Page 2 Colby Free Press Thursday, September 29, 2011 Area/State Weather More U.S. listeria cases likely Briefly From “CASES,” Page 1 conditions and are often carried and others with compromised land. Retreat organizers by animals. immune systems. The CDC said New Mexico offi cials said plan pumpkin patch Margaret Hamburg said that ill- The health offi cials said this the median age of those sick- Tuesday they are investigating a Shepherd’s Staff will be operating a nesses are expected for weeks to is the fi rst known outbreak of ened is 78 and that 1 in 5 who fi fth death, while health authori- pumpkin patch and corn maze from 3 to come because the incubation pe- listeria in cantaloupe. Listeria contract the disease can die from ties in Kansas and Wyoming said 7 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sun- riod for listeria can be a month is generally found in processed it. Symptoms include fever and they too are investigating addi- day in October at the paintball park, one or even longer. That means that meats and unpasteurized milk muscle aches, often with other tional deaths possibly linked to half mile east of Rexford. Cost is $7 per someone who ate contaminated and cheese, though there have gastrointestinal symptoms. the tainted fruit. person or $5 each in groups of four or cantaloupe last week may not been a growing number of out- Unlike many pathogens, list- The CDC reported the 72 ill- more. For information, or to schedule a get sick until next month. Jensen breaks in produce. Hamburg eria bacteria can grow at room nesses and deaths in 18 states. special event, call (785) 687-2565. Farms last shipped cantaloupes called the outbreak a “surprise” temperatures and even refrigera- Cases of listeria were reported on Sept. 10. The shelf life is and said the agencies are study- tor temperatures. It is hardy and in California, Colorado, Flor- Come meet the artists about two weeks. ing it closely to fi nd out how it can linger long after the source ida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, “We will see more cases like- happened. of the contamination is gone – Maryland, Missouri, Montana, at reception Sunday ly through October,” Hamburg Cantaloupe is often the source health offi cials say people who Nebraska, New Mexico, North Colby Community College artists said. of outbreaks, however. Frieden may have had the contaminated Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Vir- whose work is currently on display at National Weather Service The Food and Drug Adminis- said CDC had identifi ed 10 oth- fruit in their kitchens should ginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, the Prairie Museum will be available to Tonight: Mostly clear, with a meet the public from 2 to 4 p.m. Sun- low around 37. North wind be- tration said state health offi cials er cantaloupe outbreaks in the clean and sanitize any surfaces and Wyoming. The most illness- found listeria in cantaloupes tak- last decade, most of them from it may have touched. es were reported in Colorado, day. Light refreshments will be served. tween 5 and 10 mph becoming The college art exhibit is on display calm. en from Colorado grocery stores salmonella. The CDC said Tuesday that which has seen 15 sickened. and from a victim’s home that Listeria is more deadly than 13 deaths are linked to the taint- Fourteen illnesses were reported through October. For information, call Friday: Sunny, with a high the museum at 460-4590. near 73. Calm wind becoming were grown at Jensen Farms. well-known pathogens like sal- ed fruit. State and local offi cials in Texas, 10 in New Mexico and south between 10 and 15 mph. Matching strains of the disease monella and E. coli, though say they are investigating three eight in Oklahoma. Friday Night: Mostly clear, were found on equipment and those outbreaks generally cause additional deaths that may be While most healthy adults can Public schools to hold with a low around 43. South cantaloupe samples at Jensen many more illnesses. Twenty- connected. consume listeria with no ill ef- book fairs next week wind around 10 mph. Farms’ packing facility in Gran- one people died in an outbreak The death toll released by the fects, it can kill the elderly and The Colby Middle and Grade School Saturday: Sunny, with a high ada, Colo. of listeria poisoning in 1998 CDC Tuesday surpassed the those with compromised im- Libraries will hold the Scholastic Book near 79. Breezy, with a south Sherri McGarry, a senior ad- traced to contaminated hot dogs number of deaths linked to an mune systems. It is also danger- Fair from Monday to next Thursday. wind between 10 and 20 mph, viser in the FDA’s Offi ce of