Public health officials are continuing to investigate an outbreak of Shigella infections traced to a restaurant in Illinois. The patient count has increased to 24, with an additional 44 people reporting symptoms.
The St. Clair County Health Department reports that nine of the patients have required hospitalization because their symptoms
Continue Reading Almost 70 people report illnesses traced to Longhorn Steakhouse in Illinois
A restaurant in Tacoma, WA, has been temporarily closed because of an outbreak of norovirus illnesses.
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department reported that the Harvest Buffet at 3121 S. 38th St. was closed on Thursday morning. Staff is cleaning and sanitizing the restaurant and all ready-to-eat food is being discarded.
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The Food and Drug Administration is partnering with the University of Georgia to test dairy supplies for avian influenza.
“This virus and its spread are concerning,” said S. Mark Tompkins, director and principal investigator of the university’s Center for Influenza Disease and Emergence Research. “I worry about the changing ecology of
Continue Reading University of Georgia helps with testing of milk for bird flu; warns of dangers of raw milk
There’s been no person-to-person spread, and the human health risk remains low, but some measures of the bird flu do keep creeping up, according to recent reports by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
For example, the CDC confirmed a third human case of H5 bird flu in
Continue Reading H5N1 bird flu continues to do its thing
Investigators are investigating a new outbreak of Salmonella Liverpool infections. The source of the pathogen has not yet been determined.
The Food and Drug Administration reports that three people have been confirmed infected. The agency does not report where the people live or their ages. The investigation is in the
Continue Reading New outbreak of Salmonella infections detected; other investigations continue
Public Health Scotland (PHS) has shared data revealing the number of outbreaks and illnesses caused by different pathogens in 2022 and 2023.
Surveillance of outbreaks in Scotland was suspended due to the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic and is undergoing review before re-establishment. The report only covers outbreaks in which
Continue Reading Scotland reveals latest outbreak and illness data
The Connecticut Department of Agriculture has issued a recall of bottled raw milk produced by Bridgewater farm Nature View Dairy because it has been linked to people with Campylobacter infections.
In addition to the two patients, state investigators found Campylobacter bacteria in samples of the farm’s bottled raw milk.
“Consumers
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A recently published report has detailed the largest multi-provincial Salmonella outbreak in Canada in more than two decades, linking 515 confirmed cases to contaminated red onions imported from the United States.
The outbreak, which occurred between June and August 2020, affected residents across seven provinces, with 19 percent of those
Continue Reading New report looks back on Salmonella outbreak tied to red onions in Canada
A wide variety of brands of beef jelly tongue products have been recalled in Canada because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. This recall was triggered by findings by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency during its investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak.
There have been reported illnesses associated with the consumption of
Continue Reading Canada recalls beef tongue products traced to Listeria outbreak
Scientists have provided more detail on some of those sickened in a botulism outbreak in Saudi Arabia earlier this year.
The study covered the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 19 people who were suspected and eight cases that met the case definition for botulism as part of the outbreak that
Continue Reading Studies reveal impact of Saudi botulism outbreak