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Last Entry: November 15, 2009 at 09:12:07

Home-Canned Beans Lead to Botulism in Ohio

Posted on November 03, 2008
Three members of an Ohio family who ate home-canned green beans and became poisoned with Botulism are in their seventh week of hospitalization, but steadily recovering. This weekend, more than 400 people attended a medical fundraiser for the trio at St...

Shigella Advisory Issued in Michigan County

Posted on November 02, 2008
Health officials in Muskegon County, Michigan, have issued an illness advisory after lab tests confirmed that several people got sick from the same strain of Shigella bacteria. The county's press release said the lab tests were done as part of an investigation into an abnormal rise in gastrointestinal illness reports...

Petting Zoo of Interest in E. coli Cases

Posted on November 02, 2008
A petting zoo in Greenville, N.C., has been temporarily closed as a precaution while health officials investigate the cause of at least two recently confirmed E. coli infections in children. The infections were among several identified last week by the Beaufort County Health Department...

8 Children Contract E. coli in the Evergreen Mountain Area (Colorado)

Posted on November 01, 2008
Jefferson County Department of Health and Environment (JCDHE) in conjunction with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is investigating a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 infections in 8 children, aged 4-12 years of age, in the Evergreen mountain area...

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Iowa Sees Spike in E. coli Cases

Posted on November 01, 2008
Iowa health officials have confirmed an unusually high number of E. coli O157:H7 infections in the state since late September, prompting them to remind residents of ways to reduce the risk of contamination. In a press release Friday, the Iowa Department of Public Health said most of the 29 cases do not appear to be related...

Restaurant Closes After Salmonella Sickens 20

Posted on November 01, 2008
As health officials in the area of Syracuse, N.Y., continue to investigate the source of a Salmonella outbreak at a popular restaurant, the owners of the establishment have closed it until Friday for an intense cleaning, overhaul of food safety practices and testing of employees...

Officials in Iowa Warn Against Drinking Raw Cider

Posted on October 30, 2008
Health officials in Iowa are hinting that consumption of unpasteurized apple cider may be associated with at least one of five recently confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 in the southeast part of the state Patricia Quinlisk, medical director for the Iowa Department of Public Health, told The Hawk Eye newspaper in Burlington that authorities won't release the source of a communicable disease unless it poses an immediate health risk to the public...

New drug could help neutralize toxins from E. coli

Posted on October 29, 2008
Scientists from Canada and Japan have designed a drug that they envision could be used in the future with antibiotics to treat the most severe E. coli infections. Their study, summarized in the Oct. 28 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, says the drug protected mice from potentially deadly and exceptionally potent injections of Shiga toxins produced by E...

Sweet and Sour Bambi?

Posted on October 27, 2008
Health officials in suburban Buffalo, N.Y., are expected to decide this week whether to permanently shut down a local Chinese restaurant where workers reportedly were butchering a deer in the kitchen. The China King restaurant in the Town of Hamburg has been closed since the incident happened late last week...

Two children hospitalized in Iowa with HUS

Posted on October 24, 2008
A 7-year-old girl from southeastern Iowa and a 5-year-old boy from neighboring Illinois have been hospitalized with complications from E. coli 0157:H7. The two children are among four people in the area who have confirmed cases of E. coli infection. Health officials in both states have not determined the source of the illnesses...

Colorado E. coli Outbreak Sickens 14 People

Posted on October 23, 2008
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is investigating an E. coli outbreak that has been associated with a Jimmy John’s in Boulder, Colorado. Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) began investigating the Colorado E. coli outbreak in September when 7 students and a sorority adviser at the University of Colorado at Boulder became ill...

Four E. coli cases confirmed in Iowa, Illinois

Posted on October 22, 2008
Health officials in southeast Iowa and neighboring Illinois have confirmed four cases of E. coli O157:H7, with the latest case confirmed by the Hancock County Health Department in Illinois on Thursday. Health officials have not determined the source of the illnesses...

USDA Should Prohibit Use of Distillers' Grain as Cattle Feed

Posted on October 20, 2008
A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study has shown “conclusively that there is a link between distillers’ grain [ethanol by-product] and the prevalence of E. coli,” according to University of Minnesota associate professor Francisco Diez, who was interviewed by Minnesota Public Radio for a report on the USDA study...

Snohomish County E. coli Cases May be Connected

Posted on October 20, 2008
Snohomish County health officials are investigating at least 6 cases of E. coli that may be related. According to the Seattle Times: Dr. Gary Goldbaum says that while at least six cases have been confirmed, health officials still don't know what caused people to become ill...

Vermont Hamburger Recall Prompted by E. coli Outbreak

Posted on October 17, 2008
Vermont Livestock, Slaughter and Processing Co., LLC, a Ferrisburg, Vermont firm, has recalled approximately 2,758 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with O157:H7www.pritzkerlaw.com/escherichia-coli-O157/. Vermont health officials have confirmed 10 cases of E...

IHOP Salmonella Outbreak Update

Posted on October 16, 2008
Our law firm is representing several victims of a Texas Salmonella outbreak linked to The International House of Pancakes (IHOP) on Western Street in Amarillo, Texas. Health officials have linked 25 cases of Salmonella poisoning to a September IHOP Salmonella outbreak and more than 100 to a June IHOP Salmonella outbreak...

