2008 Foodborne Outbreak
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12/23. Ill. health dept. throws one
sick Christmas party
12/23. 400 Ho Chi Minh City pupils
suffer food poisoning
12/23. Korea: Imported Eel Main
Cause of School Food Poisoning
12/22. Calif. child dies of E. coli
infection
12/19. Flour
may be source of salmonella – NZFSA
12/19. Dallas
sheriff and employees violently ill after holiday meal,
12/17. Norovirus
Outbreak Linked To Illegally Operating Caterer
12/17. Sri Lanka: Women in a soup
12/17. Three die of food poisoning
in Madhya Pradesh village
12/10. Saudi Arabia: 121 hit by
food poisoning
12/08. UK: Children back at school after
salmonella
12/08. Canadian E. coli Outbreak
Declared
12/05. New Zealand: Salmonella
outbreak probed
12/05. Scotland: More people
affected in a suspected food poisoning incident
12/05. Scotland: Food poisoning
feared at conference center
12/04. UK: Scare as fourteen fall
sick at city venue
12/03. Chile: Aproqueso
denies further listeria cases in products from other
companies
12/03. New Zealand: Source of
salmonella outbreak stumps officials
12/03. Nigerian death toll rises in
tainted formula case
12/03. Saudi Arabia: 88 Oman pilgrims hospitalised
with food poisoning
12/02. Philippines:
Hepatitis A downs 17 in Limasawa island
12/02. Wales: More than 160
mountain bikers made sick by sheep droppings
12/02. China says 300,000 babies
sickened by tainted milk
12/01. CSPI Food Outbreak Report
2008
12/01. Philippines: Expired candies
down Benguet school kids
12/01. Outbreak Of
Food Poisoning Hits Chile, Kills 5
12/01. S. Korea: Mystery Growing
Over Poisoned School Meal
11/26. Outbreak
of Trichinellosis Caused by Trichinella
papuae, Thailand, 2006
11/26. Romaine
from California May be Tied to Canada E. coli
11/26. 2007: ConAgra recalls pot
pies after 401 sickened
11/26. India: 120 Vaishnodevi pilgrims fell ill due to food poisoning
11/25. Diners suffer food poisoning
from tropical fish in Manchester Restaurant
11/24. 16 dead of suspected food
poisoning in Ivory Coast
11/21. India: 300 taken ill after
marriage feast in Gujarat
11/21. Sixty-five People Catch Food
Poisoning in Helsinki
11/21. India: Four children die of
food poisoning in Gujarat
11/21. East China food poisoning
result of feuding vendors
11/20. India: 70 school kids hospitalised after food poisoning
11/19. Fifth hepatitis case
reported at school
11/19. Canada: E. coli cases confirmed
11/19. Indonesia: 29 students
suffer food poisoning
11/18. Officials suspect norovirus making rounds at UW-Madison
11/18. Norovirus confirmed as
illness that closed Hope College
11/18. No E-coli Found At
University Of Guelph Pita Pit
11/17. Still no confirmation North
Bay students contracted E. coli
11/17. India: 1 more dies of food
poisoning
11/17. China—Outbreak of Clenbuterol Food Poisoning
11/14. Romaine suspect in Ontario
E. coli outbreak
11/14. Ontario. New E. coli cases
reported in Guelph
11/14. Philippines: Food poisoning
downs 30 in Zambo conference
11/14. India: Jharkhand parents
protest food poisoning deaths of children
11/13. Uganda: Bad canned food
kills student
11/13. India: Five children die, 66
fall ill due to food poisoning
11/12. Outbreak
of E. coli in Southern Ontario
11/12. Salmonella outbreak hits British
tourists in Tunisia
11/12. North Bay Harvey's to reopen
after E. coli outbreak
11/12. Outbreak sickens 40 to 50 at
Wausau sports dinner
11/11. Ontario. Lettuce likely
cause of E. coli outbreak
11/11. Cyprus: Halloumi
blamed for school poisoning
11/11. Food poisoned patients
recovering in east China
11/11. Nigeria: Food Poisoning: Yuguda Orders Full Investigation
11/10. Elk droppings likely source of kids' E. coli
11/10. Cruise ship hit by norovirus vomiting bug
11/10. Several Virginia Tech students treated for Norovirus
11/10. Hope College estimates 400
students, staff struck by norovirus-like illness
11/10. Elementary school reports 4
ill pupils
11/10. E. coli cases in Niagara, Halton, Waterloo linked
11/10. U of Guelph: No more reports
of E. coli
11/09. Food samples tested ruled
out in E. coli outbreak
11/09. Suspicions of U.S. link in
E. coli outbreaks
11/09. Local E coli outbreak not
related to other Michigan cases
11/09. India: 40 students ill, hospitalised for food poisoning
11/08. Nigeria: One student dies, 40 hospitalised over food poisoning
11/08. 81 students sickened in
suspected food poisoning in NW China
11/08. India: 15 hospitalised after suspected food poisoning
11/07. India: 40 students ill, hospitalised for food poisoning
11/06. Mars Petcare
US Chow Toll of Human Salmonella Hits 79
11/06. Food ruled out as E. coli
outbreak source
11/06. E. coli infection hits
Guelph university
11/06. Some Canada E. coli Not
Linked to Food
11/05. Serious Salmonella Outbreak
Hits Holland
11/05. E-coli infected kids still
recovering
11/05. 12 new E. coli cases
suspected in southern Ont.
