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Foodborne illness source attribution estimates for 2018 for Salmonella, E. coli O157, Listeria and Campylobacter are out

Bill Marler

The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) are out with their attribution (what foods are likely to be contaminated) for 2018. Here is the full report: P19-2018-report-TriAgency-508. Here is the Summary: Salmonella illnesses came from a wide variety of foods.

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Foodborne Illness costs the United States $17.6 billion yearly in 2018 dollars

Bill Marler

billion in 2018 dollars, holding the number of cases constant. From 2013 to 2018, inflation for the entire U.S. The cost of inpatient hospital services accounted for 74 percent of the inflation of medical care costs for foodborne illness between 2013 and 2018, ERS researchers found. billion in 2018 dollars).

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Settlement reached in Acute Kidney Failure case linked to 2017/2018 E. coli Outbreak

Bill Marler

Ultimately, the cluster included approximately 17 cases from ten states, all of whom had experienced an onset of symptoms from November 6, 2017, to January 9, 2018. . The Spring 2018 E. Almost all the confirmed cases in this outbreak, known by CDC Cluster Code 1804 MLEXH-1, occurred from March 13 through early May 2018. .

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Global Air Travel Capacity Set to Surpass Yearly Flight Figures in 2018 and 2019

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Travel offered to both corporate and leisure clients combined is set to surpass the annual travel capacity in 2018 and 2019, that is according to FCM Consulting’s Q4-2023* Quarterly Global Trends Report, citing data from Cirium.

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So, what’s the cause of the recent E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak?

Bill Marler

Romaine, 2018, 62 cases, 66% female. Romaine, 2018, 210 cases, 67% female. Ground beef, 2018, 18 cases, 33% female. Baby spinach, 2021, 15 cases, 80% female. Leafy greens, 2020, 40 cases, 60% female. Chopped salad kits, 2019, 10 cases, 60% female. Romaine, 2019, 167 cases, 64% female. Leafy greens, 2017, 25 cases, 67% female.

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The World’s Largest and Deadliest Listeria Outbreak is turning 4 in March

Bill Marler

In 2017 and 2018, the world’s largest and deadliest outbreak of listeriosis occurred in multiple provinces of South Africa, as seen in Figure 1. A total of 1,060 cases were reported during the outbreak period of January 11, 2017, to July 17, 2018 (Figure 2). BACKGROUND. CASE IDENTIFICATION AND MICROBIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION.

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Middle East Hotel Construction Pipeline Marks Highest Year-Over-Year Project Growth Since 2018

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The region boasts an impressive 11% year-over-year (YOY) increase in projects and a 2% YOY rise in rooms, marking the most substantial growth by projects since Q1 2018.

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