End Times and Current Events
March 29, 2024, 09:41:26 am
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
News: "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me." John 5:39 (KJB)
 
  Home Help Search Gallery Staff List Login Register  

CDC: Cyclospora infection in multiple states

Shoutbox
March 27, 2024, 12:55:24 pm Mark says: Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked  When Hamas spokesman Abu Ubaida began a speech marking the 100th day of the war in Gaza, one confounding yet eye-opening proclamation escaped the headlines. Listing the motives for the Palestinian militant group's Oct. 7 massacre in Israel, he accused Jews of "bringing red cows" to the Holy Land.
December 31, 2022, 10:08:58 am NilsFor1611 says: blessings
August 08, 2018, 02:38:10 am suzytr says: Hello, any good churches in the Sacto, CA area, also looking in Reno NV, thanks in advance and God Bless you Smiley
January 29, 2018, 01:21:57 am Christian40 says: It will be interesting to see what happens this year Israel being 70 years as a modern nation may 14 2018
October 17, 2017, 01:25:20 am Christian40 says: It is good to type Mark is here again!  Smiley
October 16, 2017, 03:28:18 am Christian40 says: anyone else thinking that time is accelerating now? it seems im doing days in shorter time now is time being affected in some way?
September 24, 2017, 10:45:16 pm Psalm 51:17 says: The specific rule pertaining to the national anthem is found on pages A62-63 of the league rulebook. It states: “The National Anthem must be played prior to every NFL game, and all players must be on the sideline for the National Anthem. “During the National Anthem, players on the field and bench area should stand at attention, face the flag, hold helmets in their left hand, and refrain from talking. The home team should ensure that the American flag is in good condition. It should be pointed out to players and coaches that we continue to be judged by the public in this area of respect for the flag and our country. Failure to be on the field by the start of the National Anthem may result in discipline, such as fines, suspensions, and/or the forfeiture of draft choice(s) for violations of the above, including first offenses.”
September 20, 2017, 04:32:32 am Christian40 says: "The most popular Hepatitis B vaccine is nothing short of a witch’s brew including aluminum, formaldehyde, yeast, amino acids, and soy. Aluminum is a known neurotoxin that destroys cellular metabolism and function. Hundreds of studies link to the ravaging effects of aluminum. The other proteins and formaldehyde serve to activate the immune system and open up the blood-brain barrier. This is NOT a good thing."
http://www.naturalnews.com/2017-08-11-new-fda-approved-hepatitis-b-vaccine-found-to-increase-heart-attack-risk-by-700.html
September 19, 2017, 03:59:21 am Christian40 says: bbc international did a video about there street preaching they are good witnesses
September 14, 2017, 08:06:04 am Psalm 51:17 says: bro Mark Hunter on YT has some good, edifying stuff too.
View Shout History
Pages: [1]   Go Down
  Print  
Author Topic: CDC: Cyclospora infection in multiple states  (Read 1360 times)
Psalm 51:17
Global Moderator
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 28357


View Profile
« on: July 23, 2013, 06:27:06 am »

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/parasite-sickens-250-midwest-fresh-produce-suspected-6C10709186
Parasite sickens 250 in Midwest; fresh produce suspected
7/22/13

More than 250 people have been sickened, mostly in the Midwest, by a rare parasite that may have contaminated fresh produce shipped across state lines, said federal health officials, who’ve stepped in to help coordinate the growing outbreak.

At least 118 cases of cyclospora infection have been reported in Iowa, another 65 in Texas and 68 in Nebraska, state officials said. Four more cases also have been reported in Wisconsin and one each in Illinois and Kansas. At least eight people have been hospitalized, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday.

So far, there’s no clear source for the illnesses, which were reported from mid-June through July, said Dr. Barbara Herwaldt, a medical epidemiologist with the CDC’s division of parasitic diseases and malaria centers.

“Nothing has been implicated yet in a formal sense,” Herwaldt said. “No food item has been identified as the source of the outbreak.”

But officials in Nebraska and other states suggest that fresh vegetables may be the source, based on interviews with people who got sick. Tainted produce could have been shipped across state lines, accounting for the illnesses in multiple states, Herwaldt said. More than one food source could be behind the outbreak and contaminated water used in growing practices could be a culprit.

Cyclospora is a microscopic protozoan parasite excreted in human stool. Protozoa are tiny, one-celled animals that breathe, move and reproduce.

Symptoms of infection can include weeks or months of watery diarrhea -- but the infection is treatable with common antibiotics, Herwaldt said. She encouraged people who have unexplained stomach troubles to seek medical help and to ask whether a test for cyclospora infection might be necessary. Such tests are not routinely performed, and have to be requested.

Other symptoms can include fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss, bloating, intestinal gas, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, muscle aches and low-grade fever.

There’s no known natural source in the U.S. of cyclospora. That raises the possibility that imported produce could be behind the outbreak, Herwaldt added.

Indeed, raspberries imported from Guatemala were responsible for a 2006 outbreak that sickened 1,465 people in the U.S. and Canada, and also for a 2007 outbreak that made more than 1,000 people ill, CDC records show. Other foods considered potential culprits in other outbreaks include fresh herbs and lettuce.

Cyclospora infections must be reported in 39 states, plus New York City and Washington, D.C., Herwaldt said. CDC encourages other states to report infections as well, both in order to help treat individual people and to help stop the future spread of the parasite.

Consumers should wash their hands well when handling fresh produce and scrub it well, if possible. Refrigeration seems to slow the parasite’s ability to infect people, Herwaldt said.

