outbreak of typhoid fever has been linked to a frozen tropical fruit product

[jasmine]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,599384,00.html

Fruit Smoothies Linked to Outbreak of Typhoid Fever in U.S.

Friday, August 13, 2010


A rare U.S. outbreak of typhoid fever has been linked to a frozen tropical fruit product used to make smoothies, health officials reported Thursday.

Seven cases have been confirmed — three in California and four in Nevada. Two more California cases are being investigated. Five people were hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

The CDC said five of the victims drank milkshakes or smoothies made with frozen mamey pulp. Four of them used pulp sold by Goya Foods Inc. of Secaucus, N.J.
Mamey is a sweet, reddish tropical fruit grown mainly in Central and South America. It is also known as zapote or sapote. It is peeled and mashed to make pulp, the CDC said.

The company has recalled packages of the pulp, sold in mostly western states. A sample from one package found in Las Vegas tested positive for the bacteria that causes typhoid, the Food and Drug Administration reported Wednesday.

A phone call to Goya seeking comment was not immediately returned Thursday.
No other was linked to the illnesses, which occurred between April and July. The victims range in age from 4 to 31, said CDC spokeswoman Arleen Porcell-Pharr.

Typhoid fever is a life-threatening illness caused by a type of bacteria called Salmonella typhi. It's become rare in the United States. There are only about 400 cases annually, and most people caught it while traveling abroad.

Three food-related outbreaks have been reported in the last 12 years. One, also linked to frozen mamey pulp, caused three illnesses in in 1999. One, linked to Gulf Coast oysters, sickened six in Texas in 2006. The third, linked to a Maryland restaurant, caused four illnesses.

Symptoms include a sustained fever as high as 103 to 104 degrees, along with headache. weakness, stomach pains or loss of appetite. Some patients have a rash of flat, rose-colored spots. It can be treated with antibiotics.

It's not clear if there will be additional cases, said Dr. Ezra Barzilay, the CDC epidemiologist supervising the investigation. It can take between three days to eight weeks for an infected person to develop symptoms, he noted.

The disease is still common in the developing world. The bacteria passes through the intestinal tract and often spreads to others through feces-tainted food or water. Freezing does not kill it.

The recalled mamey pulp was sold in 14-ounce plastic packages in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Washington.

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[gmyers]

Ew does that mean the fruit smoothie has feces in it?

[ahippiechic]

Killed my appetite for smoothies for a while....

[Jolie Rouge]

The San Francisco Department of Public Health is warning residents about potential exposure to TYPHOID FEVER, after reports that a restaurant "food handler" at the Nordstrom Café at Stonestown Galleria has been diagnosed with the infectious disease.

Yes, you read that right.....TYPHOID. And of course this CBS affiliate won't give us ANY additional information, except that officials think the worker "likely contracted the disease overseas". GEE, YA THINK? So thanks to E-Verify-banned, sanctuary city San Fran-sicko, we not only have illegal aliens taking our jobs, but also bringing back diseases we thought we were done with 100 YEARS AGO.

'AINT OPEN BORDERS GRAND?

SF Issues Warning After Mall Food Handler Diagnosed With Typhoid Fever
May 3, 2013 11:14 PM

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – The San Francisco Department of Public Health is warning residents about potential exposure to typhoid fever.

SFDPH reports that a restaurant worker a the Nordstrom Café at Stonestown Galleria has been diagnosed with the infectious disease.

An investigation is ongoing, but officials said the food handler likely contracted the disease overseas.

Anyone who ate at the Nordstrom Cafe within the Nordstrom store in the Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco on April 16, 17, 18, 20, or 27, 2013 may be at risk of exposure. SFDPH advises those individuals to see a healthcare provider right away if they start to experience symptoms such as fever, weakness, stomach pains, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or loss of appetite.

Symptoms usually begin within 8 to 14 days after exposure, but could potentially appear for up to 30 days, according tho SFDPH.

Typhoid fever is an illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi. Although death is uncommon, typhoid fever can be severe and life-threatening. In the United States, 300-400 cases of typhoid fever occur each year, and most of those are acquired during international travel.

Nordstrom has set up two test labs for customers who ate at the cafe and are now feeling the symptoms, they are are located at the Franciscan Treatment Room on Bush Street and The Sutter Park Medical Foundation. San Franciscans with no medical insurance can visit San Francisco General Hospital’s Urgent Care Clinic. http://www.saintfrancismemorial.org/...ervices/195461

Click here for more information about typhoid fever from the Centers for Disease Control.
http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/...typhoid_fever/

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This is what happens when you let unrestricted third world ILLEGALs cross indiscriminately in to the US. Enjoy your new found third world status San Fran. Oh and don't forget to wash your hands.

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They are only carrying the deadly contagions into our restaurants that Americans don't want to carry.

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Typhoid huh? This is another good reason for more closely monitoring the borders isn't it??

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One of the blessings of this country is that it is geographically isolated from most of the diseases of the third world; however, that blessing is being destroyed by open borders.

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Once again, a PC article devoid of any meaniful information.

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Diversity is our strength! We need to make sure each of the communicable diseases is represented in the food service industry. A little typhoid fever, a sprinkling of hepatitis, a dash of HIV. The delicious ingredients of diversity!

Maybe if we're really lucky, the food handler will NOT wash his hands after dropping the Obama family off at the pool, if you get my drift. YUMMY!

All hail diversity!

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It's Obamacare's new Antibody Development Program. We had to pass the bill to find out what was in it. Turns out, free typhoid for everyone was in it!

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The story omits the most important fact. Who was the carrier? Let me guess, an illegal alien.

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This appears to be a news article, I was of the understanding that CBS is a news agency.

This worker. Name? Race? Gender? Nationality? Immigration Status?

Or do we just proceed as if Typhoid in America is like getting a broken nail, or a cold.

Black Plague breaks out at the mall in San Fran. Select tennis and casual shoes on sale at Nordstroms. Next week begins the linen blowout. Tune in for more real news, on your real news station, CBS San Francisco...

Another ten years of political correctness, and news agencies will be obsolete, due to insufficient "officially acceptable" words. The only industry I know of, that willingly and cheerfully destroys the essential tools of its own trade.

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Remember the cartoon in that california paper ridiculing Gov Perry for the fertilizer plant explosion? I'm waiting for that same paper to now publish a cartoon linking this pandemic to california's brainless approach to illegal aliens.

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This is why we need to seal the borders and quarantine anyone who wishes to come to America until we are certain they are disease free. What if the food handler (or dish washer) were contagious with antibiotic resistant tuberculosis or some other easily communicable disease?

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I read in the paper a year or so ago that there were a few cases of Bubonic Plague and E-Bola in Cali. Gee, both of those diseases are from elsewhere. Can't imagine how they came to be here...

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"Celebrate Diversity"...!!!!! Sanctuary cities, unite!!!!