Forty-four young people were taken to hospital on Monday following a suspected food poisoning outbreak at a Jockey Club camp in Tai Po.
An organiser said the group, aged 11 to 18, were suffering from diarrhoea and vomiting.
The children had been camping at the Hong Kong Award for Young People Jockey Club Duke of Edinburgh Training Camp in Lam Tsuen since Saturday, the organiser said.
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KHOST, Afghanistan, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — At least 200 people were sickened in food poisoning in east Afghanistan’s Khost province, an official said on Monday.
The incident occurred in Satkai village of Zazai Maidan district on Sunday evening when the villagers attended a charity meal, and all the victims had been taken to nearby hospitals and clinics, said provincial police spokesman Mustaghfar Garbaz.
Without providing more details, the official added that further investigations were underway.
In the meantime, villager and eyewitness Tahir Azimi claimed that around 400 people were sick with the charity meal.
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GUJRANWALA: About 100 workers fell ill after eating food from a factory in the Alipur Chatha on Friday.
The condition of 10 workers is said to be critical.
The incident happened in the plywood and chipboard manufacturing factory located on the Gujranwala Road. The condition of the workers deteriorated after having breakfast in the morning.
After having breakfast, about 100 workers fell ill. After their condition deteriorated, they were transferred to different hospitals where doctors diagnosed food poisoning.
The Alipur Chatha Rural Health Centre confirmed food poisoning. The assistant commissioner reviewed the situation while a committee was formed to probe the incident. After the patients were shifted to various hospitals across the region, emergency has been declared in hospitals.
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Taipei, Aug. 5 (CNA) A Vietnamese-French sandwich stand at a traditional market in Taoyuan’s Zhongli District was forced to suspend operations Friday, after scores of its customers reported illnesses from suspected food poisoning, according to local authorities.
An inspection of the street vendor’s premises on Thursday identified 14 issues, including the temperature of the freezer, which was too high to keep food fresh, according to a press release from the city’s Department of Public Health on Friday.
In addition, there were vectors at the site, and the food ingredients were not properly covered or elevated above ground, the public health office said.
As of noon Saturday, 340 people had reported symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting and fever after eating sandwiches purchased at the stand on Wednesday, the department said, citing reports it had received from hospitals and individuals.
The department’s inspectors have collected samples of the sauces, fillings, and other food items at the Vietnamese-French sandwich stand, as well as knives, cutting boards, and other kitchenware, which will be tested to determine the cause of the suspected food poisoning, the health office said.
If pathogenic microorganisms are found and the matter is confirmed as a food poisoning case, the operators of the food stand may be subject to a fine of between NT$60,000 (US$1,894) and NT$200 million, in accordance with the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation, the office said.
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Almost 500 more people are sick in an outbreak of infections from the microscopic Cyclospora parasite. Sick people have been identified in 34 states.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting that there are now 1,063 patients identified as part of the outbreak. Of those with complete information available, 79 have been so sick they had to be admitted to hospitals. No one has died.
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This report describes two L. monocytogenes outbreak investigations that occurred in March and September of 2018 and that linked illness to a food premises located in an Ontario cancer centre. The cancer centre serves patients from across the province.
In Ontario, local public health agencies follow up with all reported laboratory-confirmed cases of listeriosis to identify possible sources of disease acquisition and to carry out investigations, including at suspected food premises. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is notified of any Listeria-positive food product collected in relation to a case. The CFIA traces Listeria-positive product through the food distribution system to identify the contamination source and ensure the implicated manufacturing facility implements corrective measures.
Outbreaks one and two each involved three outbreak-confirmed listeriosis cases. All six cases were considered genetically related by whole genome sequencing (WGS). In both outbreaks, outbreak-confirmed cases reported consuming meals at a food premises located in a cancer centre (food premises A) before illness onset. Various open deli meat samples and, in outbreak two, environmental swabs (primarily from the meat slicer) collected from food premises A were genetically related to the outbreak-confirmed cases. Food premises A closed as a result of the investigations.
When procuring on-site food premises, healthcare facilities and institutions serving individuals with immuno-compromising conditions should consider the potential health risk of foods available to their patient population.
TORONTO – Monitoring of related Listeria infections over multiple years has seen more than 80 cases and a dozen deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Michael Vasser, from the CDC, gave details about the reoccurring, emerging and persisting (REP) strain during a recent presentation at the International Association for Food Protection.
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Health officials unable to pinpoint food that has sickened more than 100 who ate at Ridgway’sTaco del GNAR
Three months after the first diner reported falling ill, federal and state health officials still haven’t pinpointed the source of contaminated food that has sickened more than 100 people who ate at Taco del GNAR in Ridgway.
Paul Galloway, a spokesman for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, said a total of 144 cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported thus far to the state involving Western Slope residents who did not travel internationally. Health officials have attempted to interview 143 people, with all but 10 of them reporting they ate at the Ridgway taco shop. Of the remaining 10, two said they didn’t eat at the restaurant, one wasn’t sure and seven couldn’t be reached for an interview, according to Galloway. He said the last known date someone ate at Taco del GNAR and contracted the parasite was June 10.
The number of people infected with the Cyclospora parasite is likely much higher than that reported by the state health department, because the confirmed cases reflect only those who have reported their symptoms to the state or sought medical treatment.
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Italian authorities have issued a warning after a young girl developed a serious condition after suffering an E. coli infection.
The Ministry of Health (Ministero della Salute) published a notice to consumers following a case of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) which has affected a child in Trentino. HUS is a severe complication associated with E. coli infections that causes kidney failure.
Local health authorities have taken steps to try and verify the source of infection. They identified a probable link to the consumption of cheese produced in a malga, which is an alpine hut, in Coredo. In late July, local officials said the girl was hospitalized.
A related Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) report shows Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O26 was detected in the cheese.
To protect public health, it was advised that anyone who had purchased dairy products from the implicated site, before July 14, should not consume them. Officials also added that raw milk products should not be given to children under 5 years of age or the elderly.
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A salmonella cluster in Wrexham has prompted an investigation to find the cause and prevent further cases.
Public Health Wales (PHW) is working with Wrexham council’s environmental health team and Betsi Cadwaladr health board to investigate.
PHW said the strain Salmonella Typhimurium can cause bloody diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach pain.
Most people who contract the bug usually recover but complications can occur among frail or very young people.
PHW has asked anyone who is worried about their health to call their GP or NHS Direct Wales on 111
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