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Reno child gets Campylobacter from illegal bathtub cheese
Don’t eat cheese made in a bathtub. The Washoe County Health District in Reno, Nevada, announced that a child became seriously ill from Campylobacter after eating homemade cheese that was illegally...
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In the same way that Chapman owes me for introducing him to Neil Young in the 2000s, I owe it to my high school girlfriend, Sue Baker, for introducing me, in 1978. This was her favorite song. And if...
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Changes planned after Las Vegas marathon illness probe
On Dec. 4, 2011, some 44,000 runners participated in the annual Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon in Las Vegas. About 500 got sick with sapovirus. A health district investigation determined that people were...
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Playing games to hide lousy inspection grades: Nevada edition
No one likes to get a “C.” Especially when that’s the worst grade you can get from the Southern Nevada Health District. It means there’s a lot wrong at your restaurant. And folks who see that “C” might...
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Fancy food ain’t safe food – Nevada golf course edition
“Bloody … with cheese.” That’s how the burley, 50-ish goateed he-man requested his hamburger be cooked at a golf course in Baltimore in 2005. His sidekick piped up, “Me too.” Our foursome of food...
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100 ill from Mormon church pot luck in Nevada
Food poisoning caused more than 100 people to become sick following a potluck dinner at a Mormon church in Nevada. A local hospital in Logandale, Nevada has seen people coming in with symptoms of...
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7 outbreaks of Norovirus in Vegas
The Southern Nevada Health District Office of Epidemiology has, since March 29, 2014, identified 7 clusters and outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis illness in the Las Vegas area. Venues associated with...
View ArticleTriple dose of Dirty Dining in Vegas: Desserts, kabobs and more
When someone’s preparing your food, you probably hope they have clean hands. Three different restaurants were recently cited for failing to do just that, and one spot was shut down. This week, we have...
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‘These ladies been cooking for like 30 years and it’s a language barrier’...
Health inspectors said the restaurant in this week’s Dirty Dining needs a talking to. They’re concerned their history of failing routine health inspections puts the public at risk. dThe Thai restaurant...
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I said I quit, but really didn’t: Nevada health type walks out amid tensions...
Disagreement over how restaurants are being regulated boiled over at a Southern Nevada Health District board meeting Thursday with an official offering her resignation and walking out after she was...
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There’s a lot of norovirus in Nevada schools
The famed winter vomiting virus appears to be making life miserable for Nevada school kids. According to the Reno Gazette Journal over 1700 students in 20 schools have had the virus over the past 5...
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21 sick: E. coli outbreak linked to Nevada restaurant
Health officials in northern Nevada are investigating more than a dozen confirmed and probable cases of E. coli that might be associated with a Reno restaurant. Washoe County Health District spokesman...
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14 sick, 4 with HUS from E. coli in Calif. lake
An E. coli-contaminated lake in Nevada County, Calif., linked to the illnesses of 14 people will remain closed until at least Aug. 23, county officials announced Wednesday. Hannah Knowles of the...
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