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| WEDSS Update |
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Wednesday, April 18 2007 @ 09:09 AM CDT
Contributed by: Nitin Bagul
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The Division of Public Health is in the process of implementing the Wisconsin Disease Surveillance system (WEDSS). WEDSS is secure, electronic, web based system for communicable disease reporting, surveillance, case management, contact tracing and outbreak investigations for notifiable conditions. After a rigorous scrutiny of disease reporting systems, the State of Wisconsin has purchased and customized a system through Atlas Public Health Suite.
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| FDA Consumer Advisory on Refrigeration of Carrot Juice |
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Monday, September 18 2006 @ 08:50 AM CDT
Contributed by: Nitin Bagul
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers of the vital importance of keeping carrot juice—including pasteurized carrot juice—refrigerated. There are three cases of botulism in the state of Georgia associated with pasteurized carrot juice that may have been due to the product not being properly refrigerated.
The three patients had onset of symptoms on Friday, September 8th, after consuming a common meal that included commercially produced carrot juice on Thursday, September 7th. FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and health authorities in Georgia have been closely monitoring and continue to investigate these three cases of foodborne botulism.
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| FDA Issues Spinach Warning |
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Friday, September 15 2006 @ 11:28 AM CDT
Contributed by: Nitin Bagul
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An ongoing outbreak of E. coli has killed one person and sickened at least 48 others in eight states, prompting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to advise against eating fresh, bagged spinach. According to the state officials, 20 cases occurred in Wisconsin with 1 death.
Public health officials in multiple states, with the assistance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are investigating a large outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections. Preliminary findings from case interviews indicate that pre-packaged spinach is the most likely source. Additional investigation is necessary to determine the brand or brands of pre-packaged spinach involved. State and CDC investigators are working with FDA to quickly gather information to take action to protect the public. The FDA advises that consumers not eat bagged fresh spinach at this time.
The E. coli O157:H7 bacterium causes diarrhea that is often bloody and accompanied by abdominal cramps, but fever is absent or mild. The illness typically resolves within a week. However, some people, especially young children and the elderly, develop the hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS.
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| Bird Flu in humans |
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Tuesday, February 21 2006 @ 01:48 PM CST
Contributed by: Nitin Bagul
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Influenza viruses are normally highly species-specific, meaning that viruses will infect only selected species such as birds, horses or pigs and will not cause infection in other species. Since 1959, instances of human infection with bird flu viruses have been documented on only 10 occasions. Only four of the bird flu viruses are known to have caused human infections: H5N1, H7N3, H7N7, and H9N2.
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