Missouri: 90 E. coli Cases Tied to Rockwood Summit HS Events

[C0RI0LANUS]

More than 90 cases of E. coli have been linked to Rockwood Summit High School events in St Louis County, Missouri.



The St. Louis County Health Department said 94 cases have been identified. Some of those cases have been confirmed; others show compatible symptoms and links to confirmed cases.
Health authorities said the cases are allegedly connected to Andre’s Banquet and Catering which catered some events for Rockwood Summit High School.

The St. Louis County Health Department suggests that salad is the source of illness, but a specific ingredient has not been identified.

One lawsuit has been filed against the catering company on behalf of a cheerleader at Rockwood Summit High School.

The owner of Andre’s Banquets and Catering said the lawsuit has no merit. He said vendors spot-check produce loads daily, are USDA-inspected and follow strict food safety guidelines. He also claimed that the fact that three students who aren’t Rockwood Summit High School students were infected is proof his business is not the source of the outbreak.

State and local health department workers were at the catering business to take samples of food for testing. Health department officials will also use genetic testing on stool samples to get more certainty on the outbreak.

An E. coli outbreak in 18 states that involves organic carrots is not linked to this incident.



E. coli are germs called bacteria and are found in many places, including in the environment, foods, water, and the intestines of people and animals. Most E. coli are harmless and are part of a healthy intestinal tract. E. coli helps humans digest food, produce vitamins, and protect people from harmful germs.

But some E. coli can make people sick with diarrhea, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, sepsis, and other illnesses.

Sources:

https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/11/18/more-e-coli-cases-tied-rockwood-school-events/

https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/about/index.html

[Takket]

1. Can you imagine what this will look like in a few months?

Where instead of warning the public and tracking these things the CDC response is going to be that viruses are good for our immune system and the woke mob should stop crying about it?

[Crunchy Frog]

2. This is our future.

Soon there won't even be any health departments.

[C0RI0LANUS]

3. The future GOP health system will soon reflect our medieval ancestors.

"Let's get some of that bad blood out of you and then we'll inject you with Lysol!"

[dutch777]

4. Trying to get a test for lead in our drinking water. Testing agency said they must test for e. coli too.

Turns out our old 1923 house is fed by a lead water pipe. I suspect any lead that was going to leach out either did so long ago or is so encrusted in mineral deposits as to be low/no risk so want to test the water vs. paying $1000s to replace the pipe and achieve nothing. (Yes, I know we will need to disclose on the lead pipe should we choose to sell). Going to local testing lab and they said they must by regulation now test all drinking water samples for e. coli as well. I do trust our local utility as it is deep well water fed and there has been no history of e. coli and I really don't want to pay to do what amounts to be repetitive testing but lab says there is no choice, they can't just test for lead. Clearly and up and coming issue.

[C0RI0LANUS]

5. Wow. Good luck with all that, dutch777.

Lead poisoning is no joke and, as you know, has serious effects on the human body. My wife and I have been using Brita filters for years which traps bacteria like E. coli, but not viruses. Consumer-grade water filters are most likely insufficient at stopping minute lead particulates.

If local health authorities and public utilities maintain their vigilance over the next four years, segments of the US population will survive the gutting of the FDA, EPA, and HHS.

Link:

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/lead-poisoning-and-health