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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 29, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page a4 a 4 Winnipeg free press Friday August 29, 2008 top news Winnipeg repress. Com 1 888 207 8311 1459 Regent ave. Wow. Par Pontiac. Ca hours Mon. Tue. 9 9, wed. Sat. 9 6 dealer permit # 1319 see dealer for details. 0% 72 months freight taxes fees excluded. 40� off per litre up to 2500 litres. Petro Canada Gas card. Canada wide 2009 product arriving now All 2008 s must be cleared 0 % on almost All new 2008 s in Stock units allure envoy solstice Lucerne g5 Acadia g6 Montana Canyon grand prix torrent Sierra of of oooo or or 77 77 22 22 my my oooo in n in to to he he is is own it at for 2,500l � per litre 40 save up to ask about lease loyalty Bonus Auto air v8. St 2858001 Cash Price 2008 Gumc Sierra 4x4 ext. Cab $ 25799 $ 178 by Brand new loaded Remote Start Auto air cd pm pm & spoiler. 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Its something weave been waiting for and its something were not surprised by he said. The next step is having this bacterium undergo tests to see what Strain it is. Kettner said Winnipeg Gas National microbiology lab is testing the mans blood samples to determine the Strain of listeria to confirm whether he was infected from ingesting tainted meat but results wont be available until mid next week. Kettner said the Man is on intravenous antibiotics to fight the infection but comment on the severity of his illness. On wednesday Kettner revealed that one Winnipeg woman died earlier this year after contracting Lister Osis. The latest Case of Lister Osis brings Manitoba ass total cases this year to three. A Friend said the Manitoba victim is from the Sioux Valley Dakota first nation and suffers from diabetes. The Man told the Brandon Sun his Friend was living in a Long term care facility. When his health began to deteriorate he was taken to the Brandon Hospital for tests and then sent Back. When he returned a second time to Brandon he was checked into the Hospital. Kettner said Public health officials Are interviewing the mans family to try to pinpoint the food that made him sick. He said All Manitoban should Check their refrigerators and freezers for ready to eat meat products on the recall list. All recalled products include the number 97b identified in a Crown Seal or near the Best before Date. Bottom line if you re not sure throw it out Kettner said. Pregnant women the elderly and people with weakened immune systems Are considered at a higher risk of becoming ill from the bacterium which is fatal in about 30 per cent of cases. Manitoba records an average of three or four cases of Lister Osis a year and Kettner said there Are probably Many More people who contract the bacterium through food but experience Only mild symptoms and dont see a doctor. Listeria can incubate in a persons body for up to 70 Days so someone who ate contaminated meat May not experience immediate symptoms. I be surprised at All if we have More cases he said. We know the food products have been distributed in Manitoba and people could have been exposed in july August in some cases As Early As june Kettner said. The news that tainted meat from Toronto could infect Manitoban rattled Russell residents after a woman found packages of recalled Deli meat in her Freezer wednesday. Lena Derkach who was released from Hospital this week rummaged through her refrigerator to Check for any recalled Maple Leaf cold cuts Only to find Deli meat with the product code 97b in the Freezer the same meat included in the recall. I have no immune system Derkach said. It could ave been me that got really ill Gordon Hykawy Der Kachus brother said he finds it very worrisome that the Deli meats involved in the widespread recall were found so close to Home and that some people who Arentt being vigilant May be ingesting contaminated meat. Obviously some people have eaten it before it was recalled he said. If she bought it two weeks ago someone else did too and they could be eating it. Jen. Skerritt free press. My. Ca with file from Brandon Sun Lister Osis Case May be linked to meat its something weave been waiting for and its something were not surprised by Manitoba ass chief medical officer or. Joel Kettner Manitoba senior admitted to Hospital with blood poisoning by Jen Skerritt web poll vote online at Winnipeg repress. Com has the Lister Osis outbreak shaken your Trust of the food Industry Toronto the number of confirmed deaths in a Lister Osis outbreak thatus been linked to meat products made by Maple Leaf foods took a Sharp jump thursday As a National consumer advocacy group called the outbreak an outrageous situation that never should have happened. Eight deaths All of them in Ontario Are now being blamed on the outbreak while seven others four in Ontario and one each in Quebec b. C. And Saskatchewan remain under investigation Federal health officials say. At last count thursday a total of 29 cases had been linked to the outbreak and 36 others were being investigated. Eleanor Friedland vice president of the Consumers Council of Canada said she does not believe the Federal government when it says consumer safety is a top priority. If thatus the Case How come so Many people have died and we dont know How Many More will be showing symptoms Friedland said. The Ball fell through and consumer Confidence is right Down the tubes with respect to government and companies like Maple Leaf. Its absolutely outrageous. Fried lands comments came on a Day that saw family and friends bid a final Farewell to an Ontario woman whose sudden death monday is being blamed by family members on Lister Osis. Frances Clark 89, was remembered As being full of fun by her Friend Shirley Sutton after some 60 people paid their respects at a funeral in the tiny town of Madoc ont., 40 Kilometres North of Belleville. Reports say prior to falling ill Clark spent time in a Hospital and a nursing Home where recalled Maple Leaf meat products were being served. The family is still waiting to hear from medical officials whether Clarks Case was part of the outbreak. I think that it should be investigated at the nursing Home but i think the Plant in which All this has developed it certainly should be checked into very very thoroughly said Sutton 73. Friedland called on the Federal government to ramp up inspections and for municipal and provincial governments to bully Ottawa into paying attention to the matter which she suspects will be a major election Issue should Canada be headed for a fall election. Its affecting More and More people than you can possibly imagine Friedland said adding she has heard from Many concerned citizens in the Wake of the outbreak. School lunches Are going to have to be re thought hospitals cafeteria this is a major major consumer Issue. The Canadian press outbreak claims lives of 8 ontarian activists say incident must be election Issue by Jessica Mcdiarmid Winnipeg free press archives or. Joel Kettner says Manitoba will inevitably see More cases of Lister Osis. A _ 04_ aug 29 08. Ind a4 8 / 28/ 08 10 25 35 pm ;