With recent cases of 2019 novel coronavirus reported in several countries including the U.S., health officials are watchful for potential cases. The Minnesota Department of Health has posted background information on its website (2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Media confirmed reports show the virus has shown up in nearby Chicago after a 60-year-old woman was diagnosed with […]
Listeriosis Deaths in Minnesota Tied to Caramel Apples
The pre-packaged treats, sold in Minnesota stores this fall, have contributed to illness and two deaths.
The Minnesota Departments of Health and Agriculture are working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on a multi-state outbreak of listeriosis linked to eating caramel apples. Four people in Minnesota have become ill as part of this outbreak. All were adults ages 59 to 90 years. […]
Minnesota Now Offers Ebola Information Line
MDH establishes new tool in wake of viral worries.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced Tuesday, Oct. 21 established an Ebola Information Line as part of an ongoing effort to provide Minnesotans with information about Ebola and related precautions against the disease,. The number for the Ebola Information Line is 651-201-3920 or 1-800-657-3903. “Minnesota’s best defense against Ebola is access to reliable information and […]
Ebola Fears: MDH Officials State Virus is Concern, Not Threat
The Minnesota Department of Health took to media outlets Thursday with a simple message: Ebola virus in the United States is cause for a concern, but not for mass hysteria. Due to its limited degree of transferability, Ebola shouldn’t be cause for panic, particularly hundreds of miles away from its source here in the United State […]
Minnesota Department of Health, Applebee’s Update on E. Coli Cases
As the number of confirmed E. Coli cases in Minnesota rises, according to the State Deaprtment of Health, Applebee’s is making attempts to win back customers by making changes. Both sides in the investigation into an outbreak into a rare strain of the bacterial infection made announcements Thursday on progress. MDH said two more people […]
Monticello Applebee’s Among Restaurants Tied to E.Coli Outbreak
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is investigating 13 cases of foodborne illness associated with a type of E. coli bacteria known as E. coli O111. This form of E. coli is in the same family as the more well-known E. coli O157:H7. While seven of the people with E. coli O111 infections reported eating at Applebee’s restaurants in Minnesota between June 24 and 27, […]