April 2012

North and South Carolina, Tennessee and New York impacted.

Salmonella paratyphi B.pngThe Buncombe County Department of Health North Carolina reports that 5 more cases of Salmonella Paratyphi B were identified over the weekend, bringing the total to 34, as of Monday, April 30, 2012. The local health department is working with NC Department of Public Health, Center

The Buncombe County Department of Health is currently investigating an outbreak of Salmonella Paratyphi B infection in Buncombe County.

As of Friday morning, 29 possible cases have been identified and the source of contamination has not yet been confirmed.

And officials say it’s only going to get worse.

All cases appear to have been associated

Today the CDC announced that a total of 200 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Bareilly or Salmonella Nchanga have been reported from 21 states and the District of Columbia. All 200 cases are believed to be linked to sushi made with a raw yellowfin tuna product known as Nakaochi scrape.

190 persons

Following today’s expanded pet food recall by Diamond Pet Foods, the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is issuing a health alert urging consumers to use caution when handling pet foods.

Diamond Pet Food issued a recall on April 10, 2012 for a limited number of dry dog food bags. That recall was expanded today to

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains that “it is likely many more illnesses have occurred than those reported.” If applying a previous CDC estimated ratio of non-reported salmonellosis cases to reported cases (38.6), one would arrive at an estimated 6,176 illnesses from this outbreak. Voetsch, et al. (2004-04-15). “FoodNet Estimate of the

Salmonella-map.jpgA total of 116 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bareilly have been reported from 20 states and the District of Columbia.

The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Arkansas (1), Connecticut (5), District of Columbia (2), Florida (1), Georgia (5), Illinois (10), Louisiana (2), Maryland

Salmonella-map.jpgA total of 116 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bareilly have been reported from 20 states and the District of Columbia.

The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Arkansas (1), Connecticut (5), District of Columbia (2), Florida (1), Georgia (5), Illinois (10), Louisiana (2), Maryland

RenderImage.jpegDole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling 756 cases of DOLE(R) Seven Lettuces salad with Use-by Date of April 11, 2012, UPC code 71430 01057 and Product Codes 0577N089112A and 0577N089112B, due to a possible health risk from Salmonella. Dole Fresh Vegetables is coordinating closely with regulatory officials. No illnesses have been reported in association with