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Ground Beef is Source of Six-State E. coli Outbreak, Says CDC
E. coliGround beef is the source of an E. coli O103 outbreak that has sickened 109 people in six states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today. The news comes two weeks after state health officials in Kentucky first reported…
E. coli Outbreak Hits Georgia Hard, 17 Sick, 3 Hospitalized
E. coliA five-state E. coli O103 outbreak has hard hit Georgia where 17 people have been sickened and three have been hospitalized. So far, a total of 96 illnesses and 11 hospitalizations have been reported from Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee…
E. coli Outbreak Expands, Half of Those Sickened are Under 17
E. coliThe E. coli outbreak in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Ohio and Virginia has expanded to include 96 people, half of whom are under 17, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Health officials are still trying to determine…
Thogensen Raw Frozen Pet Food Recalled for Potential Listeria
ListeriaThogersen Family Farm of Stanwood, WA issued a recall for four varieties of raw frozen pet food on April 4, 2019, because of potential Listeria contamination. At the time of the recall, no illnesses had been reported. The recall includes…