and possibly deli meats made by outbreak of salmonella in pea- ous to pregnant women because The grade school fair will be open from with gusts as high as 30 mph. Foods, said the agency is look- Bil Mar Foods, a subsidiary of nuts almost three years ago. Nine it easily passes through to the 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and 2 to 8 p.m. next Saturday Night: Mostly clear, ing at the farm’s water supply Sara Lee Corp. Another large people died in that outbreak. fetus. The CDC’s Frieden said Thursday. The middle school fair will with a low around 50. and possible animal intrusions listeria outbreak, in 1985, killed The CDC reported four deaths that two of those sickened were be open during school hours from Mon- Sunday: Sunny, with a high among other things in trying to 52 people and was linked to in New Mexico, two deaths each pregnant women but they have day to Thursday. The libraries receive a near 84. fi gure out how the cantaloupes Mexican-style soft cheese. in Colorado and Texas and one since recovered. percentage of the money spent of books Sunday Night: Mostly clear, became contaminated. Listeria Listeria generally only sick- death each in Kansas, Missouri, to make purchases. For information, call with a low around 55. bacteria grow in moist, muddy ens the elderly, pregnant women Nebraska, Oklahoma and Mary- the grade school at 460-5100. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Sacred Heart book fair Monday Night: Mostly clear, Health department ready for flu clinic on two days next week with a low around 54. Sacred Heart Catholic School will Tuesday: Mostly sunny and From “CLINIC,” Page 1 give care to the entire county in 48 hours,” who come to the clinic, the better we can be have its annual book fair from 4 to 8 breezy, with a high near 82. said Rothchild. “That includes the time it prepared in the event of an emergency.” p.m. Tuesday and from 2 to 8 p.m. next Tuesday Night: Mostly mended strains, but it is believed people takes to set up, give care and clean up.” Rothchild said there will be volunteers Thursday in the school gym. Proceeds cloudy, with a low around 54. have a higher response to the mist.” She said that they follow an Incident Com- helping from the Colby Community Col- will go to the school library. For infor- Wednesday: Sunny and Ryan said that children as young as six mand System that shows who is involved, lege nursing department who have already mation, call Principal Dave Evert at breezy, with a high near 81. months old can get a shot and FluMist is what their specifi c duties are and who they received training on the FluMist. 460-2813. available for eligible people ages two to 49. report to. The day is a practice run to help “We run the clinic as we would during a Wednesday: High, 92; Low 49 “It is highly recommended that anyone people get ready in case of emergency. disaster,” said Rothchild. “Volunteers are Precip: Wednesday 0.None six months and older should get the shot,” By practicing and completing in-depth even screened and must show credentials Senior center plans Month: 0.43 inches said Ryan. “And remember that it not only data sheets, Rothchild and her staff are able when arriving, and there are spaces avail- potato bar next Thursday Year: 16.41 inches protects you, but it is also to protect your to determine how long it takes for people able for the public information offi cer and The Senior Progress Center will have Normal: 16.36 inches family.” to get through each step of the clinic. From anyone else who would be involved.” its fall potato bar fund raiser from 5 to (K-State Experiment Station) Rothchild said that the clinic is not only being greeted at the door, to registration and The clinic will have a two-fold of dispens- 6:30 p.m. next Thursday. The event, Sunrise and Sunset a service to the community, but is also education, assessment and receiving care, ing the fl u vaccines but is also an important which is open to the public, will also Friday 7:39 a.m. 7:29 p.m. planned as a point of dispensing exercise she knows just how to vaccinate in a timely event in knowing our health department is include a bake sale and raffl e. For infor- Moon: waxing, 15 percent mation, call 460-2901. (U.S. Naval Observatory) for her staff and volunteers. and effi cient manner. capable of handling a large number of pa- “Federal guidelines for mass dispensing “Last year, we had over 300 patients re- tients when the time is needed. says that we have to be able to vaccinate or ceive care,” she said, “and the more people Trash trucks will not pick up grass until spring The Colby Sanitation Department will Tyson recalling 131,000 pounds of beef on E.