Shigella Blog
A health warning was issued for Grayson county residents Friday after health officials and Sherman schools report an outbreak of a highly contagious disease.
Friday, Sherman ISD sent letters out to parents notifying them of a Shigella outbreak in three of their schools.
E.coli Blog
Tennessee health officials have given a raw-milk cow-share operation that has been linked to an E. coli O157:H7outbreak that has sickened 9 children — all of them under 7 years old — the green light to start offering its milk to its cow-share members again.
According to a Nov. 8 press release from the Knox County Health Department and the state’s eastern regional Health Department office, three of the infected children developed Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), a complication of a potentially fatal strain of E. coli that can lead to kidney failure and other serious health problems. However, due to patient-confidentiality laws, no information about the condition of the children can be made available.
E.coli Blog
The Allegheny County Health Department today reported the results of its investigation of E. coli O157:H7 cases involving employees and customers of The Porch restaurant in Oakland.
“There were 12 confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 and nine others with suggestive symptoms who could not be confirmed. We have been unable to pinpoint the source of the E. coli – whether it came from a particular food product, food handling or a combination of both,” said Health Director Dr. Karen Hacker.
