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Changes planned after Las Vegas marathon illness probe

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On Dec. 4, 2011, some 44,000 runners participated in the annual Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon in Las Vegas. About 500 got sick with sapovirus.

A health district investigation determined that people were probably exposed to the virus the morning before the race — maybe at a runners’ expo where race numbers were distributed, although water distribution during the race had been suspected.

This year, organizers are promising several changes, including strict sanitation rules and a contractor supplying water to runners.

When you dance, I can really love, or keep your swap meet at the proper temperature

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In the same way that Chapman owes me for introducing him to Neil Young in the 2000s, I owe it to my high school girlfriend, Sue Baker, for introducing me, in 1978. This was her favorite song.

And if you’re going to a swap meet in Nevada, get the food safety right.

The location is J & J Swap Meet on East Charleston where inspectors found problems with the temperature of just about everything. The violations are at the swap meet snack bar which was shut down with 58 demerits. It’s really important that food is kept hot or cold enough to be safe. Otherwise, bacteria begins to grow and no one wants to eat that.

Reno child gets Campylobacter from illegal bathtub cheese

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Don’t eat cheese made in a bathtub.

The Washoe County Health District in Reno, Nevada, announced that a child became seriously ill from Campylobacter after eating homemade cheese that was illegally sold door-to-door.

Tracie Douglas, the health district’s spokeswoman, said she does not know when the child became ill or if the youngster had to be hospitalized. Also unavailable is the child’s age, gender or city of residence.

Because queso fresco is made with unpasteurized milk in unsanitary and unlicensed facilities, it poses a serious health threat to consumers, particularly the elderly, young, pregnant women, and people who have weakened immune systems.

Although it has not been determined if the cheese that made the child sick was made locally, it is being sold door-to-door in the Truckee Meadows throughout Hispanic communities, health officials said.