[PulseNet Africa] PulseNet alert FW: [CNPHI-RCRSP] New message posted.

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Than you Sir 
P K Feglo


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On Mon, 8/18/14, pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za <pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za> wrote:

 Subject: [PulseNet Africa] PulseNet alert FW: [CNPHI-RCRSP] New message	posted.
 To: "Pulsenetafrica Listserv" <pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za>
 Date: Monday, August 18, 2014, 11:46 PM
 
 
 FYI.
 
 Anthony Smith
 
 
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 From: plg5 at cdc.gov [mailto:plg5 at cdc.gov]
 Sent: 18 August 2014 08:43 PM
 To: plg5 at cdc.gov
 Subject: [CNPHI-RCRSP] New message posted.
 
 PulseNet International Collaboration Centre Message posted
 in forum "Outbreaks and Urgent Notifications".
 AUTHOR: Peter Gerner-Smidt
 
 Listeria monocytogenes associated with recall of stone
 fruits in the US
 
 PulseNet USA is with FDA following up on a recall of stone
 fruit (peaches, nectarines, plums and pluots) processed by
 the Wawona Packing Co. in California because of
 contamination of with Listeria monocytogenes.
 
 The information has been shared through INFOSAN but we would
 like to share it through the PulseNet web-forum, too,
 because of the broad distribution of the products.
 
 We are following up on clinical cases in the US but so far
 we have not conclusively identified any cases related to the
 recall.
 
 We would very much like to know if any PulseNet member has
 cases of listeriosis that could be related to the outbreak.
 Attached is a TIFF file with the PFGE pattern of the strain
 isolated from the product. The AscI pattern is in lane 2 and
 the AscI pattern in lane 6. Also attached is a PulseNet
 BioNumerics bundle file with the patterns.
 
 The information posted on INFOSAN is:
 
 ?FDA would like to make you aware of an ongoing recall of
 fresh, whole peaches, plums, nectarines, and pluots due to
 the potential of the products being contaminated with
 Listeria monocytogenes.
 
 On July 19, 2014, Wawona Packing Company of Cutler,
 California, voluntarily recalled certain lots of whole
 peaches (white and yellow), nectarines (white and yellow),
 plums and pluots packed between June 1, 2014 through July
 12,2014 due to the potential of the products being
 contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. On July  31,
 Wawona Packing Company expanded their recall to cover all
 products packed in the Wawona Packing Co. facility from June
 1, 2014 through July 17, 2014. Products packed on or after
 July 18 outside of the Wawona Packing Co. facility are not
 affected by this recall.
 
 FDA has notified the following countries that have received
 recalled products: Austria, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa
 Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala , Hong Kong S.A.R., Honduras,
 India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Singapore,
 and Taiwan.
 
 
 https://www.cnphi-rcrsp.ca/138431
 
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