11/05. E. coli outbreak hits 43
near Hamilton
11/05. Canada E. coli Still Growing
11/05. The Cause of Illness that
Left 200 Sick has Been Determined
11/05. Chinese girls die after
eating school dinners
11/05. Team's food poisoning not
restaurant's fault
11/04. 2
dead, 28 sickened after food poisoning in China
11/04. Test shows E. coli case
unrelated
11/04. New E. coli Outbreak in
Denver Colorado
11/03. 20 Sickened by Salmonella in Cicero, NY
11/03. 600 gastro cases sweep South
Australia
11/03.
More E. coli cases
investigated in southern Ontario
11/02. Some sickened by food at
seminar in Portsmouth
11/02. 20 New E. coli cases Linked
to One Deli
11/01. New E. coli Outbreak in
Denver Colorado
11/01. UAE: Labourers
rushed to hospital after eating rotten food
11/01. Australia: Investigation
into food poisoning claim
10/31. Muskegon County
health officials issue illness advisory
10/31. Tests to determine if listeria case linked to Maple Leaf
10/31. Salmonella in Syracuse
Restaurant
10/31. Putting a face on
E. coli: Two kids with infection still hospitalized in Iowa City
10/31. 8 E. Coli
Cases Reported In Evergreen Area
10/31. E-coli breaks
out in Hancock County
10/31. E. coli cases investigated
in Eastern Iowa
10/31. Toxin-Producing Bacteria
Caused Students and Staff to Get Sick
10/31. E. coli Linked to Another Restaurant
10/30. E. coli cases up to six
10/30. 8 more cases under
investigation in Niagara E. Coli outbreak
10/30. E.coli hits two Carmel Creek
students
10/30. No Contamination Found in
Food That Made Students, Staff Sick
10/29. Salmonella outbreak linked
to raw fish consumption
10/29. Links in new E. coli
outbreak unclear
10/29. Tally at 230 cases in
today’s E. coli update
10/29. Second Niagara restaurant
closes over E. coli concerns
10/29. S. Africa: Scores poisoned
after eating meat and pap
10/28. Links in new E. coli
outbreak unclear
10/28. Ont. restaurant closes
during E. coli probe
10/27. E. coli Class Action in Canada
10/27. E. coli cases in North Bay,
Ont., climb to 217
10/27. Five E. Coli
cases probed in outbreak
10/27. Public health searching for
cause of E. coli cases
10/24. 100
on cruise ship in Halifax sick with norovirus
10/24. Northern Ontario E. coli
outbreak leaves child in critical condition
10/24. Head Start Students in LA
Get Salmonella
10/23. Fourth E. coli case
confirmed
10/22. Ireland:
Two cases of E.coli found in Clare
school
10/22. Jump in suspected E. coli
cases in outbreak in North Bay, Ont.
10/22. Lawsuit filed in Snohomish
County E. coli outbreak
10/22. Malaysia: Food poisoning
hits 60 primary pupils in Johor
10/21. Hepatitis A: dramatic
increase in Prague and Riga
10/21. Kansas Health Department
Responds To E. coli cases
10/21. Iowa health officials report
third case of E. coli
10/21. Confirmed cases of E. coli
rise in northern Ontario
10/21. Four weddings in China, no
funeral reported
10/21. Police investigating if food
served to West Geauga football team was poisoned
10/20. Health officials confirm E.
coli caused sickness
10/20. Source
of E. coli still unknown
10/20. Canada: E. coli outbreak
victims worried, angry
10/20. Source
of Vermont E. coli Outbreak Tests Negative for Bacteria
10/20. China: 1500 dogs dead after
eating melamine-tainted food
10/17. State releases raw-milk
report
10/17. One E. coli case confirmed
10/17. Canada: E-Coli update from
Health Unit
10/17. Vermont
E. coli Outbreak Originated in Ferrisburgh
Slaughterhouse
10/17. Around
50 pupils hit by food poisoning bug in Russia’s Urals
10/17. India:
Over 42 cases of food poisoning on day of festival
10/16. Aunt Mid’s,
“You Can’t Handle the Truth” of this Lettuce E. coli Outbreak
10/16. Counties report pair of
possible E. coli cases
10/16. Canada: E. coli outbreak in
expands to 93 cases
10/16. Canada: More will fall ill
in E. coli outbreak, officials warn
10/16. Vermont
Reports Two More E. coli Cases in Outbreak There
10/16. India: Forty food poisoning
cases reported in Vadodara village
10/15. Canada: Cases of E. coli
trace back to North Bay Harvey's
10/15. Vermont Investigates Eight
Possible Cases of Foodborne Illness
10/15. Judge
Approves $24M in Pet Melamine-Poisoning Case
10/15. Philippines: Food poisoning
downs 31 in Masbate
10/15. Botswana: Child dies, 100 admitted
for food poisoning
10/14. Canada: Fast food restaurant
focus of E. coli outbreak
10/14. Japan: Suspected food
poisoning kills woman, 95, 2 critical
10/13. NZ: Norovirus outbreak
traced to Kerikeri Inlet oysters
10/13. 4
People In Southeastern Wisconsin Infected With
Salmonella
10/13. E.
