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Yet another E. coli Outbreak in Children linked to Animal Exhibit – this time in Tennessee – Again

Bill Marler

The “farm days” event was held September 26–27 for pre-K, kindergarten, and 2nd gradestudents from Washington County, Bristol City (TN), Kingsport City, and Sullivan County school districts. School districts sent the survey during October 9 12 to parents of children in classes that participated in the animal exhibit. Front Vet Sci.

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CDC: Food Service Workers are a low, but not a no risk of Hepatitis A infection

Bill Marler

A survey of state health departments experiencing person-to-person hepatitis A outbreaks during 2016–2019 demonstrated that among almost 23,000 hepatitis A outbreak cases reported from states, <4% occurred among food handlers; secondary infections among patrons accounted for 0.2% Epidemiol Infect 1987;98:109–12. Favero MSBW.

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What is Salmonella and Salmonellosis

Bill Marler

12] Medical treatment is acutely important, though, if the patient becomes severely dehydrated or if the infection spreads from the intestines. 10(12): e0145416 [4] Besser JM. Salmonella, Non-Typhoidal Species (S. [9] “National Enteric Disease Surveillance: Salmonella Annual Report, 2016.”

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Here we go again – another Tennessee Petting Zoo E. coli Outbreak

Bill Marler

The case-control analysis included 12 ill camp attendees as case-patients and 58 healthy children identified from the camp attendee list as controls. PMID:19407735 Laughlin M, Gambino-Shirley K, Gacek P, et al. Notes from the field: outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 infections associated with goat dairy farm visits—Connecticut, 2016.

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PEW: 12 Charts Explore America’s Salmonella Problem—and Steps to Solve It Stronger rules for poultry would spur action on farms

Bill Marler

We write to supplement the November 12, 2021, letter with new research. The other arguments made against the Petition are no better than the inherency one[12]. 601(m)(1) and 21 U.S.C. § 453(g)(1) (hereinafter “Salmonella Petition” or “Petition”). In their newly published review paper[4], O’Bryan et al. Food Control. 132:108539.

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With a Salmonella Cantaloupe growing, what do you need to know?

Bill Marler

12] Medical treatment is acutely important, though, if the patient becomes severely dehydrated or if the infection spreads from the intestines. 10(12): e0145416 [4] Besser JM. Salmonella, Non-Typhoidal Species (S. [9] “National Enteric Disease Surveillance: Salmonella Annual Report, 2016.”

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What Parents need to know about E. coli induced HUS

Bill Marler

Only 10 of the 29 children were normal, 12 had hypertension, 3 had chronic renal failure and 4 had end stage renal disease (65.5%). link] [8] Makris, K., & Spanou, L. In the article by Gagnadouz, et al, (Clinical Nephrology, 1996) 29 children were evaluated 15-25 years after the acute phase of HUS. Dobilienė, D.,

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