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37 now sick from E. coli O26 linked to Chipotle; focus on produce
I’d rather have microbiologically safe food. Health officials say 37 people have E. coli in Washington state and Oregon amid an outbreak tied to Chipotle restaurants in the Northwest, an increase from...
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Don’t use antibiotics to treat STEC
Objectives Assess the disease severity of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 infection and factors influencing the development of typical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (tHUS). Design A...
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Health Canada proposes rules for veterinary drugs in livestock
John Cotter of Canadian Press reports the Canadian government is proposing new rules for veterinary drugs used in livestock as it works to reduce human health risks associated with resistance to...
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To use antibiotics or not: E. coli O80:H2 in France
Jenina Pellegren of Contagion Live writes that Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) are a subset of Shiga toxin–producing E. coli (STEC) that cause diarrhea and hemorrhagic colitis. The illness...
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All natural norovirus at Chipotle in Ohio
The Chipotle restaurant across from Kent State University in Ohio appears to be the source of hundreds of norovirus illnesses this weekend. One report cited Kent health officials as saying that 432...
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Whole Foods safety sucks but they care …
I bought a turkey yesterday for Thursday’s Thanksgiving food orgy – 15 pounds at $0.68 per pound at Dillions supermarket in Manhattan (Kansas). We usually don’t go anywhere because the town is more...
View ArticleNo antibiotics for kids with E. coli O157:H7
Wong et al. conclude in Clinical Infectious Disease that for every four children infected with E. coli O157:H7 treated with antibiotics, one will develop hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). The authors...
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