October 17th, 2007

[past headlines]

UPDATE 1-Cargill sued over Minnesota E. coli outbreak
Reuters - USA
UL] is being sued by a Minnesota family whose two children suffered E. coli infections after consuming the company's frozen ground beef products, ...

High levels of E. coli confirmed at New Baltimore Park
Detroit Free Press - United States
By STEVE NEAVLING DNA tests confirmed that bird and human waste were causing high levels of E. coli contamination in water at New Baltimore Park and nearby ...

Children Continue To Recover From E-Coli
WVLT - Knoxville, TN, USA
Knoxville (WVLT) Several children continue to recover tonight, after doctors diagnosed them last week with having e-coli. Volunteer TV's Liz Tedone has the ...

E coli cases prompt beef recall by Illinois firm
CIDRAP - Minneapolis, MN, USA
The FSIS did not specify the number of E coli cases or their locations. The frozen beef patties, sold under the Topps and Sam's Choice brands, ...

UPDATE: Health dep't confirms E. Coli from recalled beef
WBIR-TV - Knoxville, TN, USA
The Knox County Health Department has now positively linked three E. coli infections with a beef recall earlier this month. The ground beef was sold in ...

Toddler Hospitalized After Ingesting E. coli
NewsChannel5.com - Nashville, TN, USA
A Tennessee toddler is in the hospital after contracting an E. coli related illness. Twenty-month-old Jaycee Burgin from Cocke County is in critical ...

Jefferson County Boy Contracts E-Coli
KPVI-TV - Pocatello, ID, USA
... Jefferson County boy is in stable condition tonight after the Eastern Idaho public health district confirmed he contracted a severe strain of e-coli. ...

Second member of NS family being treated in hospital for E.coli
The Canadian Press -
KENTVILLE, NS - There's a second case of E. coli at Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville. A 10-year-old boy was diagnosed last week and now his ...

Children Recovering From E. Coli Infections
WSBT-TV - South Bend, IN, USA
By Beth Boehne FLOYDS KNOBS, Ind. (AP) — Ten southern Indiana children sickened with E. coli infections that were linked to a school weeks ago continue to ...

Possible new E. coli case in Floyd County
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville, KY, USA
Another possible E. coli case – this time involving a private school -- is under review in Floyd County. The county health department said today that the ...

Woodland dairy battles state two years after E-coli
Longview Daily News - Longview, WA, USA
By Barbara LaBoe The case of the Woodland dairy that caused a 2005 E. coli outbreak has taken a bizarre turn. The state is threatening to turn the farm over ...

E. coli source not confirmed; Cocke toddler critically ill
Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville, TN, USA
By Marti Davis A 20-month-old Cocke County child is in critical condition at the University of Tennessee Medical Center after contracting an E. coli-related ...

E. coli Scare Causes Ground Beef Recall from Arko Veal Co.
TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe, GA, USA
Arko Veal Co. voluntarily recalled more than 1900 pounds of ground beef after discovering the meat may be contaminated with E. coli. ...

Victims of E. Coli Contamination May Die, or Suffer Permanent ...
Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
Anyone who believes they have become ill as a result of E. coli contamination should consult an attorney, he said. Nearly 30 people from 27 states have ...

Woman In Coma After E. Coli Infection From Meat
WCCO - Minneapolis, MN, USA
A 20-year-old Minnesota woman is fighting for her life after being poisoned by E. coli from meat she ate at a family barbeque. Senior pictures of Stephanie ...

Family's E. coli ordeal 'heartbreaking'
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville, KY, USA
In a few days both girls were on dialysis machines at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville with confirmed cases of E. coli 0157, a serious strain of the ...