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Contaminated Oklahoma River water has been identified as the source of infection that sickened at least 45 athletes competing in the Boathouse International Triathlon in Oklahoma City last month. The sickened athletes’ symptoms included diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and fever. ...
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Exposure to river water was the common link among those who became ill, and public health officials reported that stool samples from those sickened tested positive for norovirus, and multiple kinds of bacteria and parasites.
Water samples collected on May 15 yielded E. coli counts of 573 per 100 milliliters of water, which exceeded the recreational water standard for E. coli levels of 126 counts.
High amounts of rainfall are known to increase the levels of microbial contamination in the river due to water runoff containing animal and/or human waste. The Boathouse International Triathlon was held on May 16 and 17, following heavy rainfall. See Gastrointestinal Illness Triathlon.
To learn more about recent food poisoning outbreaks and drug recalls, please see E. coli Lawyer, Peanut Butter Salmonella Lawyer, Sprouts Salmonella Lawyer, and Hydroxycut Lawyer.
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On August 28, Cargill Meat Solutions, a Wyalusing, PA company, recalled 8,500 pounds of ground beef products due to possible E. coli contamination. The recall comes after the U.S. Department of Agriculture linked the ground beef to three instances of illness in New York and Maine. None of those who were sickened required hospitalization.
On August 20, an additional Iowa company, Hillandale Farms, announced it was recalling 170 million eggs, bringing the total number of eggs recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination to 550 million. The recalled eggs have been implicated in an outbreak of Salmonella enteritis associated with 1,300 illnesses nation-wide.
At least 380 million eggs have been recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination. On August 13, Wright County Egg recalled 228 million eggs sold since mid-May. The recall has recently been expanded to include an additional 152 million eggs. The potentially contaminated eggs have reportedly been distributed to 17 states.
Reusable grocery bags have become increasingly popular as an environmentally friendly alternative to disposable plastic grocery bags. However, a recent study suggests that these reusable bags may pose a serious threat to public health.
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