The Texas Department of State Health Services has ordered a recall of all oysters harvested in the TX 1 area of southeastern Galveston Bay after reports of dozens of cases of gastrointestinal illness among people
Continue Reading Oysters recalled in Texas after dozens of illnesses linked to oysters from particular harvest location
A Salmonella outbreak initially reported in Norway has grown and now is also affecting Sweden.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said 58 people are sick in the Salmonella Agona outbreak and 23 had
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak grows and spreads to Sweden
Almost 70 people have fallen ill after eating food at a conference in an Australian state at the end of November.
At least 69 people from across New South Wales, the Northern Territory, and Queensland
Continue Reading Salmonella illnesses linked to an event in New South Wales
The FDA and USDA continue to investigate outbreaks with the sources of the pathogens remaining unknown.
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service have posted virtually no information on the outbreak it has been investigating
Continue Reading FDA and USDA continue to investigate outbreaks of unknown origin
More than 250 people are sick in an E. coli O157 outbreak in the United Kingdom that may have been caused by salad.
There have been 259 confirmed cases in the UK with sample dates
Continue Reading More than 250 ill in UK E. coli outbreak linked to salad
The source of a norovirus outbreak that affected more than 200 people in an Australian state was likely an ill food handler, according to researchers.
In November 2021, the Australian Capital Territory Department of Health
Continue Reading Sick worker likely caused large norovirus donut outbreak, finds study
Savannah attorney Amy Lee Copeland has filed a Notice of Appeal for Stewart Parnell’s motion to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence under a federal habeas corpus action.
Parnell’s Motion was denied Sept. 23
Continue Reading Parnell’s challenge to his prison sentence is now an appeal to the 11th Circuit
Investigations into several past outbreaks were discussed at a recent event on infectious diseases.
Presentations at the European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) covered Salmonella, Listeria, Clostridium Perfringens, and botulism outbreaks.
ESCAIDE
Continue Reading Scientists show work on past outbreak investigations
Frozen tomato cubes were behind a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak in Finland in 2021, according to a new study.
It is thought to be the first outbreak in the country linked to a frozen tomato product
Continue Reading Finnish Salmonella outbreak linked to frozen tomato product
Wyoming social media reports the death of 55-year-old Hans Russell, who succumbed to botulism after being conscious but also completely paralyzed for several weeks in a Salt Lake City hospital.
Russell was a popular outdoorsman
Continue Reading Botulism from food causes the death of a respected outdoorsman from Jackson Hole