There are updates issued on FDA's CORE Outbreak Investigation Table, with many of the outbreak case counts increasing. There are eight investigations on the table; six of them are unsolved. The Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak that is linked to recalled Milo's Poultry Farm eggs has not changed. There are 65 people in nine states that are ill. And 24 of them have been hospitalized. A recall of the eggs has been issued. And the outbreak strain of Salmonella was found in the packing facility and the hen egg laying house. The case count by state is: California (2), Colorado (1), Illinois (11), Iowa (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (3), Utah (1), Virginia (1), and Wisconsin (42). For the rest of the updates issue on FDA's CORE Outbreak Table, for the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that is … [Read more...]
New Salmonella Enteritidis Outbreak on FDA CORE Table
A new Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak has been added to the FDA CORE Outbreak Investigation Table. There are eight investigations on the table; seven are unsolved. The new Salmonella outbreak has sickened at least 66 people. No traceback has been initiated, and there is no recall. The FDA has inspected a facility and sampled product. For the unsolved E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, the case count has increased by one to 26. The FDA has started traceback, but no recall has been issued. For the Listeria monocytogenes outbreak in a not yet identified product, there are three illnesses, which is unchanged. The FDA has initiated traceback and has collected samples. For the outbreak of Cyclospora in an unidentified product, the case ocunt has increased from 41 to 50 patients. Traceback … [Read more...]
New E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak on FDA CORE Outbreak Table
A new E. coli O157:H7 outbreak on the FDA's CORE Outbreak Table, and case count increases in other outbreak investigations are the changes in the latest update. There are seven active outbreak investigations on the table. Six of them are unsolved. The new E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in a not yet identified foods has sickened at least 25 people. The FDA has initiated traceback, but has not initiated a recall, inspected any facilities, or collected samples. There is no change in the Listeria monocytogenes outbreak that has sickened at least three people. The FDA has initiated traceback in this investigation. For the first Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened at least 41 people, that is an increase of six more illnesses. The FDA has initiated traceback, has started inspections, and … [Read more...]
New Listeria Monocytogenes Outbreak on FDA CORE Table
A new Listeria monocytogenes outbreak on the FDA CORE Table joins five other outbreaks, with case count increases in some. Five of the six outbreaks are unsolved. The new Listeria monocytogenes outbreak has sickened at least three people. FDA has initiated traceback in this outbreak investigation. For the Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened at least 35 people, FDA has initiated traceback. has started a site inspection, and has initiated sampling. This is an increase of 14 more patients since the last update. For the Salmonella Newport outbreak in a not yet identified food, four people are sick. FDA has initiated traceback and has started a site inspection. This is an increase of one more patient. For the second Cyclospora outbreak, 44 people are sick. The FDA has … [Read more...]
Another Cyclospora Outbreak and New Salmonella Outbreak
Another cyclospora outbreak and a new Salmonella outbreak are listed on the FDA's CORE Outbreak Investigation Table, bringing the number of outbreaks under investigation to eight. Six of those eight outbreaks are unsolved. The newest outbreak is a cyclospora outbreak that has sickened at least two people. The FDA has initiated traceback but has not collected samples or started inspections. A new Salmonella Newport outbreak is on the table with two people sick. No product has been identified as the cause of the illnesses. The FDA has not initiated traceback, has not collected samples, or started inspections. The other two cyclospora outbreaks are unchanged. In the first outbreak, there are 26 patients, and in the second, there are 16 patients. In both of these outbreaks, the … [Read more...]
New Cyclospora Outbreaks on FDA CORE Outbreak Table
Two new Cyclospora outbreaks have been added to the FDA's CORE Outbreak Investigation Table. There are a total of six outbreaks on the table. Four of them have not been solved. A new outbreak of Cyclospora cayetanensis illnesses linked to a not yet identified product has been added to the table. There are 26 people sick. FDA has initiated traceback, but no samples have been collected and no inspection ordered. Another new outbreak of Cyclospora cayetanensis illnesses linked to a not yet identified product has been added to the table. Sixteen people are sick in that outbreak. FDA has initiated traceback but there has not been any inspection and no samples have been collected. There are typically some cyclospora outbreaks in the United States every summer. For the outbreak of … [Read more...]
Cyclospora Outbreak of 2023 Ends with 2,272 Sick
The cyclospora outbreak of 2023 has ended, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with 2,272 people sick and 186 patients hospitalized. No specific cause of these illnesses was identified. These numbers are current as of October 24, 2023. The cases are all lab confirmed. And the patients did not travel outside of the United States during the 14 days before they got sick. Cyclospora is a parasite that is endemic in tropical regions of the globe. It used to be that only travelers to those areas contracted this infection, but in the last ten years it has been making people sick in the United States. These case counts are estimated and don't match what is listed in the Nationally Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System tables because some were reported … [Read more...]
Two New Outbreaks on FDA CORE Investigation Table
There are two new outbreaks on the FDA CORE Outbreak Investigation Table. One is a Salmonella Newport outbreak, and the other is a Cryptosporidium outbreak. Four other outbreaks remain on the table. The new Salmonella Newport outbreak in a not yet identified food has sickened at least eight people. In that investigation, traceback has been initiated, but there is no recall, no onsite inspection, and no sample collection or analysis. The new Cryptosporidium outbreak in a not yet identified food has sickened at least 11 people. In that outbreak, traceback has been initiated. We don't know the states where ill people live, their age range, or if anyone has been hospitalized. The other outbreaks remain unchanged. In the Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to Soft Serve on the … [Read more...]
FDA CORE Table Updated With More Cases and Listeria Outbreak
The FDA CORE Table updated with more cases in one of the cyclospora outbreaks and the Salmonella outbreak. And a new Listeria monocytogenes outbreak has been added. The E. coli O157:H7 outbreak has ended unsolved. There are seven active outbreak investigations on the table. For the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak investigation that ended, twelve people were sickened. Traceback was initiated, but officials could not identify a food that was the cause of those illnesses. One of the three cyclospora outbreaks on the table has had a case count increase of eight more illnesses, from 47 sick to 55. Traceback has been initiated, and sample collection and analysis has started. The other two cyclospora outbreaks are unchanged. For the outbreak of Salmonella Paratyphi B var. L(+) tartrate+, … [Read more...]
Cyclospora Illnesses Top 1,000 in U.S. with 79 Hospitalized
Domestically acquired cyclospora illnesses in the United States have topped 1,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with at least 1,063 people sick and 79 hospitalized. This is an increase of 482 more patients since the last update on July 13, 2023. Thirty-four states have reported cases. While cyclospora cases are reported year round in this country, the spring and summer months often sees an explosion in illness. This year cases reported starting in April, when they used to start increasing in May. Cyclospora is endemic to tropical regions, and up until about ten years ago, almost all of these illnesses occurred in people traveling outside the United States. There are three cyclospora outbreaks that are most likely caused by contaminated food, … [Read more...]
