March arrived in Canada with reports of two new Salmonella outbreak investigations linked to raw chicken including raw frozen breaded chicken products, according to reports by the Public Health Agency of Canada.
The two new
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Canada is again investigating an active Salmonella outbreak linked to raw chicken
Just as a bad penny always turns up, reports of outbreaks of Salmonella infections from raw chicken just keep popping up in Canada. There are open and closed investigations on these sometimes deadly incidents going
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Another 82 tons of raw turkey recalled as Salmonella Reading outbreak turns deadly
Another Jennie-O Turkey Store, this one in Faribault, MN, late Friday recalled more than 164,000 pounds of raw ground turkey products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Reading, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Salmonella outbreak tied to cucumbers slowing; investigation continues
Canadian officials say a Salmonella outbreak associated with fresh cucumbers appears to be winding down, but they are continuing their investigation in hopes of pinpointing the source of the bacteria that infected 55 people across
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Romaine makes more Canadians ill as government says this is not going to be easy
Canada Friday disclosed the difficulty facing health officials in finding the source of an ongoing North American outbreak of E. coli O157:H7. They also reported more illnesses in Canada.
Individuals who are sick say they
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Norovirus likely from sewage discharge during herring run
Public health officials on Vancouver Island, off Canada’s Pacific Coast, suspect that the likely source of a norovirus outbreak associated with the March herring run was from untreated sewage
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California reports 100 ill in outbreak traced to raw oysters
A norovirus outbreak traced to raw oysters from British Columbia has crossed the Canadian border, and U.S. officials say an unusual strain of the virus is involved.
About 100 people in California have reported becoming
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U.S. joins Canada in investigation of outbreak linked to oysters
A Canadian outbreak of norovirus traced to raw oysters is now on the U.S. radar as federal and state officials report they are investigating a multistate outbreak in this country.
More than 170 people across
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Canadian officials still searching for source of E. coli outbreak
An E. coli outbreak in Canada that was initially linked to a restaurant in Edmonton, Alberta, has grown to include people who do not have any connections to Mama Nita’s Binalot, and one of them
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Case count in Canadian oyster norovirus outbreak doubles
The case count in a norovirus outbreak traced to oyster farms in British Columbia, Canada, has more than doubled in a week.
Public health officials initially reported the outbreak April 9 when there were about
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U.S. officials say E. coli outbreak linked to leafy greens is over
They still haven’t found the specific source of the contamination, but U.S. officials say a deadly E. coli outbreak traced to “leafy greens” is over.
The outbreak hit Canada as well, but public health officials
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