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Possible HUS E. coli Cases in Huron County MI
4, September 2010
In Huron County, Michigan, E. coli 0157:H7 infections have been confirmed in three of five people suspected of falling ill to the pathogen very recently. A fourth person is awaiting lab results to confirm E. coli and a fifth…
Cargill Hamburger E. coli Recall and Outbreak
28, August 2010
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Two people from Maine and one from New York have confirmed E. coli 026 infections from identical bacteria and their illnesses have been convincingly associated with Cargill hamburger meat recalled by the company early today.
Indiana Child Sickened With E. coli HUS
14, July 2010
A 4-year-old girl who showed her first symptoms of an E. coli infection one day after attending animal exhibits at the Rush County Indiana Fair has developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and remains at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital in…
MN E. coli Milk Outbreak Grows by 3 Cases
12, June 2010
Minnesota Health officials investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to raw milk products from Hartmann dairy farm in Gibbon say three more illnesses have been associated with the outbreak.
A total of eight individuals from seven different…
Hartman Farm Milk Not Alone In E. coli Scrutiny
28, May 2010
Minnesota is not alone right now in warning consumers about E. coli in raw milk.
On Wednesday, Minnesota Department of Health announced an association between three and possibly four E. coli O157:H7 infections and raw milk from Hartmann…
E. coli HUS Lawsuits Should Look Long Term
27, May 2010
When you hear news this summer about E. coli outbreaks, they are probably talking about E. coli O157:H7. This type of E. coli can cause disease by making a toxin called Shiga toxin, the agent responsible for life-threatening
E. coli Trailed from Yuma to Wappingers Falls
20, May 2010
Wappingers Falls, New York, is near Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County — thousands of miles away from a farm in Yuma, Arizona, where a lettuce harvest triggered a multi-state outbreak of E. coli O145 that public health officials continue to…
Vancouver Daycare E. coli Claims Life of Toddler
10, April 2010
Health officials in Vancouver, Washington, have told news reporters that Dianne and Larry Fletch ran a daycare from inside their home without receiving any valid complaints since they started it in 1990.
But last month, a 4-year-old boy in the…
Maine E coli Victim Hires Food Safety Lawyers
30, November 2009
National food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen Attorneys has been retained to represent the family of a 5-year-old-year from Auburn, Maine who was hospitalized for three weeks with E. coli HUS as a result of eating ground beef…
Diagnosis of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
12, May 2007
To confirm the presence of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), there are several laboratory tests that can be performed. A complete blood count (CBC) positive for HUS could show decreased platelet count, rupture of red blood cells, hemolytic anemia or elevated…
