Concealing source of Listeria in Macedonia causes hysteria

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Douglas Powell

Delaying the official announcement of the source of listeria, which affected eight people in Macedonia over the past month, four of whom died, causes panic among the citizens in Macedonia, Radio Free Europe writes.

According to experts, the lab results could have been announced few days ago, while the lack of information causes harms to the companies that work properly.

According to professor Ilija Karov, it is not right to keep the source of the disease secret.

Radio Free Europe recalls that initially it was announced that the bacteria was found in two types of homemade sausages, while the food safety agency issued an order for monitoring and control on the entire distribution chain.

Virginia newborn dies of Listeria

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Douglas Powell

A Prince George couple is mourning the loss of their first child, just days after the little girl was born. Kennedy Grace Briggs died of Listeria at just six days old.

Listeria is listed on Kennedy’s death certificate as an immediate cause of her death. Her mother, Jenae Briggs, says that while she was pregnant, she ate food that was part of a recent, nation-wide Listeria recall.

However, it’s not clear if scientists will ever be able to trace the food source, in Kennedy’s case. The Virginia Department of Health hasn’t linked any Listeria cases to recent voluntary recalls. Regardless, Jenae wants other expecting couples to understand the risks associated with the illness, and how to guard against it.

“We have had to suffer the worst thing you could possibly ever imagine because of it. And so you want people to be aware of it,” said Jenae.
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Macedonia: Four deaths from Listeria

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Douglas Powell

A fourth person has died in Macedonia from a Listeria outbreak. One of the other victims was a baby.

In total there are seven so far recorded cases of the disease, and across the country have been strengthened controls on meat, dairy and fruit products in which most frequently was found the bacterium.

Sad: E. coli O157 confirmed in death of Mass. child

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Douglas Powell

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has confirmed the presence of E. coli in its investigation of the recent death of a child in Norfolk County.

Melissa Kaye of Braintree says her son Joshua Kaye, 8, died July 7 after a 12-day illness that began with a seemingly curable infection from E. coli bacteria, that turned into kidney failure and ended with a fatal stroke.

This strain of E. coli (0157:H7) often causes stomach problems, but in rare cases, it can cause a condition that attacks the kidneys.

The investigation remains ongoing.

In Braintree, two memorial fundraisers have already been established in Joshua Kaye’s name. His parents opened the Joshua Kaye Memorial Fund at Rockland Trust Bank, 405 Washington St. in Braintree, while family friend Michelle Livingston created the Joshua Kaye Foundation at the site GoFundMe.com.

Since January 1, 2013, there have been 142 cases of E. coli in Massachusetts residents.

Child dies from digestive infection at French camp

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Douglas Powell

An 8-year-old child died at a camp in Ariège from “acute intestinal infection,” probably due to the ingestion of non-potable water.

The center has closed until further notice, pending the results of analyzes of food served at holiday center and its water. The story notes camp water was contaminated since early July by coliform bacteria and leaders of the colony were instructed to drink only bottled water.

Three other children, who had been hospitalized for similar but less severe symptoms, were discharged from the hospital Thursday and joined the colony.

One hundred and forty children were staying in the cottage at the time of the tragedy, from four different groups – Villeneuve-le-Roi, Paris, Aubergenville (Yvelines) and La Ciotat (Bouches-du-Rhône). A group of children of employees of Airbus in Toulouse, staying in a nearby cottage, had no problems.

Bad fish: Australian mother and daughter likely died of scombroid food poisoning in Bali

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Douglas Powell

Autopsies have found scombroid food poisoning likely caused the deaths of Noelene and Yvana Bischoff in Bali last month.

Their family has been told forensic pathologists, who conducted autopsies on Noelene Bischoff, 54, and her 14-year-old daughter Yvana, had found they died from a combination of food poisoning and existing medical conditions after they ate fish at a Bali restaurant in early January.

Malcolm Bischoff, Noelene’s brother, said it appeared they both suffered from food poisoning that, coupled with their asthma and, in Noelene’s case, migraine medication had formed a fatal cocktail. “We were happy it wasn’t foul play because that would be disgusting,” Mr Bischoff said.

Scombroid food poisoning can result from eating spoiled fish, meaning the restaurant’s preparation could have made no difference, Mr Bischoff said.

3 dead, 13 hospitalized in China food poisoning

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Douglas Powell

A suspected food poisoning in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province has killed three people and left 13 more hospitalized, local authorities said late Monday.

A total of 16 people sought medical treatment on Sunday and Monday after having a wedding banquet in a village in the city of Jixi on Saturday, the city government said in a statement.

Three died after medical treatment failed and one was still not out of danger. The rest 12 are in critical condition.

Health authorities have sealed samples of food and drinks at the banquet for tests and the investigation results are to be released.

4 dead, 101 sick; Norovirus strikes hospital in Japan

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Douglas Powell

Norovirus continues to ravage Japan after four elderly patients died in an outbreak at a hospital in the western Japanese city of Kyoto.

Earlier, at least 77 contracted Norovirus after consuming bentos from a store, and over 1,000 schoolchildren were stricken after consuming bread that was probably contaminated by food workers.

The four victims at the hospital were in their 80s and 90s and were among 101 patients and staff members who have exhibited the virus-caused gastroenteritis symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea over the past five weeks at the hospital in Fushimi Ward of the city.

3 family members die in Spain from food poisoning

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Douglas Powell

Officials in a southwestern Spanish town say a mother, father and one daughter belonging to the same family have died from food poisoning, and have ordered an investigation into the deaths.

Local government spokeswoman Miriam Burgos told state broadcaster RTVE that a 13-year-old girl was the only family member to survive, having emerged Sunday from the intensive care unit of a Seville hospital after suffering from food poisoning. Reporting from Alcala de Guadaira, 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) east of Seville, RTVE said in its afternoon news bulletin that neighbors of the family had said both parents were unemployed and were known to have accepted free food from local stores.

1 dead, 10 sick from Salmonella in Kentucky

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Douglas Powell

WFIE reports 10 cases of Salmonella in Hopkins County, Kentucky, up from seven last week.

The family of 61-year-old Steve Davis of Hanson says he is the man who died last week from salmonella poisoning. They also tell 14News that other Davis family members are among the “confirmed cases” in the county. Health officials say it could be weeks before a source is known, and officials might never find the source.

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