Archive for April, 2019
4/19/1995: A massive truck bomb explodes outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma killing more than 160 people, injuring more than 500 and trapping dozens more in the rubble.
Friday, April 19th, 2019
CDC: A multistate outbreak of Listeria infections linked to deli-sliced meats and cheeses.
Friday, April 19th, 2019
- A total of 8 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from 4 states.
- All 8 people have been hospitalized, and one death has been reported from Michigan.
- Epidemiologic and laboratory evidence indicates that meats and cheeses sliced at deli counters might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and could make people sick.
- In interviews, ill people report eating different types and brands of products, including meats and cheeses, purchased from and sliced at deli counters in many different retail locations.
- The outbreak strain has been identified in samples taken from meat sliced at a deli and from deli counters in multiple stores.
- A single, common supplier of deli products has not been identified.
- CDC is not advising that consumers avoid eating products prepared at delis, or that retailers stop selling deli-sliced products.
- Retailers should clean and sanitize deli slicers frequently and other areas where deli products are prepared, stored, or served to avoid cross contamination.
- This outbreak is a reminder that people at higher risk for severe Listeria infection should handle deli-sliced meats and cheeses carefully to prevent illness. Pregnant women and their newborns, adults age 65 and older, and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to get sick with listeriosis.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Ebola outbreak total = 1,302 and the death toll has now reached 843.
Friday, April 19th, 2019