coli Contaminated Lettuce Came From California
10/13. E. coli claims the lives of
two children
10/13. Ground Beef Suspected in Another E. coli Outbreak
10/13. 61 Chinese banquet guests
suffer food poisoning
10/10. Outbreak of L. monocytogenes Infections Associated with Pasteurized Milk from a Local Dairy, MA
10/10. Norwalk
Virus Shedding after Experimental Human Infection
10/10. Deaths
from Norovirus among the Elderly, England and Wales
10/10. UK: Winter vomiting virus
caused college closure
10/10. Newest
E. coli Outbreak Linked to Colorado Restaurant
10/10. State investigates E.coli
cases at daycare
10/10. E. coli in Michigan lettuce
traced to California
10/10. State investigation links foodborne outbreak to consumption of peas
10/10. Archbishop of York suffers
from food poisoning
10/09. Norovirus Hits 330 USC
Students In 5 Days
10/09. E. coli linked to Boulder
Jimmy John's
10/09. Germ linked to dairy kills
three in outbreak: CDC
10/09. AJK president inquires after
food poisoning victims
10/09. 10,000 Chinese children
still sick from milk
10/08. Another E.
coli case surfaces
10/07. Lubbock Sees Dramatic
Increase in Cases of Shigellosis
10/07. Salmonella Outbreak Solved
10/07. Frozen breaded chicken
entrees linked to multistate Salmonella outbreak
10/07. E.
coli-Tainted Tri-Tip to Blame in Forest Ranch Outbreak
10/07. Food-borne illness on the
rise in Lubbock
10/06. Salmonella concerns prompt public health alert
10/06. Canada: Two local E. coli patients recovering
10/06. Hospital says no sign of E.
coli
10/06. 32 Cases Of
Salmonella Linked To Microwaving Raw Chicken
10/06. Suspected foodborne illness at private school
10/06. Southern California Hit by
Norovirus
10/06. 32 Salmonella Cases Linked
to Improper Cooking of Frozen Entrees
10/06. 400 people fall victim to
food poisoningn in AJK
10/06. India: Food poisoning claims
eight lives in Jharkand
10/03. Salmonella in raw chicken
led to illnesses in Minnesota
10/03. Four More Sickened in
Michigan E. coli Outbreak
10/03. E. Coli
Sickens Three in Orleans County
10/03. India: 60
hospitalised in Himachal Pradesh after food poisoning
10/03. Sri Lanka: Food poisoning
hits shoe factory workers
10/02. Public Health Officials Investigating wave of E. coli cases
10/02. Norway: Investigators
identify virus as cause of hotel epidemic
10/02. Norovirus Blamed in Outbreak
at Georgetown University
10/02. France: Salmonella Outbreak
in Infants Linked to Baby Milk Formula
10/02. E.coli outbreak hits one
Illinois county, officials won't say which
10/02. Public Health Officials
Investigating E. coli Cases
10/02. E. coli outbreak sickens 34
statewide
10/02. Philippines: Egg sandwiches
could have caused food poisoning
10/02. 96 GU Students
Treated for Possible Food Poisoning, Dining Hall Closed Indefinitely
10/02. Macedonia: Pastries Sicken Hundreds
10/02. Philippines: Food poisoning
downs 51 elderly in Capiz
10/02. India: 50 taken ill due to
food poisoning
10/01. E. coli Cases Linked to Aund Mid’s Climbs to 40 – Aunt Mid’s Refuses to Name Suppliers
10/01. Potential North American
Outbreak of Salmonella Poona Being Investigated
10/01. More than 25 E. Coli confirmed in Butte County
10/01. Macedonia: More individuals
brought in for food poisoning
10/01. India: 60
hospitalised in Himachal Pradesh after food poisoning
10/01. Georgetown University Food
Poisoning
10/01. Food Poisoning Scare Closes
Dining Hall at Georgetown Univsity
2008 Outbreak List: Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun,
Jul-Sep
2007 Outbreak List: Jan-Mar , Apr-Jun,
Jul-Sep,
Oct-Dec
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