The CDC reports: Shigellosis is a nationally notifiable diarrheal illness caused by gram-negative bacteria. Shigella infection is spread through fecal-oral transmission and sexual contact. Although most infections are self-limited, antibiotics are indicated for severe illness or to reduce transmission in settings with high risk for spread. Since 2015, a growing proportion of cases has been caused by […]
Listeria Outbreak linked to Boar’s Head Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data show that Boar’s Head meats, including Boar’s Head brand liverwurst, were contaminated with Listeria, and have resulted in 59 reported illnesses. All 59 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been hospitalized with 10 deaths reported. States where illnesses have been reported include Arizona 1, […]
https://www.marlerblog.com/files/2024/11/05771__LACL160621_PFLD_14005345.pdf As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Wyoming 5, Wisconsin 1, Washington 1, Utah 7, Oregon 1, New Mexico 5, Nebraska 12, Montana 17, Missouri 8, Michigan 2, Kansas 1, Iowa 1, Colorado 29 Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept […]
I have been searching for things positive today. Here is one. My grandfather, Lawrence, bought this Ford tractor new in 1940 and used it on his farm until the 1970’s when he died of lung cancer – likely acquired during his decades of working in the lead mines between farming and raising eight kids – […]
I tried to avoid politics today until folks started talking about it on Food Safety Sites. My Comment: “Right now I am processing how a person with multiple marriages, multiple affairs, multiple bankruptcies, multiple indictments, multiple convictions and multiple impeachments will soon have access to our nuclear codes. Food Safety is not on my mind […]
As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept 27, 2024, to October 16, 2024. Of 83 people with information available, 27 have been hospitalized,and 2 people developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a serious condition that can cause kidney […]
NCBI Cluster PDS000185351.39 67 isolates 61 clinical, 1 ham, 5 liverwurst Ham is 1 to 4 SNPs from clinicals Liverwurst is 0 to 8 SNPs from clinicals 61 Clinicals: Distance between clinical isolates: minimum = 0 SNPs, maximum = 6 SNPs, average = 1 SNPs WGS date range: 2024-06-10 to 2024-10-03 September 25, 2024. Since the […]
As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Wyoming 5, Wisconsin 1, Washington 1, Utah 7, Oregon 1, New Mexico 5, Nebraska 12, Montana 17, Missouri 8, Michigan 2, Kansas 1, Iowa 1, Colorado 29 Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept […]
Listeria Outbreak linked to Boar’s Head Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data show that Boar’s Head meats, including Boar’s Head brand liverwurst, were contaminated with Listeria, and have resulted in 59 reported illnesses. All 59 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been hospitalized with 10 deaths reported. States where illnesses have been reported include Arizona […]
As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Wyoming 5, Wisconsin 1, Washington 1, Utah 7, Oregon 1, New Mexico 5, Nebraska 12, Montana 17, Missouri 8, Michigan 2, Kansas 1, Iowa 1, Colorado 29 Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept […]
As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Wyoming 5, Wisconsin 1, Washington 1, Utah 7, Oregon 1, New Mexico 5, Nebraska 12, Montana 17, Missouri 8, Michigan 2, Kansas 1, Iowa 1, Colorado 29 Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept […]
E. coli is an archetypal commensal bacterial species that lives in mammalian intestines. E. coli O157:H7 is one of thousands of serotypes Escherichia coli.[1] The combination of letters and numbers in the name of the E. coli O157:H7 refers to the specific antigens (proteins which provoke an antibody response) found on the body and tail or flagellum[2]respectively and distinguish it from other […]
I am reminded of my dad the marine who died over 12 years ago of natural causes. A death by a McDonalds’ quarter pounder is not the way it should have been.
Bill Marler, food safety advocate and foodborne illness attorney since 1993, whose Seattle law firm, Marler Clark’s work was recently profiled in the Netflix documentary “Poisoned,” The Dirty Truth about your Food, is calling on McDonalds to pay the medical bills and lost wages of the victims of the E. coli outbreak in the United States that has so far sickened 90, […]
As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Complaint – https://www.marlerblog.com/files/2024/10/10.31.24-West-McDonalds-Complaint-Final-Conformed.pdf Wyoming 5, Wisconsin 1, Washington 1, Utah 7, Oregon 1, New Mexico 5, Nebraska 12, Montana 17, Missouri 8, Michigan 2, Kansas 1, Iowa 1, Colorado 29 Illnesses started on dates […]
As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Wyoming 5Wisconsin 1Washington 1Utah 7Oregon 1New Mexico 5Nebraska 12Montana 17Missouri 8Michigan 2Kansas 1Iowa 1Colorado 29 Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept 27, 2024, to October 16, 2024. Of 83 people with information available, […]