Shigella Outbreak Grows At UpState New York Applebee's

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Shigella Lawyer

Here's an update on the Shigella outbreak involving the Applebee's restaurant in Camillus, NY near Syracuse:

Bar lemons and limes used in both food and drinks are getting most of the focus of the investigation by health officials.

After the Onondaga County Health Department confirmed seven cases of Shigellosis from Applebee customers who dined there in early March, they warned the public and asked others to come forward if they got sick.

More than 100 people responded, reporting illness. Health officials have sent another 52 off for tests. Results are expected in a few days.

Shigellosis is a bacterial infection associated with consuming water or food contaminated with fecal matter. The source of the bacteria in the Applebee's citrus has not been identified.

 

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Shigella Confirmed in Seven Applebee Customers In Upstate New York

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Shigella Attorney

Seven confirmed cases of Shigella have caused  the Onondaga County Health Department in Syracuse, NY to warn up to 9,000 Applebee customers that they too might have been exposed to the bacteria.   The restaurant involved is located in Camillus, NY, about 11 miles east of Syracuse. WSYR-TV reports that:

 

County Health Commissioner Dr. Cynthia Morrow says all seven people had contracted Shigellosis. The Shigella bacteria, Morrow says, is associated with consuming water or food contaminated with fecal matter.

Those who are confirmed ill ate at the restaurant on either Saturday, March 7th or Sunday, March 8th, but the overall window that the Health Department is looking at is between Sunday, March 1st and Friday, March 20th.

The station said the health department waited until Tuesday to announce the illnesses because it had sent stool samples to the lab, and had just gotten the results back.  The Applebee's remains open.  Employees are being tested.

For more on the outbreak, go here.

 

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In Ohio, Columbus Public Health In Second Year Of Combat With Shigella

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Shigella Attorney

After seeing the number of Shigella cases drop to just nine cases in 2005, ten in 2006, and eight in 2007, an outbreak last year got out of control in Columbus, Ohio.

It turned into 524 confirmed cases in 2008. Now, Columbus Public Health officials say the Shigella outbreak is not over. There's been another 91 through March 5, 2009.

Writing in The Columbus Dispatch, Misti Crane reports:

A shigellosis outbreak that began sickening hundreds of people in Franklin County last summer is still spreading, and city health officials have bumped up efforts to stop it. Cases related to the outbreak have now topped 600. Already this year, 91 cases have been reported.

Shigellosis is an infection caused by a group of bacteria called shigella that cause often-bloody diarrhea that can last about a week. Antibiotics sometimes are prescribed.

Because it's easily transmitted through feces, the main way to cease its spread is through vigilant hand washing. 

See more from the Dispatch here.

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A Sign Of Fighting Shigella In Philadelphia

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Shigella Attorney

 

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