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Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Ground Beef

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Published 23 November 2018

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Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Ground Beef

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Posted November 15, 2018 at 5:45 PM ET

CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections linked to ground beef produced by JBS Tolleson, Inc.

Advice to Consumers, Restaurants, and Retailers

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At A Glance

Reported Cases: 246
States: 25
Hospitalizations: 59
Deaths: 0
Recall: Yes

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Outbreak of E. coli Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce

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Published 23 November 2018

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Outbreak of E. coli Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce

Posted November 20, 2018 at 2:30 PM ET

CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, Canada, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7) infections linked to romaine lettuce.

Advice to Consumers, Restaurants, and Retailers

CDC is advising that U.S. consumers not eat any romaine lettuce, and retailers and restaurants not serve or sell any, until we learn more about the outbreak. This investigation is ongoing and the advice will be updated as more information is available.

Consumers who have any type of romaine lettuce in their home should not eat it and should throw it away, even if some of it was eaten and no one has gotten sick.
- This advice includes all types or uses of romaine lettuce, such as whole heads of romaine, hearts of romaine, and bags and boxes of precut lettuce and salad mixes that contain romaine, including baby romaine, spring mix, and Caesar salad.
- If you do not know if the lettuce is romaine or whether a salad mix contains romaine, do not eat it and throw it away.
- Wash and sanitize drawers or shelves in refrigerators where romaine was stored. Follow these five steps to clean your refrigerator.
Restaurants and retailers should not serve or sell any romaine lettuce, including salads and salad mixes containing romaine.
Take action if you have symptoms of an E. coli infection:
- Talk to your healthcare provider.
- Write down what you ate in the week before you started to get sick.
- Report your illness to the health department.
- Assist public health investigators by answering questions about your illness.

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MINISTRY OF HEALTH PUBLICLY THANKS ST. KITTS DIABETES ASSOCIATION FOR INVALUABLE PARTNERSHIP

Published 19 November 2018

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MINISTRY OF HEALTH PUBLICLY THANKS ST. KITTS DIABETES ASSOCIATION FOR INVALUABLE PARTNERSHIP

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 16, 2018 (SKNIS): In her address to the nation for World Diabetes Day on November 14, Minister of State with responsibility for Health, the Honourable Wendy Phipps congratulated the St. Kitts Diabetes Association for its ongoing, invaluable partnership with respect to reducing the incidences of diabetes and the risk it poses to the population.

She said that the partnership continues to play a key role in educating the public and promoting of health and wellness in the Federation.

“This joint approach is critical in confronting the disease head-on, with a view of reducing its incidence in our population and limiting the negative impact upon individual diabetics, their families, their livelihoods and their quality of life,” she stated.

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PM’s Legacy Health Walk magnetises largest and most colourful participation ever

Published 19 November 2018

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PM’s Legacy Health Walk magnetises largest and most colourful participation ever

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, November 17, 2018 (PLP PR Media Inc.) — Celebrations to mark the 25years of service to Constituency Number Seven and the country by Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris on Saturday November 17 entered a new phase as hundreds of walkers joined him in what was dubbed the Legacy Health Walk.

In the health walk’s eleven-year history, it was the first time the participants wore similar clothing as almost all wore orange T-shirts or polo shirts that had the ‘25 years of service by Dr the Hon Timothy Harris’ celebratory logo. They joined the Prime Minister as they traversed the picturesque constituency starting from Belle Vue and ending at Ottley’s. It was the largest walk in terms of numbers taking part.

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Residents of Phillip’s grateful as Prime Minister Harris holds second walkthrough

Published 16 November 2018

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Residents of Phillip’s grateful as Prime Minister Harris holds second walkthrough

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, November 15, 2018 (PLP PR Media Inc.) — As constituents in St. Christopher Seven continue to celebrate the 25 years of service by their parliamentarian, Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, residents of Phillip’s Village benefitted from a second night of the ‘meet and greet’ walkthrough on Wednesday November 14.

According to the walkthrough’s organiser in Phillip’s Village, Mr William Phillip, residents were extremely moved to see their Area Parliamentary Representative take time off his busy schedule as the Federation’s Prime Minister to visit them on two consecutive days, Tuesday and Wednesday.