Project

  • Seafood outbreak

    Seafood outbreak
    339 seafood-associated outbreaks were reported in NewYork, resulting in 3959 illnesses, 76 hospitalizations, and 4 deaths. The main cause was shellfish. (US National Library of Medicine)
  • Listeriosis Outbreak

    Listeriosis Outbreak
    Between Jan. 1 and Aug. 15, 1985, LA County had confirmed 142 cases of human listeriosis linked to eating soft, Mexican-style cheese. (New England Journal of Medicine)
  • 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak

    1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak
    Jack in the Box incident had been 22 documented outbreaks in the United States resulting in 35 deaths from there beef burgers.
    (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Hepatitis

    Hepatitis
    Hepatitis A broke out in frozen strawberries in San Diego, California. Thousands were affected in boardering states.
    (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • E. coli in Water

    E. coli in Water
    At the Washington County Fair in Easton, New York. Over 1,000 people were affected and 2 people died. It was determined it was the water that was affected which got so many people sick.
    (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Samonella Outbreak

    Samonella Outbreak
    Samonella broke out in bean sprouts at the Pacific Coast Sprout Farm. 67 were ill and 17 hospitalized.
    (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Emmpak Foods - Ecoli

    Emmpak Foods - Ecoli
    57 people in 7 states became ill in August and September after consuming meat contaminated with E. coli. Emmpak Foods recalled 2.8 million pounds of meat after discovering the outbreak.
    (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Samonella In Peanuts outbreak

    Samonella In Peanuts outbreak
    In 2008 Samonella broke out in peanuts from the PCA, 200 people were ill and 9 people died.
    (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • E. Coli

    E. Coli
    Due to a cattle ranch leasing land to a spinach farmer there was bad spread of infection that reached all crops. There was over 199 infections and 3 deaths, and 31 kidney failures. Dole recalled all of its bagged spinach. This took place in 26 states across the US.

    (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Salmonella Outbreak in meat

    Salmonella Outbreak in meat
    Cargill Production recalled 36 million pounds of ground turkey after discovering that they had an infection that was resistant to antibiotics. There was a total of 79 illnesses in 26 states and only one death.
    (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)