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Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Newport Infections Associated with Consumption of Unpasteurized Mexican-Style Aged Cheese
During March 2006--April 2007, an outbreak of
Salmonella enterica serotype Newport infections
occurred predominantly among Hispanics in northeastern Illinois. Samples from 85 patients, one sample of Mexican-style
aged cheese (cotija) from a local Hispanic grocery store (grocery store A), and milk from a bulk tank on a local dairy
farm tested positive for
S. Newport and had indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns. This
report summarizes the investigation into
S. Newport infections associated with this outbreak. The findings emphasize the
need for regulatory authorities to ensure that dairy products, including Mexican-style cheese, are manufactured
and distributed by inspected sources and highlight the need for culturally targeted education of consumers and
grocery-store operators regarding risks associated with consuming unpasteurized dairy products.
Apr 29, 2008 - 8:18:57 AM
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Foodborne illnesses not on the decline in 2007
In 2007, the estimated
incidence of infections caused by
Campylobacter, Listeria, Shiga
toxin-producing
Escherichia coli O157 (STEC
O157)
, Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio, and
Yersinia did not change significantly, and
Cryptosporidium infections increased compared with 2004--2006.
Apr 10, 2008 - 3:44:13 PM
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Holiday or Party Buffets
A popular way to celebrate holidays or any party occasion is to invite
friends and family to a buffet. However, this type of food service
where foods are left out for long periods leave the door open for
uninvited guests -- bacteria that cause foodborne illness. Festive
times for giving and sharing should not include sharing foodborne
illness. Here are some tips from the USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline to
help you have a SAFE holiday party.
Feb 7, 2008 - 9:59:57 PM
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Indonesian woman dies from H5N1 bird flu
Indonesia announced Monday that a woman from an area west of the capital Jakarta had died of bird flu, raising the human death toll from the lethal virus to 95, Reuters reported.
Jan 14, 2008 - 9:10:27 AM
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Poultry workers at increased risk of carrying antibiotic-resistant E. coli
Poultry workers in the United States are 32 times more likely to carry E. coli bacteria resistant to the commonly used antibiotic, gentamicin, than others outside the poultry industry, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. While drug-resistant bacteria, such as E. coli, are common in the industrial broiler chicken environment, this is the first U.S. research to show exposure occurring at a high level among industrial poultry workers. The results are published in the December, 2007, edition of Environmental Health Perspectives.
Dec 17, 2007 - 10:53:17 PM
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Journal of Food Protection Publishes Two Articles on E. coli O157:H7 Vaccine Efficacy
Bioniche
Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: BNC), a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, today announced that two articles have been published in a peer-reviewed journal, the
Journal of Food Protection, both in regards to the efficacy of the Company’s
E. coli O157:H7 cattle vaccine. The two articles relate to field challenge studies conducted at the
University of
Nebraska-Lincoln involving close to 900 animals in 2002 and 2003
Nov 13, 2007 - 7:16:51 AM
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Salmonella Typhimurium Infection Associated with Raw Milk and Cheese Consumption --- Pennsylvania, 2007
In February 2007, the Pennsylvania Department of Health received reports, through routine electronic laboratory disease reporting, of two persons with recent laboratory-confirmed infections with Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium. Both persons had reported drinking raw (unpasteurized) milk from the same York County, Pennsylvania, dairy (dairy A).
Nov 8, 2007 - 11:19:12 AM
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Key facts about MRSA infections in the United States
“MRSA” has been featured in the news and on television programs a great deal recently. MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. This type of bacteria causes “staph” infections that are resistant to treatment with some antibiotics. For some expert advice about MRSA, we’ll be talking today with Jeff Hageman, an epidemiologist with CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion.
Oct 25, 2007 - 8:03:36 AM
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Q&A: Drug resistant staph or MRSA
It looks like drug resistant staph, particularly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have started haunting more people than ever.
Just recently national attention has been drawn to cases of school students' infections of these pathogenic bacteria, making parents and school teachers to take serious note of this risk.
Oct 23, 2007 - 9:03:39 AM
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West Nile infects 39, kills 4 people in Illinois this year
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Wednesday annouced 14 additional human cases including one death from mosquito-borne West Nile virus, which were reported to the agency last week, bringing the total to 48 in the state for 2007.
Sep 26, 2007 - 8:05:13 PM
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West Nile virus still active, six Illinoisans infected last week
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported today that six more people in the state were diagnosed with mosquito-borne
West Nile virus last week, bringing the total to 34 in the state for 2007. The total fatalities for the year were three, which remained unchanged last week.
Sep 19, 2007 - 5:55:54 PM
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West Nile kills 3 in Mississippi
The Mississippi State Department of Health on September 17 announced 17 new human cases of mosquito-borne
West Nile virus including two new deaths from the virus for the past week.
