Vibrio vulnificus, a microorganism that can lead to severe skin breakdown and ulcers, was detected in a recently deceased individual from Suffolk County. Following this discovery, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has addressed New Yorkers
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Salmonella outbreak linked to ShopRite ground beef declared over by CDC
The CDC has declared an outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul infections to be over with 18 people having been sickened.
Investigators linked the outbreak to ground beef sold at ShopRite stores in the Northeast, according to…
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak linked to ShopRite ground beef declared over by CDCFDA won’t say what brand of Pico de Gallo was source of Salmonella in outbreak
The FDA is reporting that Pico de Gallo was behind a Salmonella outbreak that sickened almost 40 people.
Although investigators identified the cause of the outbreak, the Food and Drug Administration is not reporting what…
Continue Reading FDA won’t say what brand of Pico de Gallo was source of Salmonella in outbreakNorway has two sick in Spanish botulism outbreak
Norway has reported two cases that are part of a botulism outbreak in Spain, bringing the number of people affected to 11.
There is a link between patients and different packaged brands of Spanish omelet…
Continue Reading Norway has two sick in Spanish botulism outbreakFederal and state officials confirm specific brand of ice cream matches outbreak patients
The Food and Drug Administration has confirmed that “On the Go” ice cream cups are behind foodborne illnesses.
The ice cream, made by Real Kosher Ice Cream of Brooklyn, NY, has been found to be…
Continue Reading Federal and state officials confirm specific brand of ice cream matches outbreak patientsLarge outbreak linked to school meals in Finland; hundreds sickened
More than 600 people have fallen ill in a suspected food poisoning outbreak at several schools in a Finnish city.
This past week, officials from the city of Mikkeli sent a questionnaire to parents of…
Continue Reading Large outbreak linked to school meals in Finland; hundreds sickenedCampylobacter outbreak linked to Kansas restaurant
Public health officials in Kansas have linked an outbreak of campylobacter infections to a restaurant.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department announced that the outbreak is associated…
Continue Reading Campylobacter outbreak linked to Kansas restaurantTwo outbreak investigations closed without source identified; one continues
The Food and Drug Administration has closed an investigation into an outbreak of infections from E. Coli O26 without having found the source of the pathogen.
The agency reports that the outbreak has ended with…
Continue Reading Two outbreak investigations closed without source identified; one continuesMore than 70 sick in UK from Cyclospora
More than 70 people have fallen sick in the United Kingdom with Cyclospora infections after visiting Mexico.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it has identified an increase of Cyclospora cayetanensis in travelers returning…
Continue Reading More than 70 sick in UK from CyclosporaOne dead in Austria as EU is hit by Salmonella outbreaks
Three Salmonella outbreaks in Austria have been linked to chicken meat from Poland.
A total of 27 people have fallen sick and one has died in the trio of Salmonella Enteritidis incidents.
Investigation of the…
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