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E. coli Blog
E. coli outbreak traced to wild pigs?
The Associated Press reported today that FDA and California Department of Health investigators believe they have found three potential sources of the spinach E. coli outbreak: Wild pigs, cattle, and…
Food Poison Journal
10 ill in food poisoning
The Health and Community News reports that the Centre for Health Protection is investigating a suspected food poisoning case involving 10 women who fell sick after consuming take-away food from…
Food Poison Journal
Bad food suspected after 8 are stricken
Bob Gardinier of the Times Union (NY) reports that eight conventioneers at a town hotel were rushed to area hospitals late Tuesday after they came down with apparent cases of…
Hepatitis Blog
Hepatitis A outbreak subsides, for now
The Chronicle Herald August 16, 2006 Canada-A summer outbreak of hepatitis A in the Lower Sackville area seems to be in a lull. The Capital district health authority said in…
Salmonella Blog
Parents upset with salmonella response
A month after a science project made 28 students ill with salmonella at Jefferson Elementary School, several parents are accusing the school district of not being aggressive enough in dealing…
Food Poison Journal
Norwalk-like virus hits Lehigh Valley, South Jersey
MSNBC.com reports that two hospitals in Allentown and Reading and two nursing homes are the latest places being hit by a stomach bug. A similar virus outbreak kept 1,399 students…
Hepatitis Blog
Protection offered as hepatitis outbreak spreads
January 12, 2006 Stuff (New Zealand) Joanna Davis Relatives and close contacts of Canterbury people infected with hepatitis A are being offered protective drugs after two more people were diagnosed…
E. coli Blog
Fresno County health officials investigate bacteria outbreak
The Big Fresno Fair may be one of several possible sources of an E. coli outbreak according to Fresno County health officials. All of the six children who contracted the…
E. coli Blog
Second E.coli outbreak confirmed
Tests have revealed that the new E.coli cases in Brecon are not linked to the original 171 cases in the South Wales valleys. Professor Hugh Pennington, Emeritus Professor of Medical…
E. coli Blog
OUR VIEW: E. coli scare handled well
The Barren River District Health Department and Red Cross Elementary School, who recently had an outbreak of E.coli bacteria, immediately took decisive action to protect their residents. Dr. Jerry Ralston,…