1.   The health department has linked several cases of food poisoning with contaminated shellfish.

2.   And while there is no proof the remaining cases were linked to imported infections, Papania said that was likely.

3.   A Montana case was linked to lettuce that was watered from a contaminated irrigation system.

4.   Federal law enforcement officials have said that so far there is no reason to believe the Houston and Rochester cases are directly linked.

5.   Human cases have been linked to eating affected beef.

6.   Investigators log and track activities, diet, places visited and other factors that may link the cases.

7.   Many fear the cases are linked to the now-closed Yankee Rowe plant or to paper factories that have discharged pollution into the river.

8.   Miller said the department would have no comment Monday about whether the Badri case was linked to the investigation of the terrorist attacks.

9.   Most cases were linked to Jack-in-the-Box restaurants.

10.   Prosecutors offered no new details Wednesday that might further link the case to the Chinese government.