Salmonella Food Poisoning Outbreak in Four Western States Under Invest

With three dozen Salmonella food poisoning cases reported in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Idaho, between October 4 and November 9, health officials...

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are looking for a common source behind the outbreak.

In Arizona, there have been 14 cases identified, in California 18, in Nevada three and one in Idaho. All of the cases are linked with the same strain of Salmonella. Seven of the individuals stricken with Salmonella food poisoning in Arizona were hospitalized.

“Having more than 10 or 15 percent of your cases hospitalized tends to be a little bit more severe,” said Shoana Anderson, a Phoenix-based infectious disease epidemiologist.

Anderson said that the Salmonella-contaminated food probably is not linked with a restaurant since it is unlikely that all of the individuals who became ill visited the same restaurant. Instead, health officials are focusing on a chain store as the source of the food product.

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At least 380 million eggs have been recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination. On August 13, Wright County Egg recalled 228 million eggs sold since mid-May. The recall has recently been expanded to include an additional 152 million eggs. The potentially contaminated eggs have reportedly been distributed to 17 states.

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