Publications by authors named "Alvin J Crosby"
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- * The FDA traced the outbreak to 14 individuals who had purchased cantaloupes from a packing house that also supplied several points of sale, while environmental samples from the affected growers showed contamination.
- * This outbreak marks the third instance in the past decade of salmonellosis tied to melons from this region, highlighting the ongoing need for improved practices to prevent contamination in melon farming and better public education on food safety.
The United States are one of the world's leading consumers of melons. In 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state health and regulatory partners investigated an outbreak of Newport infections linked to melons from southwest Indiana, resulting in 80 ill persons and 18 hospitalizations reported across 15 states. Epidemiologic and traceback data indicated melons as the vehicle for these infections, but the collinearity of melon varieties purchased and consumed together in combination with the traceback investigation that could not rule out either melon type, did not allow investigators to delineate whether the vehicle was cantaloupe alone or, both cantaloupe and watermelons.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn March 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California Department of Public Health, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and Pennsylvania Department of Health initiated an investigation of an outbreak of complex () infections. Sixty infections were identified in California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maine, Nevada and Ohio. The infections were linked to a no-rinse cleansing foam product (NRCFP), produced by Manufacturer A, used for skin care of patients in healthcare settings.
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