Vermont E. coli Outbreak Linked to Ground Beef Served at Restaurants

Posted on October 16, 2008
Eight Vermont E. coli O157:H7 cases have been linked to ground beef served at three Vermont restaurants, according to the Vermont Department of Health. These eight confirmed cases — including a child who was hospitalized, but has been released — had E...

Update to E. coli Outbreak Associated with Aunt Mid's Lettuce

Posted on October 15, 2008
The Michigan Department of Community Health has provided a nice summary of the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that has been associated with iceberg lettuce distributed by Aunt Mid’s Produce Company. Below is the information from the MDCH. 1...

E. coli Takes the Lives of Two Children in Kansas

Posted on October 14, 2008
Two children in Kansas have died from E. coli infections. According to the Kansas Department of Health, the E. coli deaths are not related, and health officials have not determined the source of either E. coli infection. According to a KSN-TV: It is not known how 18-month-old Tanner Strickland, of Liberal, who passed away Wednesday, contracted the bacteria...

Aunt Mid's Lettuce Came from California

Posted on October 10, 2008
Not surprisingly, Michigan agriculture officials have determined that iceberg lettuce associated with an E. coli outbreak that has sickened people in Michigan, Illinois, Ohio and Canada came from California, which produces the majority of the commercial lettuce in the United States...

Young Victim of Oklahoma E. coli O111 Outbreak Recovering

Posted on October 08, 2008
A 20-month-old little girl is recovering from hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), an illness she developed after contracting an E. coli O111 infection. She stayed in the hospital for 12 days and needed dialysis treatment to get her kidneys working again...

Meat Served at Forest Ranch Fundraiser Tests Positive for E. coli O157:H7

Posted on October 07, 2008
Butte County Public Health continues its investigation of a California E. coli 0157:H7 outbreak that sickened at least twenty-seven people. The outbreak occurred among attendees of an event held in the community of Forest Ranch on September 6. The event was a fundraiser for the Forest Ranch Volunteer Fire Department...

Source of Amarillo, Texas IHOP Salmonella Outbreak Found: Pritzker Law Firm Representing Victims

Posted on October 07, 2008
Health officials have found the source of the Amarillo, Texas IHOP Salmonella outbreak, the warming bath that the restaurant used to keep the syrup warm. Health officials found the outbreak-strain of Salmonella in a culture taken from the warming bath...

Michigan E. coli: Evidence and Liability

Posted on October 06, 2008
The Michigan E. coli O157:H7 outbreak associated with iceberg lettuce distributed by Aunt Mid’s Produce Company has sickened at least 34 people. At least 6 people in Illinois have also been sickened in this outbreak. According to the Michigan Department of Community Health, some of the Michigan cases consumed shredded or chopped iceberg lettuce in restaurants or institutions purchased from Aunt Mid's Produce Company, a Detroit-based wholesale distributor...

University of Colorado E. coli Outbreak

Posted on October 02, 2008
Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) is investigating an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that has sickened at least eight people, seven of them students at the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU). The investigation began September 23rd. Health officials have not determined the source of the outbreak, but initial investigations indicate that on-campus dining is not related to the illness...

Illinois E. coli O157:H7 Cases Associated with Aunt Mid's Produce Company

Posted on September 30, 2008
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has identified Aunt Mid’s Produce Company as the distributor of iceberg lettuce consumed by six Illinois residents during late August to mid-September who have been diagnosed with E coli 0157. The Michigan Department of Community Health has also identified Aunt Mid’s Produce Company as one of the wholesale processors who sold institutional-sized iceberg lettuce to establishments which served 26 people who were diagnosed with the same strain of E coli...

Aunt Mid's Lettuce Associated with Multi-State Outbreak

Posted on September 27, 2008
Health officials have associated cases of E. coli O157:H7 with bagged, industrial-sized packages of iceberg lettuce sold to restaurants and institutions by Aunt Mid's Produce Company, a Detroit-based wholesale distributor. Health officials have indicated that additional distributors may be involved in this E...

24 Michigan E. coli Cases Linked to Cases in Illinois, New York, Ohio and Oregon

Posted on September 26, 2008
Seven MSU E. coli O157:H7 cases have been linked by genetic testing to 17 additional cases of E. coli throughout the state of Michigan. The Michigan E. coli cases are located as follows: 7 students at MSU 3 students at Michigan University 5 inmates at Lenawee County Jail 3 people in Macomb County 2 people in Wayne County 2 people in Kent County 1 person in St...

Aurora, Colorado Home Daycare Associated with E. coli Death and Illness

Posted on September 26, 2008
Last week a 3-year-old boy from Aurora, Colorado died after contracting an E. coli infection. The boy attended an unlicensed home daycare center in Aurora, Colorado. Health officials have focused their investigation on the home daycare center, which has been closed...

Six-Year-Old E. coli Victim Fighing For Her Life

Posted on September 24, 2008
The E. coli outbreak associated with a barbecue benefit for volunteer firefighters in Forest Ranch, California has sickened at least 21 people, according to health officials. Four people were hospitalized, one of them a six-year-old girl. This little girl is fighting for her life at the U...

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