Archive for E. coli Outbreak
Ground Beef Recall in Vermont Prompted by E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak
Vermont Livestock, Slaughter and Processing Co., LLC, a Ferrisburg, Vt., firm, has recalled approximately 2,758 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to a USDA-FSIS announcement. The recall was prompted by an E. coli outbreak in Vermont that has sickened at least 10 people. One of [...]
Vermont E. coli Outbreak Associated with Ground Beef
The Vermont E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef continues to grow. There are now 9 confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 and one suspected case.
To date, eight of the confirmed cases - including a child who was hospitalized, but has been released - had E. coli 0157:H7 with an exact DNA match confirmed by [...]
Lettuce E. coli Outbreak Associated with Aunt Mid’s Produce Company Iceberg Lettuce
The E. coli O157:H7 outbreak associated with Aunt Mid’s Produce Company iceberg lettuce has sickened over 40 people in Michigan, Illinois, Ohio and Canada.
According to the Michigan Department of Community Health and the Illinois Department of Public Health, many of the people who contracted E. coli infections consumed Aunt Mid’s iceberg lettuce.
Also, according to James [...]
Michigan E. coli: Aunt Mid’s Lettuce
The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has associated a Michigan E. coli outbreak with bagged, industrial-sized packages of iceberg lettuce sold through wholesale venues to restaurants and institutions. Some of the 26 Michigan cases consumed shredded or chopped iceberg lettuce in restaurants or institutions purchased from Aunt Mid’s Produce Company, a Detroit-based wholesale distributor; [...]
MSU E. coli Outbreak Sickens Students
Seven Michigan State University (MSU) students have contracted E. coli O157:H7 infections that have been associated with iceberg lettuce distributed by Aunt Mid’s Produce Company, a Detroit firm. At least 19 other people in Michigan and people in Illionois, New York, Ohio and Oregon have also been sickened in this E. coli outbreak associated with [...]
Baptist Church in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma May Be Associated with E. coli 0111 Outbreak
A “ladies’ tea” at Bethany Free Will Baptist Church in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma may be associated with an E. coli 0111 outbreak linked to the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, Oklahoma that has at least 291 confirmed cases. On August 16, 2008, the Country Cottage restaurant catered the ladies’ tea at Bethany Free Will [...]
E. coli 0111: Death, Dialysis and Dozens of Hospitalizations
The CDC has determined that E. coli 0111 is responsible for the Oklahoma E. coli outbreak that has resulted in one death, people on dialysis with renal failure (HUS) and dozens of people hospitalized. According to the Okalhoma State Deapartment of Health (OSDH), it is very rare that E. coli 0111 would sicken so [...]
Oklahoma Outbreak Linked to Country Cottage Restaurant Sickens People in Bixby, Pryor, Sand Springs, Locust Grove, Broken Arrow, Peggs, Tulsa, and McAlester
(This page was updated on September 2, 2008.)
There have been almost daily updates from the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) regarding the Oklahoma E. coli outbreak that has sickened people (at least 206) in Bixby, Pryor, Sand Springs, Locust Grove, Broken Arrow, Peggs, Tulsa, and McAlester.
Most of the people who contracted E. coli infections, [...]
Country Cottage Restaurant in Locust Grove, OK May Be Associated with Outbreak
Over 30 people in Oklahoma may be part of an E. coli outbreak that has been associated with the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, OK. One person has died and at least 14 others have been hospitalized. Persons who have become ill are from a number of communities including Bixby, Pryor, Sand [...]
Nebraska E. coli Outbreak
Nine people have tested positive for E. coli in Nebraska. According to KPTM news of Omaha, Neb., a York health official said that at least 5 of the illnesses may be related to food served at an unspecified community event. The first case was reported on July 22.
State epidemiologist Tom Safranek told the [...]