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Contaminated Oklahoma River water has been identified as the source of infection that sickened at least 45 athletes competing in the Boathouse International Triathlon in Oklahoma City last month. The sickened athletes’ symptoms included diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and fever.
Exposure to river water was the common link among those who became ill; and public health officials reported that stool samples from those sickened tested positive for norovirus, and multiple kinds of bacteria and parasites.
Water samples collected on May 15 yielded E. coli counts of 573 per 100 milliliters of water, which exceeded the recreational water standard for E. coli levels of 126 counts.
High amounts of rainfall are known to increase the levels of microbial contamination in the river due to water runoff containing animal and/or human waste. The Boathouse International Triathlon was held on May 16 and 17, following heavy rainfall. See Gastrointestinal Illness Triathlon.
Contaminated food and water sickens at least 76 million Americans every year. To learn more, please visit our additional site dedicated to food safety and food litigation by clicking Food Poisoning.
To learn more about recent food poisoning outbreaks and drug recalls, please see E. coli Lawyer, Peanut Butter Salmonella Lawyer, Sprouts Salmonella Lawyer, and Hydroxycut Lawyer.
June 11th, 2009
The Maine Center For Disease Control and Prevention, Maine CDC, is investigating 7 cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection in Cumberland and York counties. The illnesses occurred between April 17 and May 17. DNA finger printing has linked at least 4 of the cases to a cluster of nationwide E. coli cases.
The Maine CDC has made the following recommendation to the medical community:
Maine CDC has enhanced shiga-toxin positive E.coli (STEC) surveillance at this time. Practitioners seeing patients with symptoms of sustained and/or bloody diarrhea should collect stool specimens for bacterial culture and shiga-toxin testing. Suspected or confirmed cases should be reported to the Maine CDC at 1-800-821-5821. All positive specimens should be forwarded to HETL for confirmatory testing.
If you are experiencing E. coli food poisoning symptoms, or have a health related question contact your healthcare professional. He or she can order a stool culture which can confirm E. coli infection.
If you are diagnosed with E. coli, are awaiting medical confirmation of infection, or have a question regarding your legal rights, please submit a Free Legal Case Evaluation or call us toll free at 1-877-934-6274.
E. coli O157:H7 infections can be fatal. Symptoms of infection may include severe abdominal cramps, fever, and watery diarrhea. The diarrhea may become bloody and can lead to dehydration. Severe infections can cause kidney failure. The very young, elderly, and immunocompromised are at greatest risk for experiencing complications due to E. coli infection.
You may also wish to visit our additional website dedicated to food safety at www.foodpoisoning.com. For information concerning recent food recalls, please see E. coli Lawsuit, Salmonella Lawyer, and Listeria Lawsuit. To learn more about the Law Firm of Eric H. Weinberg, please see Food and Drug Lawyer.
June 5th, 2009
SP Provisions, Portland, Oregon, has recalled approximately 39,973 pounds of ground beef products, because the products may be contaminated with the foodborne pathogen E. coli O157:H7.
The recall affects the following ground beef products:
Cascade Natural Beef Brand:
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5-pound and 10-pound bags of ground beef. Each package bears the identifying case code “13-016G.”
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5-pound and 10-pound bags of chili grind. Each package bears the identifying case code “13-016C.”
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15-pound boxes of ground beef patties. Each package bears the identifying case code “13-016GP.”
SP Provisions Brand:
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5-pound and 10-pound bags of ground beef. Each package bears the identifying case code “01-136.”
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5-pound and 10-pound bags of chili grind. Each package bears the identifying case code “01-136C.”
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15-pound boxes of ground beef patties. Each package bears the identifying case code “01-136P.”
The recalled ground beef products were manufactured on various dates from April 8, 2009 through May 28, 2009.
The case code is preceded by the date code “040809″ through “052809,” signifying the production date in “month/date/year” format, i.e. April 8, 2009 through May 28, 2009. The recalled products bear the establishment number “EST. 2866″ inside the USDA mark of inspection.
The recalled ground beef was distributed to retail establishments, hotels, restaurants, and institutions in Oregon and Washington, and was shipped prior to May 29, 2009.
E.coli food poisoning symptoms may include severe abdominal cramps, fever, and watery diarrhea. The diarrhea may become bloody and can lead to dehydration. The very young, elderly, and immunocompromised are at greatest risk for experiencing complications due to E. coli infection.
To learn more, please see E. coli Symptoms, or visit our additional website dedicated food recalls and food poisoning litigation by clicking on E. coli Lawyer.
The Law Firm of Eric H. Weinberg currently represents victims of food poisoning outbreaks nationwide. We are ready to help you. If you have been harmed by E. coli food poisoning and you have a question concerning your legal rights, please see Free Case Evaluation or contact us toll-free at 1-877-934-6274.
To learn about recent food and drug recalls, please see Salmonella Lawyer, Salmonella Lawyers, and Hydroxycut Lawsuit. To learn more about the Law Firm of Eric H. Weinberg, please see Food and Drug Lawyer.
June 4th, 2009
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