The Canadian Salmonella outbreak from cantaloupe is quickly catching up with the patient count in the United States related outbreak.
Both Countries have reported fatalities, with one dead in Canada and two dead in the United States. The implicated cantaloupe was imported to both countries from Mexico.
In Canada, as
Continue Reading Canadian patients in cantaloupe Salmonella outbreak more than double; one dead
One person has died as a result of a Salmonella outbreak that has been linked to snakes and rodents, according to a notice issued by the Public Health Agency of Canada.
The agency is advising individuals to take precautions to prevent further infections. The outbreak has affected 45 people across
Continue Reading Deadly Salmonella outbreak linked to pet snakes and feeder rodents
In a public health notice, officials report a Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak of unknown origin is continuing to grow, with patients spread across five Canadian provinces.
As of Dec. 9, there were 16 new confirmed patients, bringing the tally to 79, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. Four people
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A recent report out of Canada shows Salmonella and Campylobacter as the top two pathogens involved in intestinal diseases in the country, with retail meats as one of the likely sources.
FoodNet Canada, a program within the Public Health Agency of Canada, complied the data used for its annual report
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Officials continue to warn people to properly handle and cook poultry amidst an ongoing three-year Salmonella Reading outbreak that has sickened more than 120 people in Canada with the same strain of the bacterium that hit people in 43 U.S. states.
At least 16 more people in Canada were confirmed
Continue Reading Canadians renew warning about Salmonella outbreak and raw poultry
Officials have expanded a sausage recall for a second time in relation to an investigation into a Salmonella Litchfield outbreak in Canada. A dozen people have been confirmed infected by the relatively rare strain of the pathogen.
The Nov. 5 recall expansion adds two Filicetti brand products to the previous
Continue Reading Sausage recall expanded second time amidst Salmonella outbreak
Outbreak investigators are looking for the source of Listeria monocytogenes that has sickened two dozen people across 13 states, killing two. The outbreak could be related to illnesses in Canada that have been linked to diced chicken.
Whole genome sequencing, sometimes called DNA fingerprinting, shows the sick people in the
Continue Reading Listeria outbreak in U.S. could be related to Canadian illnesses
Public health officials in Canada posted a Public Health Notice today regarding an outbreak of Listeria infections linked to frozen cooked chicken. The outbreak has hospitalized 85 percent of victims.
The Public Health Agency of Canada announced it is collaborating with provincial public health partners, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Continue Reading Listeria outbreak in Canada linked to frozen chicken; recall underway
Canadian consumers are again on alert for Salmonella in frozen breaded chicken, according to a new recall notice and a public health warning about the latest of 18 outbreaks linked to such products since May 2017.
This time the recall is for Compliments brand chicken products from Sofina
Continue Reading New outbreak underway despite Canada’s new rules for frozen chicken
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 outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis in Canada are in addition to 15 others that were just
Continue Reading Raw frozen breaded chicken blamed for two more Salmonella outbreaks in Canada
