in the spring of…
Food Poison Journal January 6, 2011
Salmonella Sprouts in California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin
By Bill Marler
According to the CDC, from November 1, 2010, through January 4, 2011, 112 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella serotype I 4,[5],12:i:-, whose illnesses began (onset dates) since…
Food Poison Journal January 4, 2011
3 additional E. coli O45 cases linked to Zillman’s Meat Market
By Bill Marler
Marathon County health officials, working in cooperation with the State of Wisconsin, have identified 3 additional cases of E. coli O45 infection linked to Zillman's Meat Market in Wassau Wisconsin. …