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RASFF Alert – Norovirus – Live Oysters

Posted on January 18, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – norovirus (GII /2g) in live oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from France in Italy

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USA – Norovirus Outbreak at Boutwells Landing in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota

Posted on January 17, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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A norovirus outbreak has sickened dozens of residents at Boutwells Landing in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota. That is a senior living facility. The first illnesses were reported on January 4, 2019.

About 10% of the 600 residents and 15% of employees have been sickened, Campus Administrator Wendy Kingbay told the Minneapolis StarTribune. The outbreak has occurred at senior apartments, townhouses, and assisted living apartments.

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USA – Dozens sick after eating raw oysters; Hog Island Oysters subject to recall

Posted on January 16, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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California officials have closed some commercial shellfish farming areas while they investigate an outbreak of norovirus that has sickened at least 44 people who reported eating raw oysters from Hog Island Oysters.

The company agreed to recall its “Sweetwater” and “Atlantic” oysters from a total of more than 40 restaurants and retailers in California, according to a notice posted by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The company did not appear to have any information about the recall or illnesses on its website as of last night. 

A spokesperson for the CDPH told Food Safety News that the source of the highly contagious norovirus had not been determined as of yesterday afternoon. It has, however, been confirmed that norovirus is responsible for the illnesses, as opposed to other foodborne pathogens. 

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USA – Royal Caribbean Norovirus Outbreak Sickens 475 Passengers

Posted on January 14, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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Norovirus outbreaks increase during the winter months because more people are together indoors. But some venues, such as nursing homes, schools, and cruise ships, can be struck by this virus at any time. A Norovirus outbreak on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship has sickened 475 passengers.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 129,678 passengers were sickened on cruise ships from 2008 to 2014. That seems like a large number, but just 10% of those illnesses were norovirus. And the number of people on those cruses was 74,000,000

 

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USA – Public Health Alert Concerning a Possible Hepatitis A Contamination of Bauer’s Candies’ Modjeskas

Posted on January 11, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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The FDA is alerting consumers to possible hepatitis A contamination of Bauer’s Candies Modjeskas, an individually wrapped marshmallow candy dipped in chocolate or caramel. We are advising consumers not to eat and to throw away any Bauer’s Candies Chocolate or Caramel Modjeskas, purchased after November 14, 2018 because a worker in the facility tested positive for hepatitis A.

 

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USA- Oasis of the Seas: 277 sickened on cruise, voyage cut short – Norovirus?

Posted on January 11, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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Health officials are reporting some 277 passengers and crew onboard Royal Caribbean’s vessel, Oasis of the Seas, have fell ill with vomiting being the predominant symptom.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 266 of 6,285 (4.23%) passengers and 11 of 2,169 (0.51%) crew were sickened.

While media reports state the cause of the outbreak as Norovirus, CDC officials report the causative agent as being “unknown” as of Jan. 10.

The ship left left Port Canaveral on a seven-day Western Caribbean cruise on Sunday. The ship will return to Port Canaveral on Saturday, one day ahead of schedule.

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USA – Possible Hepatitis A Exposure at On the Border Grill inn Jonesboro, Arkansas

Posted on January 7, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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The Arkansas Department of Health is warning consumers that there is a possible hepatitis A exposure at the On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantino at 2324 Red Wolf Boulevard in Jonesboro. Anyone who ate there between December 13 and December 17, 2018 may have been exposed to the pathogenic virus.

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USA – Outback Steakhouse Rivergate Employee in Nashville Diagnosed With Hepatitis A

Posted on January 4, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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An employee at the Outback Steakhouse Restaurant Rivergate at 1560 Gallatin Pike North in Madison, Tennessee has been diagnosed with acute hepatitis A. That person worked at the restaurant while he had symptoms December 22 to December 24, 2018. The Metro Public Health Department announced this in a press release. Madison is near Nashville.

A special clinic to offer free vaccinations will be open at the Lentz Public Health Center at 2500 Charlotte Avenue in Nashville to anyone who dined at that location on those dates. You have until January 7, 2019 to be vaccinated. The clinic hours will be January 3 from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm; January 8 from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm; January 5 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, and January 7 from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

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RASFF Alert -Foodborne Outbreak – Norovirus in live oysters

Posted on January 4, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF-foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by norovirus in live oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from Ireland, purified in United Kingdom in the UK

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UK – Food safety experts warn fruit and vegetables sold in British shops could contain potentially deadly Norovirus

Posted on December 19, 2018 by | Leave a comment

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Fruit and vegetables being sold in British supermarkets have been found to contain norovirus, food safety experts have announced.

The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) researchers discovered that one lettuce in every 20 contained the vomiting virus.

The bug, spread by human waste, was also detected in one in every 27 bags of frozen raspberries.

“Norovirus is the commonest cause of gastrointestinal disease in the UK causing millions of cases annually,” said the researchers, who added that their findings indicated serious negligence by food suppliers and retailers.

“One should not expect to find a norovirus in one’s lettuce or raspberry,” scientists told The Sunday Times.

“When the virus is detected it is clear that guidance [on food hygiene] is not being adhered to and that in consequence the pathogen is entering the food supply chain.”

The researchers tested 568 lettuces, which had been mostly grown in Britain, and found norovirus in 30 of them.

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