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Final Report Issued on Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Church Barbeque

By News Desk on December 9, 2013

Late last week, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health (NCDPH) released a final report detailing its investigation into a Salmonella outbreak linked to a fundraising barbeque held at…
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Panel Recommends Petting Zoo Safety Measures for NC Fair

By News Desk on June 6, 2013

In the wake of an E. coli outbreak linked to a petting zoo at a North Carolina county fair that sickened over 100 people last fall, experts have issued a set of recommendations to improve…
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North Carolina Mom Sues County Fair After Son Part of E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak

By News Desk on November 28, 2012

Amie Westfall is suing the Cleveland County Fair in Shelby, North Carolina after her 18-month-old son Dominic suffered from a severe E. coli infection as part of last month’s outbreak tied to the fair’s petting…
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The Petting Zoo Problem

By James Andrews on November 16, 2012

Katie Maness was 13 years old when her parents took her and two friends to the 2004 North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh. It was a beautiful October day, as her mother Becky recalls years…
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Bittersweet News in NC Fair E. coli Outbreak

By James Andrews on November 10, 2012

More than a month has passed since the first of the 106 victims in North Carolina’s Cleveland County Fair E. coli outbreak began showing symptoms of infection. This week brought bittersweet news regarding two of…
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Two E. coli Outbreaks Linked to Animal Contact Expand

By News Desk on October 30, 2012

Two E. coli outbreaks with possible ties to petting zoos expanded Monday. In North Carolina, the number of illnesses linked to the Cleveland County Fair rose from 101 to 106, while a smaller outbreak linked…
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New Number in NC Fair E. coli Outbreak: 100

By News Desk on October 23, 2012

The North Carolina Department of Health has revised the number ill in the Cleveland County Fair E. coli outbreak to 100 people, the agency announced Tuesday. The agency previously believed to have 106 people…
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E. coli Cases Linked to NC Fair Rise by 20

By News Desk on October 18, 2012

The number of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to the Cleveland County Fair in North Carolina has jumped to 81, up from the 61 cases reported yesterday. One patient, a two-year-old boy from Gaston County,…
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61 Now Ill in North Carolina E. coli Outbreak

By News Desk on October 17, 2012

The deadly E. coli outbreak linked to the Cleveland County Fair in North Carolina grew to 61 cases by Wednesday. At least 10 people have been hospitalized.

This latest figures comes less than a week…
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No Source Yet for Growing E. coli Outbreak Tied to NC County Fair

By Dan Flynn on October 16, 2012

At least 29 children and 17 adults are now known to have been infected with the dangerous O157:H7 strain of E. coli while attending the Cleveland County Fair in North Carolina. The death of one…
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