October 05 2005 Outbreak of Gastroenteritis Linked to School Fruit and Fruit Juice, Illinois
- Organism:
- Other
- Vehicle:
- Fruit, Whole or Cut Up, Pineapple Fruit Cup Fruit Beverage, Juice, multifruit
High numbers of yeast, or yeast by products, led to two school-based outbreaks, at the same school, in Cook County, Illinois. In the first outbreak, twenty one persons became ill with vomiting shortly after drinking a mixed, multifruit juice. Labor…Read More »
May 05 2005 Salmonella Enteritidis at a Cook County School, Illinois
- Organism:
- Salmonella
- Vehicle:
- Unknown
Five students in a Cook County, Illinois, school were confirmed to have Salmonella Enteritidis through laboratory testing of their stool samples. An investigation found neither a source nor a vehicle.…Read More »