Salmonella Africans outbreak – a rare strain
Salmonella Africans is a relatively rare strain, there are only 5 clusters in NCBI A very tight sub-cluster in a larger cluster Entire Cluster 267 Isolates (all clinical) Distance between isolates :...
View ArticleMore sick with rare strain of Salmonella – Africana – what is the source?
11 more, up to 135 in NCBI minimum = 0 SNPs, maximum = 6 SNPs, average = 1 SNPs Target creation date range : 2024-04-15 to 2024-05-24 Again, this is a relatively rare Salmonella, there are only 5...
View ArticleFDA on the hunt: Listeria and Salmonella Outbreaks
The FDA, and likely other states and the CDC are continuing to investigate both a Listeria outbreak that has sickened 2 and a Salmonella Africana outbreak that has now sickened 141.
View ArticleHave the CDC and FDA found cucumbers to be the source of the Salmonella...
Over the last weeks the FDA has been posting increasing numbers of illnesses linked to an unknown food product. As of last count there were at least 141 sickened, but that number is likely larger...
View ArticleFDA weighs in on Salmonella Cucumber Outbreak
Fresh Start Produce Sales, Inc. has recalled cucumbers grown in Florida and distributed to retail distribution centers, wholesalers, and food service distributors in AL, FL, GA, IL, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OH,...
View ArticleWhat’s up with Salmonella Braenderup?
As of June 4, a total of 162 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Africana have been reported from 25 states and the District of Columbia. Illnesses started on dates ranging from...
View ArticleSurprised Cucumbers have Salmonella – Do not be
In April 2013 the CDC and their state and local partners and the FDA, investigated an outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul Infections linked to consumption of imported cucumbers. In total, there were 84...
View ArticleWill the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture release the Salmonella test...
Yesterday the FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, announced that they are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Africana infections potentially linked to cucumbers....
View ArticleSalmonella Bareilly found in Cucumbers – what is link to Salmonella Africana...
The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, announced last week that they are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Africana infections potentially linked to cucumbers....
View ArticleSalmonella Cucumbers may have sickened nearly 400
The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Africana infections potentially linked to cucumbers. Based on epidemiological...
View ArticleFresh Start Produce – I would not claim that your cucumbers are not the cause...
I am lucky to have an epidemiologist on staff. Perhaps Fresh Start needs one too. Let me make a prediction, Fresh Start will eat its press release because the FDA will find more cucumbers that test...
View ArticleFDA, CDC and State Health Departments busy investigating Salmonella, Listeria...
Our public health heroes are a bit too busy I am afraid.
View ArticleMulti-strain Salmonella Outbreak linked to backyard Chickens
CDC and public health officials in several states are collecting different types of data to investigate multistate outbreaks of Salmonella Altona, Cerro, Indiana, Infantis, Johannesburg, Mbandaka, and...
View ArticleHow big will the Salmonella Cucumber Outbreak be? How many strains of...
It has been a few weeks since the CDC and FDA have updated this outbreak. The CDC and FDA have reported that epidemiologic data shows that cucumbers may be contaminated with Salmonella and may be...
View Article449 with Salmonella Africana and Braenderup linked to cucumbers
FDA’s traceback investigation identified Bedner Growers, Inc., in Florida as a supplier of cucumbers in this outbreak. This one grower does not account for all illnesses in this outbreak. FDA collected...
View ArticleShuttered IHOP linked to multi-state Gills Onion Salmonella Outbreak
Seattle King County Department of Public Health investigated an outbreak of salmonellosis (caused by Salmonella bacteria) associated with IHOP in Bellevue. The people who became sick reported eating a...
View ArticleMarler Clark investigates: Cucumber Salmonella Outbreak sickens 449
CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are collecting different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella...
View ArticleMarler Clark Salmonella Lawsuits
The Salmonella lawyers of Marler Clark have 30 years of experience working with clients on Salmonella outbreak lawsuits. Salmonella is one of the most common intestinal infections in the United States....
View ArticleFood Fight – Florida DOA calls out FDA on Cucumbers and Salmonella
Florida stands alone in criticism of FDA, CDC and 30 other states in determining the source of the outbreak. According to press reports, the Florida Department of Agriculture (FDOA) called the U.S....
View ArticleCalifornia Department of Public Health announces largest Salmonella (and...
At least 165 sick, 20 hospitalized, 40% five years of age or younger. In October 2023 I reported the following Salmonella outbreak linked to Raw Farm LLC raw milk: San Diego – 12 with Salmonella:...
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