It’s possible that the contaminated produce has made its way through the food supply in the past month, but it’s still too soon to tell, she said.

“What we don’t know yet is whether the transmission or spread of the parasite is ongoing,” she said.
Report Spam   Logged

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

Kilika
Guest
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2013, 01:02:34 pm »

Well, I have little doubt this will lead right back to some commercial farm operation. Localized growing of food eliminates all these things, but the globalists want to manage the food supply by spreading it all over the world, so we now get tainted raspberries from Guatemala, and lettuce from Mexico, and who knows what else from some far-flung country.
Report Spam   Logged
Mark
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 21786



View Profile
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2013, 06:10:43 am »

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/parasite-sickens-250-midwest-fresh-produce-suspected-6C10709186
Parasite sickens 250 in Midwest; fresh produce suspected
7/22/13

More than 250 people have been sickened, mostly in the Midwest, by a rare parasite that may have contaminated fresh produce shipped across state lines, said federal health officials, who’ve stepped in to help coordinate the growing outbreak.

At least 118 cases of cyclospora infection have been reported in Iowa, another 65 in Texas and 68 in Nebraska, state officials said. Four more cases also have been reported in Wisconsin and one each in Illinois and Kansas. At least eight people have been hospitalized, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday.

So far, there’s no clear source for the illnesses, which were reported from mid-June through July, said Dr. Barbara Herwaldt, a medical epidemiologist with the CDC’s division of parasitic diseases and malaria centers.

“Nothing has been implicated yet in a formal sense,” Herwaldt said. “No food item has been identified as the source of the outbreak.”

But officials in Nebraska and other states suggest that fresh vegetables may be the source, based on interviews with people who got sick. Tainted produce could have been shipped across state lines, accounting for the illnesses in multiple states, Herwaldt said. More than one food source could be behind the outbreak and contaminated water used in growing practices could be a culprit.

Cyclospora is a microscopic protozoan parasite excreted in human stool. Protozoa are tiny, one-celled animals that breathe, move and reproduce.

Symptoms of infection can include weeks or months of watery diarrhea -- but the infection is treatable with common antibiotics, Herwaldt said. She encouraged people who have unexplained stomach troubles to seek medical help and to ask whether a test for cyclospora infection might be necessary. Such tests are not routinely performed, and have to be requested.

Other symptoms can include fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss, bloating, intestinal gas, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, muscle aches and low-grade fever.

There’s no known natural source in the U.S. of cyclospora. That raises the possibility that imported produce could be behind the outbreak, Herwaldt added.

Indeed, raspberries imported from Guatemala were responsible for a 2006 outbreak that sickened 1,465 people in the U.S. and Canada, and also for a 2007 outbreak that made more than 1,000 people ill, CDC records show. Other foods considered potential culprits in other outbreaks include fresh herbs and lettuce.

Cyclospora infections must be reported in 39 states, plus New York City and Washington, D.C., Herwaldt said. CDC encourages other states to report infections as well, both in order to help treat individual people and to help stop the future spread of the parasite.

Consumers should wash their hands well when handling fresh produce and scrub it well, if possible. Refrigeration seems to slow the parasite’s ability to infect people, Herwaldt said.

It’s possible that the contaminated produce has made its way through the food supply in the past month, but it’s still too soon to tell, she said.

“What we don’t know yet is whether the transmission or spread of the parasite is ongoing,” she said.


CDC: More than 275 have unidentified stomach bug

Federal health authorities say more than 275 people in seven states have now been sickened with an unidentified stomach bug.

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating the cyclospora infections, which are often found in tropical or subtropical countries and have been linked to imported fresh produce in the past. It causes diarrhea and other flu-like symptoms.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the infection has been reported in Iowa, Nebraska, Texas, Wisconsin, Georgia, Connecticut and New Jersey. Most of the illnesses occurred from mid-June to early July. The CDC says it isn't clear whether the cases are all linked.

The illness is spread when people ingest foods or water contaminated with feces. The agency said it isn't clear whether the cases are all linked.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_STOMACH_BUG_OUTBREAK?SITE=7219&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-07-24-16-22-43
Report Spam   Logged

What can you do for Jesus?  Learn what 1 person can accomplish.

The Man from George Street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkjMvPhLrn8
Mark
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 21786



View Profile
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2013, 12:47:57 pm »

CDC: 285 cases of Cyclospora infection in multiple states including Iowa, Nebraska, Texas, Wisconsin, Georgia, Connecticut, New Jersey, Minnesota, Ohio - via @NBCNews
Report Spam   Logged

What can you do for Jesus?  Learn what 1 person can accomplish.

The Man from George Street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkjMvPhLrn8
Psalm 51:17
Global Moderator
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 28357


View Profile
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2013, 03:46:40 pm »

http://news.yahoo.com/stomach-virus-linked-produce-sickens-285-people-11-181419615.html
Stomach virus linked to produce sickens 285 people in 11 U.S. states
7/25/13

(Reuters) - At least 285 people in 11 states have been sickened by a parasitic infection commonly linked to fresh produce, and the exact cause of the outbreak has yet to be pinpointed, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.

Most of the cyclospora infections have been clustered in the Midwest, with 138 cases reported in Iowa and 70 in neighboring Nebraska. The remainder have been identified in Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, New Jersey and Ohio.

more
Report Spam   Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by EzPortal
Bookmark this site! | Upgrade This Forum
Free SMF Hosting - Create your own Forum

Powered by SMF | SMF © 2016, Simple Machines
Privacy Policy