…that the outbreak could get a lot bigger, Massachusetts health officials said the pharmacy involved, the New England Compounding Center of Framingham, has recalled three lots consisting of a total of 17,676 single-dose vials of the steroid, preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate. An unknown number of those vials reached 75 clinics and other facilities in 23 states between July and September…
Investigators in the US have raided the premises of Massachusetts pharmaceutical company New England Compounding Center (NECC) linked to fungal meningitis outbreak. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raised concerns about sterility and cleanliness at the NECC. So far 16 people have died from a rare fungal form of meningitis, apparently after using contaminated drugs. More than 200 people in 1…
…e. Bacterial meningitis is an infection of the brain and spinal cord’s protective membranous lining, called the meninges. Early symptoms include fever, headache, vomiting, stiff neck and a rash within 10 days of the infection, medical sources state. The disease can cause brain damage, hearing loss and in some cases death if left untreated, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prev…
…er as well as slurred speech and difficulty walking. The fungal meningitis causing concern in the US is not infectious, the CDC says. Confirming that 47 people were now affected – an increase of 12 in the space of 24 hours, the CDC said new cases were reported for the first time in Michigan. In Tennessee, which has the majority of the cases, a total of 29 people have now fallen ill. There we…
The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) say 15 people have now died from an outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to steroid injections to treat back pain. CDC said the latest death occurred in Indiana – the second in the state. In all, nearly 200 people in 13 US states have been affected. A company in Massachusetts earlier recalled more than 17,000 vials of steroid it had sent to more than…
…cause slicks on pavements when present in large numbers and can cause damage to plasterwork on the front of buildings. The last reported outbreak of Giant African Land Snails in Florida took place in 1966 after a boy smuggled some into Miami as pets. It is not clear what caused the latest invasion, but eradicating them could take years. They can grow to be 8 inches long and 4 inches around, much…
The CDC has published a list of clinics that received shipments of Methylprednisolone Acetate, which was recalled on 26 September. Find here the full list of healthcare facilities that received three recalled lots of Methylprednisolone Acetate (PF) from New England Compounding Center on September 26, 2012. …
16 people have died from possible Listeria illnesses traced to Colorado cantaloupes, the deadliest food outbreak in more than 10 years, according to health officials. 72 Listeria illnesses, including 13 deaths, are linked to the tainted fruit, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday. State and local authorities say they are investigating three additional deaths that m…
…her major strains are included in the vaccine, the danger from meningitis B remains. The infection, which causes inflammation of membranes surrounding the spinal cord and brain, still causes more than 100 deaths a year, with many more children suffering serious and potentially disabling illness. Meningitis B has been an elusive target for vaccine developers, as it is a group of thousands of subtl…
The Colorado-grown cantaloupes death toll has risen to eight in an outbreak of Listeria, officials said Wednesday. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) said that a person in Maryland died from eating the tainted produce. Four other deaths have been reported in New Mexico and two in Colorado, and one person has died in Oklahoma. According to the CDC, 55 people in 14 states have now…
A patient has been diagnosed with cholera in the Cuban capital, Havana, days after three people died in a rare outbreak in the south-eastern town of Manzanillo. More than 50 people were infected and about 1,000 have received medical attention. The authorities say the outbreak is under control but four hospitals are prepared to isolate patients. They say people became ill after drinking water from…
Listeria outbreak linked to cantaloupe melons death toll raised to 25 deaths across 12 states in US. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that 123 people have now been sickened in Listeria outbreak linked to cantaloupe. The number of illnesses is expected to grow until Christmas as the symptoms of Listeria can take up to two months to appear. CDC confirmed yesterday a six…
Six people died in China since the outbreak of a new strain of bird flu and health experts there are scrambling to contain the spread of H7N9 virus. How deadly is it? The new strain of bird flu has killed six out of the 16 people diagnosed with H7N9 virus – mostly older adults and young children. Sufferers demonstrate flu-like symptoms such as fever, runny nose, and an itchy throat. So far…
A deadly outbreak of Ebola virus has killed at least 13 people and infected a further seven in Uganda. The health ministry says emergency measures are in place to deal with the outbreak, which began in late June but has only just been confirmed as Ebola. The cases have been reported in Kibaale district, about 170 km (100 miles) to the west of the capital Kampala. Officials say most are linked to…
An outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now killed 31 people and could threaten major towns, the World Health Organization has warned. An epidemic was officially declared on 17 August in the northwestern Orientale Province. WHO official Eugene Kabambi told Reuters that the situation was “very serious” and was “not under control”. An outbreak…
…d positive for the bacterium Listeria. A Jensen Farms spokeswoman said today that more tests would be needed to determine whether the strain found in its produce was linked to two confirmed deaths and 16 cases of listeriosis, a potentially deadly infection, The Associated Press reported. FDA recalls Jansen Farms cantaloupe Amy Philpott, Jensen Farms representative said the farm had shipped more t…
…n Thursday after the virus was detected in pigeons sold in Huhuai market. Entrances to poultry markets were sealed and police stood watch as workers disinfected the areas, reports say. There have been 14 confirmed infections of the new bird flu virus so far in eastern China, including in Shanghai and Zhejiang province. The latest fatality was a farmer, 64, who died in Zhejiang, state-run media say…
…Florida. A routine bacterial test, conducted by Publix Super Markets, showed the presence of Listeria in a sampling and the spinach dip recall was announced on September 26. The recall involves 16 ounces containers of prepackaged spinach dip sold at the deli department of Publix stores in Florida. The spinach dip is labeled with UPC code 41415-00062 and a use by date of Oct 10 C1. Spinach d…
Chinese authorities have reported the first case of H7N9 “bird flu” in Beijing after a 7-year-old girl has been hospitalized in the capital. The girl, whose parents are poultry traders, developed a fever, sore throat and headache on Thursday. Her condition is said to be stable. Two people in close contact with the child were quarantined for observation but have shown no symptoms so fa…
Listeriosis outbreak: FDA recalls Jensen Farms cantaloupe. Jensen Farms Recalls Cantaloupe Due to Possible Health Risk. Press release. Cantaloupe recall due to possible health risk Contact Consumer, 800-267-4561, recall@rfordcantaloupe.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 14, 2011 – Jensen Farms, of Holly, CO is voluntarily recalling their shipments of Rocky Ford whole cantaloupe…
A new swine flu strain put U.S. health officials on alert for more cases after it was found in three children in Iowa this month. It was reported that ten people in the U.S. have been infected since July by S-OtrH3N2 viruses that picked up a gene from the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic. The new flu strain (S-OtrH3N2) combines a rare influenza virus (H3N2) circulating in North American pigs and the…
China is increasing efforts to contain the spread of a new strain of bird flu which has killed six people in the country. The authorities in Shanghai, where four deaths were recorded, have closed three poultry markets and banned the import of all live birds into the city. China has now identified 16 domestic cases of the H7N9 virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) says there is no evidence ye…
Twisters hopscotched across the US Deep South, and, along with brutal, straight-line winds, knocked down countless trees, blew the roofs off homes and left many Christmas celebrations in the dark. Holiday travelers in the nation’s much colder midsection battled treacherous driving conditions from freezing rain and blizzard conditions from the same fast-moving storms. As predicted, condition…
…the outbreak to “cantaloupe from the famed Rocky Ford area” as the “likely culprit” of the severe illnesses and deaths. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a cantaloupe warning after 16 cases of a strain of Listeria were reported in five states, including 11 from Colorado, two from Texas, and one each from Indiana, Nebraska and Oklahoma. The agency said it was the first Listeria…
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