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E. coli in Lake Bemidji Infects Three Minnesotans
31, July 2010
The Minnesota Department of Health has linked three E. coli illness cases to the beach at Diamond Point Park in Bemidji.
All three of those who became ill from E. coli O157:H7 were hospitalized, and one person developed life-threatening…
E. coli Steak Recall Restaurant List Still Too Little, Too Late
7, January 2010
Applebee’s and Olive Garden have been added to the list of restaurants affected by a Dec. 24 recall of nearly 250,000 pounds of steaks, medallions and other beef products that may have been tainted with E. coli…
MN Petting Zoo E coli Sickens Boy
24, October 2009
A 3-year-old Minnesota boy was hospitalized this month with an E. coli O157:H7 infection that preliminary tests have traced to an apple orchard and petting zoo in the greater Twin Cities area.
The young victim developed a life-threatening complication…
Probe of E. coli in Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
18, June 2009
State and federal health investigators have obtained growing evidence of a possible E. coli O157:H7 outbreak associated with chocolate chip cookie dough, but no recalls of any brand, including Nestle Toll House, have been announced at this time.
But…
Revisiting E. coli Outbreaks of 2006
12, June 2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a retrospective report on the totality of foodborne illness outbreaks in 2006, the most recent year for which all the figures are available.
National food safety law firm…
British Group Warns Against Overuse of Antibiotics
19, November 2008
The emergence in England of an E. coli 026 bug that is resistant to families of antibiotics, including penicillins, has sparked new discussion about the heavy use of antibiotics on farms.
This week, ministers on a British government veterinary…
Tennessee Searching for Source of 2 E. coli Cases
12, November 2008
Health officials in Fayetteville, Tenn., are searching for the source of two confirmed E. coli O157:H7 cases in the surrounding Lincoln County area.
Shelley Walker, spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department…
Far-Flung E. coli Cases Share Same Fingerprint
10, November 2008
Health officials in Canada and the United States have discovered that five cases of E. coli O157:H7 in southern California, South Dakota and New Jersey carry the same genetic fingerprint as 21 confirmed E. coli cases in southeastern Ontario.>
The…
Petting Zoo Closes As Precaution Against E. coli
2, November 2008
Health officials in Beaufort County, N.C., are working with area schools and health care providers to identify and test for E. coli O157:H7 in school-age children after several cases were confirmed last week.
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E. coli in 8 Children Prompts Investigation in Colorado
2, November 2008
Laboratory testing has identified similarities in the specific strains of E. coli O157:H7 infections found in several of eight children who contracted the bacteria in the Evergreen mountain area of Colorado.
Jefferson County Department of Health and Environment (JCDHE) in…
