The Washoe County Health District has announced that 21 people are sick in Reno, Nevada after eating mousse produced by Reno Provisions. The E. coli contaminated mousse has been sold and distributed by Reno Provisions since mid-October. All contaminated mousse has since been disposed of. A total of 18 out of 21 people sickened reported… Read more »
The Washoe County Health District has announced that they are investigating an outbreak of E. coli in Nevada. Eight people have been infected after eating at the Twisted Fork restaurant in south Reno. The cases were reported on November 4th. The restaurant remains open, although they are fully cooperating with health officials. There are no… Read more »
In their first update in a month, the CDC has announced that the amount of cases associated with an outbreak of Salmonella Poona has risen again. A total of 838 people have been sickened after eating cucumbers contaminated with Salmonella. These cases are spread out over 38 states, including Alabama with 1 case, Alaska with… Read more »
On November 12, 2015, the CDC released an update regarding the outbreak of E. coli associated with Chipotle restaurants in the Pacific Northwest. Fifty people have now reported cases of illness. These cases remain split up between Washington, with 31 cases, and Oregon, with 11 cases. One person in Minnesota has also tested positive for… Read more »
The Seneca County Health Department has announced that a confirmed case of Hepatitis A has occurred in a McDonald’s employee. The employee worked at the McDonald’s location at 2500 Mound Rd. in Waterloo, NY. This employee may have contaminated food at the fast food restaurant, but officials stress that there is a very low risk… Read more »
The Washoe County Health District has announced that they are investigating an outbreak of E.coli in Nevada. Eight people have been infected after eating at the Twisted Fork restaurant in south Reno. The cases were reported on November 4th. The restaurant remains open, although they are fullycooperating with health officials. There are no reported cases of… Read more »
The Florida Department of Health has announced that this year’s amount of Vibrio vulnificus cases has reached 42. This is the highest case count since 2008. This year has also had the highest amount of deaths since 2011. A total of 13 deaths have occurred. The deaths are spread out over 9 counties, including Brevard… Read more »
In a November 9 update, the CDC announced that the 42 people have been sickened with E. coli after eating at Chipotle locations in the Pacific Northwest. The illnesses are spread out over two states, with 27 cases in Washington and 15 cases in Oregon. Only a few Chipotle locations were involved in the outbreak,… Read more »
An outbreak of foodborne illnesses associated with a festival in Illinois continues to grow. Seventy people have now been infected with either E. coli or Cryptosporidium. These cases of illness were caused by apple cider that was sold and distributed at the Pike County Color Drive. The West Illinois fair was held on October 17… Read more »
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) is a rare complication caused by E. coli infections. It occurs in about 5-10% of E. coli cases. It is a very serious complication, and can even be life threatening. Red blood cells die prematurely, which means that they must be cleaned out of the blood. In the human body, cleaning… Read more »
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