Foodborne Illness Investigations

Hepatitis A cases linked to café in Australian state

Officials in Australia have issued a health alert after two hepatitis A cases were recently linked to a café. The Department of Health in the state of Victoria said there

By News Desk

/ 9 May 2023

Hepatitis A cases linked to café in Australian state

Two dead in an outbreak associated with sushi restaurant in Montana; mushrooms suspected

At least 30 people were sickened and two people died after eating at a restaurant in Montana. The restaurant, Dave’s Sushi in Bozeman, MT, remains closed and health officials

By Coral Beach

/ 3 May 2023

Two dead in an outbreak associated with sushi restaurant in Montana; mushrooms suspected

Gold Medal flour officially linked to Salmonella outbreak stretching from coast to coast

The Food and Drug Administration has officially linked a Salmonella Infantis outbreak to Gold Medal flour produced by General Mills. The company recalled certain flour products on April 28 because

By Coral Beach

/ 1 May 2023

Gold Medal flour officially linked to Salmonella outbreak stretching from coast to coast

UK Shigella outbreak linked to spring onions from Egypt

A Shigella outbreak in England in 2021 has been linked to spring onions imported from Egypt. In November 2021, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) detected an outbreak of 17

By Joe Whitworth

/ 1 May 2023

UK Shigella outbreak linked to spring onions from Egypt

Researchers say raw milk infected people in Tennessee; one baby developed kidney failure

A new report describes how raw, unpasteurized milk in Tennessee likely caused infections in people, including infants, one of whom developed kidney failure. The report from the Center for Infectious

By Coral Beach

/ 29 Apr 2023

Researchers say raw milk infected people in Tennessee; one baby developed kidney failure

FDA reveals facts related to 2022 Salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupe

The FDA is reporting that an August 2022 outbreak that sickened almost 90 people was linked to cantaloupe from three farms in Indiana. The agency finally reported yesterday where the

By Coral Beach

/ 28 Apr 2023

FDA reveals facts related to 2022 Salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupe

Mysterious outbreak sickens more than a dozen, closes restaurant

State and federal officials are investigating a new outbreak of illnesses linked to an as yet unnamed restaurant. The Food and Drug Administration has released little information about the outbreak

By Coral Beach

/ 27 Apr 2023

Mysterious outbreak sickens more than a dozen, closes restaurant

One more sick in hepatitis A outbreak; investigations into other outbreaks continue

The patient count in a hepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen organic strawberries has increased, according to an update from the Food and Drug Administration. There are now eight confirmed

By Coral Beach

/ 27 Apr 2023

One more sick in hepatitis A outbreak; investigations into other outbreaks continue

Spring onions suspected in Fatal Danish E. coli outbreak

Spring onions from Egypt were likely behind a deadly E. coli outbreak in Denmark in 2021, according to researchers. Between November and December 2021, the first recorded outbreak of enteroinvasive

By Joe Whitworth

/ 27 Apr 2023

Spring onions suspected in Fatal Danish E. coli outbreak

‘Misleading’ to compare countries’ foodborne illness data, say experts

Comparing foodborne illness rates between countries can be misleading because of differences in methodology and data sources, according to a study. Foodborne illness estimation models are country-specific, making international

By Joe Whitworth

/ 26 Apr 2023

‘Misleading’ to compare countries’ foodborne illness data, say experts

FDA begins onsite inspection of unnamed location in relation to flour outbreak

The Food and Drug Administration has expanded its investigation into an outbreak of infections caused by Salmonella Infantis that has been linked to flour. As of the most recent update,

By Coral Beach

/ 20 Apr 2023

FDA begins onsite inspection of unnamed location in relation to flour outbreak

Salmonella and E. coli suspected in large, deadly outbreak in Kenya

Four people have died and more than 600 were sickened at two schools in Kenya recently. The Ministry of Health (MOH) is investigating a suspected gastroenteritis outbreak at Mukumu Girls

By News Desk

/ 20 Apr 2023

Salmonella and E. coli suspected in large, deadly outbreak in Kenya

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Foodborne Illness Investigations

Hepatitis A cases linked to café in Australian state

Two dead in an outbreak associated with sushi restaurant in Montana; mushrooms suspected

Gold Medal flour officially linked to Salmonella outbreak stretching from coast to coast

UK Shigella outbreak linked to spring onions from Egypt

Researchers say raw milk infected people in Tennessee; one baby developed kidney failure

FDA reveals facts related to 2022 Salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupe

Mysterious outbreak sickens more than a dozen, closes restaurant

One more sick in hepatitis A outbreak; investigations into other outbreaks continue

Spring onions suspected in Fatal Danish E. coli outbreak

‘Misleading’ to compare countries’ foodborne illness data, say experts

FDA begins onsite inspection of unnamed location in relation to flour outbreak

Salmonella and E. coli suspected in large, deadly outbreak in Kenya

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