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Sea Food Outbreak in New York
Seafood illnessThe outbreak started in 1980 through 1994. 3959 illnesses, 76 hospitalizations, and 4 deaths during this period.
The shellfish and finfish was the main food source it was contaminated with Norwalk virus and scombrotoxinNorwalk virus accounted for 42% of outbreaks and 42% of illnesses, and scombrotoxin accounted for 44% of outbreaks and 19% of illnesses. and 3 deaths were from Clostridium botulinum; the remaining death was caused by Vibrio vulnificus. -
Salad Bar Contamination
Salmonellosis A community in Oregon had an outbreak of Salmonellosis from salad bars at a local restuarant . A total of 751 people with Salmonella gastroenteritis associated with
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Listeriosis Outbreak
142 cases of human listeriosis linked to eating soft, Mexican-style cheese in Los Angeles County. 93 of those infections 65.5 percent are struck pregnant women or their offspring. The other 49 cases 34.5 percent, were non-pregnant adults. 28 died, including 10 newborns and 18 adults. There were also 20 miscarriages.
Jalisco’s used both raw and pasteurized milk in its product. -
E.Coli Outbreak Jack In The Box
708 people are known to have become infected with the Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacterium in restauarant locations Seattle, California, Idaho, Texas and Nevada,
171 people required hospitalization. 45 of the infected children required hospitalization, of which 38 suffered serious kidney problems and 21 required dialysis -
Frozen Strawberry Scare
Hepatitis A Associated with Consumption of Frozen Strawberries in Michiagan.260 students and faculty to fall ill with the disease. -
E.Coli at Sizzler
49 people ill, including 26 children.
One 3-year-old girl had died from E. coli complications.
located in Milwaukee.
Officials believe contaminated watermelon at the Milwaukee Sizzler’s salad bar may be connected to the outbreak. Two meat samples from that restaurant have tested positive for E. coli -
Taco Bell
71 people with illness associated with the Taco Bell restaurant outbreak have been reported to CDC from 5 states: New Jersey (33), New York (22), Pennsylvania (13), Delaware (2), and South Carolina (1). Ecoli was in the lettcue, chedder cheese, and ground beef
53 (75%) were hospitalized and 8 (11%) developed a type of kidney failure called hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). -
Peanut Butter Cause Salmonella
nine victims who died in the 2008-2009 Salmonella peanut butter outbreak that sickened at least 714 Americans across 46 states. The outbreak, one of the deadliest and widespread in U.S. history, resulted in recalls of 3,913 different products made by 361 companies -
Cargill Ground Turkey Causes Salmonella
36 million pounds of ground turkey products that may be contaminated with a multi-drug resistant strain of Salmonella.
at least 76 illnesses across the United States and one death in California.At least 77 illnesses in 26 states, beginning as early as March, have been reported to be the same strain of resistant Salmonella. -
Caramel Apples Listeria Outbreak
5 Deaths, 28 Illnesses in Multi-State Listeria Outbreak Linked to Caramel Apples. Nine illnesses have been associated with a pregnancy (occurred in a pregnant woman or her newborn infant). No miscarriages or fetal losses have been reported
