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The Ottawa County Department of Public Health is alerting the public to increasing cases of shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) infections in the community. The Department is currently monitoring 9 cases of STEC, which is significantly higher than the typical number of cases reported at this time of the year. The Department is working with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to investigate possible links between the cases. Four of the 9 cases have been hospitalized for their symptoms.
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| Date Posted |
Ref | Pathogen or Cause of Illness |
Product(s) Linked to Illnesses (if any) |
Total Case Count |
Status |
| 8/3/
2022 |
1080 | Cyclospora | Not Yet Identified | 6 | Active |
| 7/27/
2022 |
1084 | Cyclospora | Not Yet Identified | 77 | Active |
| 6/29/
2022 |
1076 | Not Yet Identified | Frozen Food | See Outbreak Advisory |
Active |
| 6/22/
2022 |
1075 | Salmonella Braenderup |
Not Yet Identified | 74 | Active |
| 6/22/
2022 |
1072 | Salmonella Paratyphi B var. L(+) tartrate+ |
Not Identified | 14 | Closed |
| 6/15/
2022 |
1070 | Listeria monocytogenes |
Not Identified | 12 | Closed |
| 6/8/
2022 |
1068 | E. coli O157:H7 |
Not Identified | 10 | Closed |
| 6/1/
2022 |
1066 | Hepatitis A Virus | Strawberries | See Outbreak Advisory |
Active |
| 5/25/
2022 |
1067 | Salmonella Senftenberg |
Peanut Butter | See Outbreak Advisory | Closed |
| 4/20/
2022 |
1064 | Not Yet Identified |
Dry Cereal | 558 adverse event reports |
Active |
| 4/13/
2022 |
1057 | Listeria monocytogenes |
Ice Cream | See Outbreak Advisory | Active |
| 3/30/
2022 |
1060 | None Identified |
Meal Replacement Drink |
6 adverse event reports |
Closed |
| 3/16/
2022 |
1055 | Salmonella Saintpaul |
Not Identified | 60 | Closed |
| 2/17/
2022 |
1056 | Cronobacter sakazakii |
Powdered Infant Formula |
See Advisory |
Active (IMG) |
| 2/9/
2022 |
1040 | Listeria monocytogenes |
Not Identified | 20 | Closed |
| 2/2/
2022 |
1054 | Enteroinvasive E. coli O143:H26 |
Not Identified |
16 | Closed |
| 1/10/
2022 |
1050 | E. coli O121:H19 |
Romaine | 4 | Closed |
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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is today (August 8) investigating two suspected food poisoning clusters affecting 18 persons, and reminded the public to maintain personal, food and environmental hygiene to prevent food-borne diseases.
The first cluster involved four males and four females, aged seven to 44, who developed abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and fever about 4.5 to 28.5 hours after consuming takeaway food purchased from a restaurant in Sai Kung on July 30.
The second cluster involved six males and four females, aged five to 71, who developed similar symptoms about 8.5 to 36.5 hours after consuming takeaway food provided by the same restaurant on the same day.
Seven of the affected persons sought medical advice and one of whom required hospitalisation. All of them are in stable condition.
To prevent food-borne diseases, members of the public are reminded to maintain personal, food and environmental hygiene at all times. When dining out:
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The Centre for Health Protection has announced that it is investigating two suspected food poisoning cases involving a total of 18 people. On 30 July they all experienced abdominal pain after eating takeaway food purchased from Juyouzhan Restaurant 聚友棧, G/F, No. 1, Sai Kung Main Street, Sai Kung including curry fish balls, pork skin and fried siu mai. Symptoms included nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and fever, and seven people sought medical attention, with one admitted to hospital. All are now in stable condition.
One case involved four males and four females, aged between 7 and 44; another case involved six males and 5 females, aged between 5 and 71.
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Fourteen members of a children’s club were taken to hospital on Aug. 9 during a visit to a swimming pool in Sammu, Chiba Prefecture, in a suspected case of mass food poisoning.
Chiba Prefectural Police’s Sammu Police Station explained that about 50 children were on the children’s club visit to Hasunuma Water Garden in the city. At least 19 members began to complain that they felt sick about an hour after they ate lunch at around noon. They had eaten rice balls that had been made that morning. The rice balls were apparently not chilled after being made, leading police to suspect food poisoning.
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ROME, AUG 8 – Some 17 Belgian boy scouts suffered food poisoning after eating fish in a restaurant in Monza Saturday night, the Eco di Bergamo newspaper reported Monday.
The youths, aged 12 to 20, all from Antwerp, had symptoms including fainting, vomiting, dizziness and pallor, and were taken from the iconic Bergamo Alta (Upper Bergamo), where they had travelled Sunday morning, to three hospitals in the Lombardy city.
They said their symptoms had already presented on the coach from Monza to Bergamo. (ANSA).
Matvælastofnun would like to point out to producers the importance of separating food on the one hand and animal by-products – ABP on the other, and that in all cases a business document must be included when ABP is delivered from an establishment. Particular attention is drawn to the fact that containers and vessels must be marked as ABP and specify the risk category, and it is not permitted to use the same container or vessel for food that has been used for ABP. Food companies are not allowed to receive ABP unless they have a license and completely separate production lines where cross-contamination is not possible.
You can access the business document at the following URL:
https://www.mast.is/is/annad/aukaafurdir-dyra/aukaafurdir-dyra#formal-skjol
The CDC and FDA report since the last update on July 13, 2022, two more illnesses have been reported. As of August 2, 2022, a total of 25 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from 11 states. Thirteen sick people are residents of Florida and ten reported traveling to Florida before getting sick. Illnesses started on dates ranging from January 24, 2021, to June 24, 2022.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) collected samples of ice cream and environmental samples from the ice cream production area at the Big Olaf Creamery facility in Sarasota, Florida. FDACS also performed whole genome sequencing on these samples and the Florida Department of Health identified the outbreak strain in the samples collected from the ice cream and the environment.
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