The Salmonella outbreak at the Sandy Plains Baptist Church barbecue has now sickened 95 people, according to news reports. Most of those sickened, 47, are in Rutherford county. Forty-four ill persons live in Cleveland County, and four others live in other counties. The fundraising barbecue was held on September 7, 2013. Reports of illness started … Read more
The case count of those sickened with Salmonella after eating at the Sandy Plains Baptist Church earlier this month has increased to 71. Thirteen people have been hospitalized in this outbreak. Those who are ill live in Rutherford County and Cleveland County, North Carolina. Public health officials in Cleveland County still do not know the source … Read more
The outbreak of Salmonella at the Sandy Plains Baptist Church in Shelby, North Carolina has grown to include 54 people. As of Wednesday, September 18, nine cases have been confirmed by laboratory tests, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services; that number is now eleven, according to other news reports. Five … Read more
The UTC Salmonella and Campylobacter outbreak associated with dining facilities on the Chattanooga, Tennessee, campus has subsided to the point where the all-you-can-eat Crossroads Cafeteria has returned chicken to its menu, a school official said. Public health investigators for Hamilton County are still investigating the outbreak, which sickened upwards of two dozen students and staff, … Read more
The El Potrero restaurant in Owosso, Michigan, that is at the center of a Salmonella food poisoning outbreak had been handling chicken and beef in the same buckets that it used to make salsa, the head server at the restaurant said. The outbreak in Shiawassee County appears to be over, but 13 people contracted salmonellosis … Read more
Salmonella food poisoning investigators for Shiawassee County are probing an outbreak that they say may be tied to the El Potrero Mexican Restaurant in Owosso, Michigan, west of Flint. There was nothing on the Shiawassee County Health Department website, but local newspaper The Argus-Press reported the investigation and said representatives of El Potrero said they … Read more
Mason City, Iowa, is the center of a Salmonella outbreak investigation that preceded a wider outbreak notice announced Friday by the Iowa Department of Public Health. Mason City is the seat of government for Cerro Gordo County, which leads all 19 Iowa counties in the number of illnesses associated with an outbreak of salmonellosis that … Read more
The Iguana Joe’s restaurant at 18319 West Lake Houston Parkway in Humble, Texas has passed inspection after being closed for a Salmonella outbreak in June. No violations were found in the inspection conducted on June 29, 2013, although there is no word on whether or not the restaurant has reopened. But on several occasions earlier … Read more
At least 20 people, including children, reported getting sick after eating at Iguana Joe’s Restaurant in Atascocita, Texas, on Father’s Day weekend. The number of ill is likely rise since it takes time between when a person gets sick, they see a doctor, and are tested. According to the Harris County Public Health & Environmental … Read more
The Southern Nevada Health District and lawyers are investigating the Firefly Salmonella outbreak. To date, there are 200 reports of Salmonella food poisoning from people who ate at the Firefly Restaurant on Paradise Road in Las Vegas the week of April 21, 2013, according to the health district. Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea, and several … Read more