Restaurant linked to E. coli shut down
SHARIF DURHAMS AND ADAM BELL
SALISBURY --Health officials closed a China Grove restaurant linked to a deadly E. coli outbreak today after learning some employees slaughtered a goat there last month.
At a news conference this afternoon, Rowan County Health Director Leonard Wood said that on Friday, a former employee of Captain's Galley Seafood Restaurant on Main Street in China Grove told health officials a goat had been slaughtered there.
Wood said the restaurant's owners confirmed the report of the goat slaughter over the weekend. He ordered the restaurant closed today.
News of the slaughter was "very disturbing" to him and the restaurant's owners, Wood said.
"They don't know if or when the restaurant will reopen," he said.
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2007-06-18 12:41:27 · 9 answers · asked by Yak Rider 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
On Thursday, 86-year-old Salisbury resident Faye Sides died at Rowan Regional Medical Center of complications related to an infection of a dangerous strain of the bacteria E. coli. Her death was the first from E. coli that local health officials in Cabarrus and Rowan counties could recall.
She was one of 21 people who got sick after eating at the restaurant, Wood said.
Health officials said they interviewed 26 employees and heard conflicting stories. The goat was slaughtered some time between May 11 and May 20, Wood said. Restaurant patrons got sick between May 26 and June 3, Wood said today.
Several of the employees were Hispanic, Wood said, and health officials used a translator to conduct some of the interviews.
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2007-06-18 12:42:02 · update #1
Health officials cannot prove the outbreak of the intestinal disease was caused by the goat slaughter, Wood said. It will be hard to establish a link without finding part of the goat carcass.
"I'm not sure we'll ever be able to confirm the goat (as the source of the illness), or anything, for that matter," he said.
Cabarrus and Rowan health officials said today they had eight confirmed cases and 13 other suspected cases.
The patients in Rowan and Cabarrus have E. coli O157-H7, the most dangerous strain of the bacteria. It can contaminate beef, fruit juice and other foods. It can cause severe food poisoning symptoms, including damaged kidneys and bloody diarrhea.
The bacterial infection affects the intestines and stomach. People are usually infected by drinking contaminated beverages or eating contaminated food.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 20,000 people are poisoned each year in the U.S. by E. coli O157-H7, although most people....
2007-06-18 12:42:44 · update #2
Expect more of the same. I'd rather eat a cold can of beans at home that eat a steak at a steakhouse that employes illegal aliens.
20,000 a year and where is the news coverage?
2007-06-18 13:05:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately I do believe it. Stories like this are MUCH more common than the general public would like to believe. Sadly, a goat slaughter doesn't usually make front page news...so most people never hear them.
2007-06-18 20:37:00 · answer #2 · answered by Peace Lovin Hippy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-06-18 20:09:55 · answer #3 · answered by True Red White & Blue 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just another blessing of multicultural diversity.
2007-06-18 19:58:19 · answer #4 · answered by kscottmccormick 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats why I never eat my meat rare.
2007-06-18 19:52:19 · answer #5 · answered by laotzu4272 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is happening more often now; I do believe it.
2007-06-18 20:56:33 · answer #6 · answered by Fox_America 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that's pretty disgusting!
2007-06-18 19:45:04 · answer #7 · answered by Adam C 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is horrifying.
2007-06-18 19:45:21 · answer #8 · answered by Patti C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes,I can believe it.
2007-06-18 19:44:55 · answer #9 · answered by Galahad 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