Sep 18, 2007 - 10:50:34 AM
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West Nile kills 13 Californians this year
As of Friday September 14, 2007, the State of
California has reported 231 human cases including 13 deaths from mosquito-borne West Nile virus, according to westnile.ca.gov, the state
West Nile monitoring program.
Sep 15, 2007 - 9:29:35 AM
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West Nile virus infects 28, kills 3 Illinoisans so far this year
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday announced the third mosquito-borne
West Nile virus-related death and eight additional human cases of the virus in the state, bringing the total human cases for this year to 28.
Sep 12, 2007 - 10:46:10 PM
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West Nile virus kills two persons inTexas
The Texas Department of State Health Services Friday September 7 confirmed 43 human cases of mosquito-borne West Nile virus and two human deaths from the disease in the State of Texas.
Sep 9, 2007 - 5:51:18 PM
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Brooklyn woman positive for West Nile
The New York City Department of Health Friday confirmed a 41-year old Brooklyn woman was diagnosed with mosquito-borne
West Nile virus (WNV), the first human case in the city for 2007.
Sep 8, 2007 - 11:22:18 AM
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Four Salmonella outbreaks linked to raw tomatoes
During 2005--2006, four large multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections associated with eating raw tomatoes at restaurants occurred in the United States.
Sep 6, 2007 - 6:39:29 PM
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5 more Illinoisans diagnosed with West Nile virus
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced five more countries reported West Nile virus activity in birds and mosquitoes and five more people in the state were diagnosed with West Nile virus, bringing the total for 2007 to 19.
Sep 5, 2007 - 3:29:42 PM
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Westport, Connecticut reports west Nile positive mosquitoes
The Connecticut State Mosquito Management Program August 28 announced that mosquitoes collected on August 20 in Westport had tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) for the first time in 2007.
Sep 2, 2007 - 10:30:19 AM
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WNV: There's been a good Rx for past 5 summers
My company developed (and owns a pending patent for) a safe and apparently quite effective treatment for West Nile Virus encephalitis, and has been using it in an ongoing free clinical trial for the past 5 summers.
Sep 2, 2007 - 9:23:57 AM
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Nebraska Reports Second West Nile Death
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Friday August 30 reported the state’s second death from mosquito-borne
West Nile virus.
The man in his 70's from the south-central part of the state died this month.
Sep 1, 2007 - 2:19:26 PM
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E. coli kills one in Alabama
The Alabama Department of Public Health on August 30 issued a statement saying that one person died likely of the E coli outbreak that has sickened at least 26 people in the state.
Sep 1, 2007 - 10:03:46 AM
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741 Americans diagnosed with West Nile virus this year
As of August 28, the
United States has confirmed 741 human cases of mosquito-borne
West Nile virus infection nationwide, according to U.S. Geological Survey which keeps monitoring the virus activity in individual states.
Aug 31, 2007 - 3:57:37 PM
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West Nile hits more people, mosquitoes and birds in Illinois
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Wednesday August 29 that three more people in the state have tested positive for
West Nile virus, bringing the total to 14 for 2007.
The virus has been found also in mosquitoes and birds collected in eight new countries.
Aug 29, 2007 - 3:54:36 PM
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Bird flu strikes German poultry farm
Dead birds found at a poultry farm in southern
Germany have tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu and some 160,000 birds were being culled on Saturday as a precaution to prevent spread of the disease, authorities said.
Aug 26, 2007 - 10:59:52 AM
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More Illinois counties find West Nile virus in mosquitoes
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) August 22 announced that three more counties reported
West Nile virus positive mosquito samples, but no new human cases were reported in the state.
Aug 24, 2007 - 6:40:25 AM
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E. coli and the future health of America
In 2006, Americans learned that a salad could be hazardous to your health. The media flurry and the elected official posturing that followed the September 14 outbreak of E. coli 0157:H7 associated with spinach, is still fresh on American minds and making daily headlines thanks in no small part to the brisk recalls associated with tainted beef.
Aug 12, 2007 - 10:56:27 AM
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CDC: Botulism poisoning occurs in New Mexico, Indiana, and Texas
A man in
New Mexico is paralyzed with botulism poisoning and state health officials were cited by the Associated Press as saying Wednesday they are trying to determine if the case has been involved in consumption of canned food subject to a nationwide recall by Castleberry's Food Co.
Aug 2, 2007 - 6:39:52 AM
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Taste of Chicago Salmonella outbreak linked to Hummus shirazi
As of noon Friday, a total of 378 people had claimed they experienced salmonella illnesses after eating food purchased from the Pars Cove Persian Cuisine booth at Taste of Chicago, compared to 126 reported Thursday, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health.
Jul 14, 2007 - 9:45:44 AM
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Salmonella infections: What you need to know?
Questions and answers about Salmonella infections.
Jun 30, 2007 - 8:46:54 AM
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