October 18, 2021
An E. coli outbreak in west Kentucky has sickened 10 people, according to a WPSD news report. Two people have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a form of kidney failure associated with E. coli infections. Six people have been hospitalized.…
October 18, 2021
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Nassau County, NY has sickened at least 10 people, according to the Nassau County Department of Health. All of the illnesses have been reported this month. Contact the Pritzker Hageman Legionnaires’ Team Phone: 1-888-377-8900 | Text: 1-612-261-0856…
October 15, 2021
Twenty-six people are hospitalized and one person is dead in a hepatitis A outbreak linked to Famous Anthony’s restaurants in Virginia. Fatalities from hepatitis A are rare, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is the…
October 14, 2021
A fast-growing mystery Salmonella outbreak has sickened 592 people in 36 states, according to the latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Some illness clusters have been linked to restaurant food. Health officials are still working…
October 14, 2021
A Salmonella outbreak linked to breaded, stuffed chicken sold under the brand names Milford Valley, Dutch Farms, and Kirkwood has ended after sickening 36 people in 11 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Twelve people…
October 14, 2021
A woman died in a crash with a Hutchinson High School bus carrying a cross-country team in Carver County. The fatal crash happened Tuesday evening at the intersection of Highway 212 and County Road 31 near Norwood Young America. Ellen…
October 13, 2021
A hepatitis A outbreak linked Famous Anthony’s in Roanoke, VA includes at least 35 people, 20 have been hospitalized, according to the latest information from Dr. Cynthia Morrow, health director for the Roanoke & Alleghany Health Districts. And those numbers…
October 12, 2021
Although Americans consume millions of pounds of raw sprouts each year, many are unaware of the health risk they pose. The growing environment for sprouts – warm, humid air and rich soil, also provides ideal conditions for bacterial growth, so…
October 9, 2021
Seafood and sushi sold at restaurants and at Albertsons, Safeway, and Sprouts stores in Colorado is the source of a Salmonella Thompson outbreak that has sickened 102 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Although the…
October 9, 2021
Northeast Seafood Products of Denver has issued a seafood Salmonella recall in connection with a Salmonella Thompson outbreak that has sickened 102 people in 14 states. Consumers who have purchased these products should not eat them as Salmonella can cause…
October 9, 2021
Nick’s Famous Hickory Smoked Pork Bar-B-Q is being recalled for Listeria risk. The recall includes about 3,140 pounds of ready-to-eat smoked pork barbecue products distributed to institutions, including school locations in North Carolina. The frozen recalled hickory smoked pork barbecue…
October 9, 2021
Canned roast beef with gravy sold under a variety of brand names is being recalled for unsafe levels of lead. Consumers who have purchased these products should not eat them as there is no safe blood lead level in humans,…