83 patients confirmed
83 patients confirmed
The outbreak began in 2023
The number of people in the United Kingdom infected by Shigella after going to Cape Verde has increased but no cases have been recorded in recent months.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is also monitoring three clusters of Salmonella infections associated with travel to Cape Verde.
UKHSA said the
A sample collected from an unopened 18-pound sealed bucket of requeson manufactured by Clover Hill Dairy LLC tested positive for Listeria.
Sources of the pathogens have not yet been identified
Two dairies have been implicated
Total Nutrition Inc. of Deer Park, NY, is expanding its recall of TNVitamins and Doctor's Pride Ultra Potent Complete Green Superfood Moringa Capsules due to the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
The products have been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella infections.
The recalled products were distributed
Officials in Paraguay have reported four confirmed cases of foodborne botulism.
The General Directorate of Health Surveillance (DGVS), part of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, said it is conducting an epidemiological and sanitary investigation.
All patients are adults and a link has been made to eating at
Majority of patients are children
Chicken salad has been found to be the source of Salmonella that sickened 320 inmates at a county jail in New York.
The incident is the second largest Salmonella outbreak in state history, according to Broome County Health Department Medical Director Dr. Lazarus Gehring. Out of 450 inmates at the
As of May 27 a total of 119 people infected with one of the outbreak strains of Salmonella have been reported from 36 states since the investigation began.
The Broome County Health Department in New York has determined that the illnesses impacting more than 300 people in the Broome County Correctional Facility is Salmonella infection.
The Broome County Sheriff's Office and the health department released a joint statement on May 27 confirming that "multiple test
The outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium has sickened 18 people
Over a quarter of people sickened in this outbreak are children younger than 5 years old
Italian officials suspect that a brand of olive and almond cream caused two cases of botulism.
In early May, two adult patients, part of the same family, were hospitalized because of suspected botulism with epidemiological investigations led by experts from the Toscana Centro local health authority (ASL).
A notice on
Local media said a shop that sold mainly chicken is implicated
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert regarding beef kofta products served at The Kebab Shop restaurant locations because they have been implicated in an outbreak of E. coli infections.
The beef kofta was produced as a raw ground beef product
Salmonella was found in a dust sample taken from a Laerco BV chicken coop and subsequent analysis revealed it was the same type detected in patients.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LAC DPH) is investigating a cluster of Brucella melitensis (brucellosis) infections among adults residing in South Los Angeles County.
Each confirmed case reported consuming unpasteurized cheese imported from Mexico, underscoring the serious health risks associated with raw or unpasteurized
California public health officials are working with local health departments and federal partners to investigate an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to beef kofta served at several California locations of The Kebab Shop restaurant chain.
The Kebab Shop has voluntarily paused sales of grilled beef kofta at all
In other outbreak news, the agency has initiated a foreign inspection in relation to an outbreak traced to cantaloupe
Officials say it is the largest wild mushroom outbreak in U.S. history.
Patients are mostly children aged 4 to 12
So far the outbreak is localized in Illinois
70 people from 25 states were confirmed as outbreak patients
A deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius in the South Atlantic is drawing renewed attention to rodent contamination as a serious food safety risk.
As of May 12, the outbreak aboard the vessel had been linked to 11 illnesses, including nine laboratory-confirmed hantavirus infections, with three deaths reported, according
No source has yet been identified but most cases were domestically acquired
Public health officials are investigating a Listeria outbreak linked to Daisy brand headcheese.
As of May 10, three people in Illinois were confirmed as outbreak victims. The outbreak is localized in Illinois and therefore state officials are taking the lead on the investigation.
The USDA’s Food Safety and
Officials in a Swedish region have received more than 300 reports of suspected food poisoning after eating at local restaurants.
Authorities in Lerum said the outbreak can be traced to two Gobi Sushi restaurants in Floda and Lerum. The outlets have been closed at the request of authorities since April
Local media in South Bend, IN, are reporting that almost two dozen inmates at a county jail are part of a Salmonella outbreak.
The 23 inmates at St. Joseph County Jail became ill on April 29 with symptoms including diarrhea, dehydration and fever. The jail’s medical staff determined