Salmonella Typhimurium is back in the news with a mystery source. Here’s what we know about this Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak:
UPDATE: A source has been found. Read all about it here.
8 people are sick from an unknown number of states. We do know that more than one state is involved, due to the CDC’s investigation and reporting.
Otherwise, the CDC and FDA are continuing their search for a source and hopefully, traceback to a manufacturer or grower.
In the meantime, they offer the following advice:
“Although most healthy people will recover from a foodborne illness within a short period of time, some can develop chronic, severe, or even life-threatening health problems. In addition, some people are at a higher risk for developing foodborne illness, including pregnant women, young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems (such as transplant patients and individuals with HIV/AIDS, cancer, or diabetes). To keep your family safer from food poisoning, follow these four simple steps: clean, separate, cook, and chill.”
Salmonella typhimurium has a murine reservoir (a rodent) where it produces a typhoid fever-like disease.
In 2017, the CDC and public health officials in several states identified a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections linked to various clinical, commercial, and teaching microbiology laboratories.
Laboratory-associated salmonellosis continues to be a public health problem. This outbreak is a reminder that bacteria used in microbiology laboratories can sicken people who work in labs. Others who live in their households can also get sick, even if the household members never visited the laboratory.
Salmonella bacteria is one of the most common causes of foodborne illness in the United States. Each year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports an estimated 1.2 million cases of illness. Around 23,000 of those are severe enough to require hospitalizations. The CDC estimates 450 deaths related to Salmonella infections each year.
Salmonella can present itself as many other common illnesses.
As with any food safety issue, it is important to contact your doctor in order to get the right treatment. Salmonella can go away by itself sometimes, but if you have symptoms that are described below, seek medical attention immediately:
Untreated illnesses can lead to worse conditions. Do not attempt to take care of this alone. Longer exposure could and will lead to complications if not treated.
Salmonella bacteria live in the intestines of people, animals and birds. Most people are infected with salmonella by eating foods that have been contaminated by feces. Commonly infected foods include:
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