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USA – E.coli Outbreak at a School?

Posted on April 5, 2015 by | Leave a comment

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Silliman Institute in Clinton, Louisiana may have experienced an E. coli outbreak, according to WBRZ. The school has been closed since March 31, 2015 and will extend its Easter break through Monday, April 6, 2015. The statement on the school’s website states, “Silliman is closed Tuesday, March 31st and Wednesday, April 1st to extend the Easter break that is scheduled for Thursday, April 2nd through Monday, April 6th. We will resume regular schedule Tuesday, April 7th unless otherwise notified.”

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USA – E.coli Outbreak – Source Unknown

Posted on March 4, 2015 by | Leave a comment

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An E. coli outbreak has sickened at least six children in Lodi, California. The children all attend the same elementary school, but the principal says health officials have ruled out the school as the source of the outbreak.
Two of the children in the same class have confirmed cases of E.coli poisoning , one of them, a second grader, was hospitalized. The school has done a thorough cleaning of affected classrooms and health investigators say no E.coli bacteria was found in the cafeteria.

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USA – E.coli Outbreak -Was it Raw Milk?

Posted on September 30, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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The five Kentucky children hospitalized in an E. coli outbreak earlier this month all consumed milk from the same raw milk dairy, according to multiple reports and the mother of one of the sickened children.

The Kentucky Department for Public Health has not announced the source of the outbreak. Microbial testing of animals, milk samples, and environmental samples from the dairy in question came back negative for E. coli.

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UK – Scottish Hydro Outbreak – Under Cooked Burgers – Nursery E.coli Outbreak

Posted on July 4, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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An E coli outbreak at the SSE Hydro arena affecting 22 people was due to “under-cooking” of beef burgers at the venue, a report has found.

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Two children are in hospital after a suspected E. coli outbreak at a nursery in Cheshire.

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USA – E.coli Outbreak Investigations Include Ice Tea

Posted on June 3, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Public health officials are investigating iced tea among other menu items at a Stephens County barbecue restaurant as the possible source of a major E. coli outbreak that has sickened as many as 18 people.

Eleven people have been confirmed to have E. coli infection, and seven others are probable cases, though their illness has not been confirmed by lab results, state officials say.

There have been no other infections reported since May 8.

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Central America – 4 Dead E.coli Outbreak

Posted on April 12, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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At least 96 people have been hospitalized and 4 have died in an E. coli outbreak in Guatemala linked to fresh produce.

The outbreak, which has affected residents of the town of Santo Domingo Xenacoj in South Central Guatemala, is thought to have originated with contaminated fruits and vegetables, reported the Associated Press Thursday.

A male resident of the town reported that two of his children, ages 9 and 12, had died in the outbreak, according to AP.

Specimen taken from the four victims who died linked their deaths to E. coli, said health officials.

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Canada – KFC – Taco Bell Lettuce – E.coli

Posted on January 12, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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The source of an E.coli outbreak that has sickened at least 16 people in Canada was lettuce served at Taco Bell and KFC restaurants, health officials in New Brunswick have discovered.  The outbreak affected three provinces: New Brunswick, where six people became ill and Nova Scotia and Ontario which each had five cases.

“Based on the information we have collected and shared with other provinces, we believe that lettuce has been a common food source among cases,” said Dr. Eilish Cleary, New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health. “Since lettuce has a limited shelf life, it is highly unlikely that some from the affected lots remain in restaurants.”

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USA – E.coli O157 – Outbreak in Leafy Greens

Posted on January 9, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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 E.coli outbreak likely caused by leafy greens has sickened five people in Hamilton County, Ohio, Food Poisoning Bulletin has learned. The outbreak was confirmed this morning by  Mike Samet, a public information officer, for the county’s public health department.

There are five confirmed cases and one probable case of  E.coli 0157:H7 infection which were likely caused by tainted leafy greens, he said. The case patients, four females and two males,  range in age from 12 to 83 and first showed signs of illness from December 10 to December 15, 2012

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Northern Irelands Biggest Ever E.coli Outbreak.

Posted on October 22, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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At least 269 people are suspected to have fallen ill in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 after eating at a restaurant in Belfast, Northern Ireland’s Public Health Agency announced on Sunday. This is by far the largest E. coli outbreak in the nation’s history.

The number ill consist of 90 laboratory-confirmed cases and another 179 probable cases. Probable cases are those with exposure and corresponding symptoms, but who have not been tested for E. coli infection in a clinical laboratory.

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Northern Ireland Public Health – E.coli Outbreak Belfast

Posted on October 16, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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E. coli outbreak in Belfast is ‘a major crisis’ says PHA

 The outbreak has been linked to An E. coli outbreak linked to a Belfast restaurant has been described as “major public health crisis” by Northern Ireland’s Public Health Agency (PHA).

The PHA said there are now 20 confirmed cases and 118 suspected cases of food poisoning following an investigation at Flicks restaurant at Cityside Mall.

Six people have been hospitalised since the start of the outbreak, but most have since been discharged.

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