Colorado public health officials have confirmed three cases of typhoid fever among individuals who had eaten at a Mexican restaurant in Firestone, CO, this past August. Two of them were hospitalized, and all three have
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San Francisco Nordstrom Café Worker had Typhoid Fever
An employee at the Nordstrom Café in San Francisco’s Stonestown Galleria has been diagnosed with typhoid fever and may have exposed customers to the disease, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
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Typhoid Fever Case in Purdue University Food Handler
A food handler working at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., has tested positive for typhoid fever, state health officials announced Tuesday. Those who ate at the university’s Boiler Bistro, John Purdue Room, or
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Oyster-Borne Typhoid Fever Killed 150 in Winter of 1924-25
Editor’s Note: In the winter of 1924-25, oysters exposed to polluted water were responsible for a typhoid fever epidemic that spread to New York, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. It was the deadliest outbreak of
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How Minnesota Cracked the Peanut Butter Case
Two years ago, health officials were alerted to a nationwide outbreak of deadly Salmonella Typhimurium. Eventually, the source was traced by epidemiologists at the Minnesota Department of Health. Here’s how they did it.
In 2008,
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Mamey Fruiti Pops Recalled for Salmonella
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday that Santa Fe Springs, CA-based Fruiti Pops, Inc. was recalling its Fruiti Pops 4 oz. Mmaey frozen fruit bars due to potential contamination with Salmonella Typhi.
More Mamey Pulp Recalled over Typhoid Outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday issued an update on the nationwide recall of frozen mamey fruit pulp for Salmonella Typhi contamination yesterday, adding a second company’s frozen mamey pulp product to the list
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Typhoid Fever Outbreak Linked to Mamey Pulp
Uncommon as typhoid fever is in the United States, a rare outbreak is underway in California and Nevada, and it may spread to other western states where a frozen fruit product was sold.
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