Jasmine Bell – St. Louis E. coli Victim – Her Story Jasmine Bell is a 23 year old All-American college student who has been paying for an education at Florissant Valley Junior College by working afternoons and evenings at a local bank in St. Louis, all while taking 17 hours of courses this semester.  She will [...]

E. coli Outbreak Linked to N.C. State Fair Continues to Grow: 4 Children Hospitalized State health officials are now investigating 30 possible cases of E. coli, up from 24 Monday, according to the North Carolina Division of Public Health (NCDPH).  Of these, there are 12 confirmed cases and 18 that remain under investigation.  According to [...]

Four E. coli Outbreaks Hit Midwest:  Overshadowed by Listeria Outbreak An E. coli outbreak that has left at least 35people sick in and around St. Louis, Missouri is not the only outbreak affecting the Midwest.  According to numerous sources, there are currently reports of E. coli outbreaks in at least five states; Missouri, Illinois, North Carolina, [...]

24 E. coli Victims attended N.C. State Fair:  Food, Water, or Animals Could be Source State health officials said Monday during a media briefing that they investigating an an E. coli outbreak that has thus far sickened 24 citizens.   State Epidemiologist Dr. Megan Davies says while all two dozen people affected so far were at the fair, [...]

E. coli Outbreak Strikes 35 Victims In and Around St. Louis - Investigation Points to Schnucks After a frightening week in the hospital, on Friday (on her birthday), 9 year-old Lauren York was released from the hospital in time to participate in Halloween.  But her release came only after the family had to face a serious and [...]

St. Louis Missouri Center of E. coli Outbreak that has Sickened 22 St. Louis County Health Department spokesman John Shelton has confirmed that state and local health officials are working to determine the source of a St. Louis-area E. coli outbreak that has now sickened at least 22 people. Shelton added that this appears to [...]

Seven North Carolina Victims fall Ill from E. Coli: 6 Children Ill The North Carolina Division of Public Health is investigating an E. coli outbreak in Wake County, affecting at least six children and one adult, state health department spokeswoman Renee McCoy said Tuesday.  Four people have been hospitalized so far, and of those, two [...]

Four Children Ill after Eating Tyson Ground Beef from Kroger The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is recalling about 131,300 pounds of ground beef because a family in Butler County, Ohio, fell ill after eating E. coli contaminated meat.  The victims became ill between September 8 and 11 [...]

Tyson Ground Beef Recalled After Ohio Victims Fall Ill from E. coli Poisoning The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced a recall of approximately 131,300 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.  The FSIS became aware of the problem on Monday (Sept. 26, 2011) when [...]

Wisconsin E. Coli Outbreak Claims Life of 1 Year Old Girl A one-year-old Wisconsin girl has died as a result of E. coli infection. Her case is one of nine confirmed outbreak cases of E. coli O157:H7 confirmed in Green County, Wisconsin, according to the director of Green County Health Department, RoAnn Warden.  The girl, who was [...]