Tag: Cdc
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Taylor Farms warehouse in Colorado Springs open, operating
California-based supplier Taylor Farms’ processing and distribution facility in Colorado Springs was open and operating Friday morning following news that the company may be linked to the cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people across the U.S. Semitrailers moved to and from the Colorado Springs warehouse at 890 Newport Road. A Gazette journalist observed…
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Taylor Farms, with facility in Colorado Springs, identified as possible source of cyclosporiasis outbreak
Shredded iceberg lettuce supplied to Taco Bell restaurants by California-based supplier Taylor Farms, which has a facility in Colorado Springs, has been identified by investigators as a potential source of contamination in the cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people in the U.S. The Washington Post was first to report the Taylor Farms connection on…
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Report: 57 Colorado counties don’t meet herd immunity threshold for measles
Colorado measles vaccination rates are falling behind other states, leading to a lower herd immunity among children. A recent data analysis by The Washington Post found that Colorado has an 88% herd immunity status regarding the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine between 2023 and 2024 — well below the 95% threshold set by doctors across the country. Ultimately,…
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E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s onions is over, CDC and FDA say
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention along with the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday the completion of their investigations into the McDonald’s E. coli outbreak and confirmed that it is over. The CDC and the FDA launched their investigation and product recall Oct. 22 following reports of several McDonald’s customers falling ill after consuming the Quarter Pounder, containing slivered onions.…
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E. coli outbreak in Colorado: People sickened in 13 states; other fast food restaurants pull onions off menus
Yellow onions from a California company have been identified as the likely culprit in a recent E. coli outbreak that killed a Colorado man, led to dozens of hospitalizations and spurred voluntary recalls by a growing number of businesses that fear they may have received, or distributed, infected produce, according to reporting by The Associated…
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Majority of Colorado McDonald’s E. coli cases originated in Mesa County
One person died following the outbreak, reportedly connected to onions.
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CDC on X
E. COLI OUTBREAK: CDC is investigating 49 illnesses in 10 states linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers. If you ate a Quarter Pounder hamburger from McDonald’s and have severe symptoms of E. coli, contact your healthcare provider. https://t.co/g87itkupCQ pic.twitter.com/gHzUKCnTi9 — CDC (@CDCgov) October 22, 2024
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McDonald’s in Colorado linked to deadly E. coli outbreak
CDC says an older adult in Colorado died from infection
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Drug-resistant stomach bug sparks CDC warning, Colorado saw fall outbreaks
Across the nation, a drug-resistant stomach bug is on the rise. Colorado saw an uptick over the fall in similar bacterial infections that can cause diarrhea for several days to a week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning about the bacteria, called Shigella, last week because the number of drug-resistant cases…
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Colorado ranks No. 32 in CDC’s recommended vaccine shots for youngest children
“Vaccine-preventable diseases” cost Colorado $13 billion over two years to treat