CDC: 92 people stricken in Salmonella outbreak

Ninety-two people in 29 states have become ill due to an outbreak of Salmonella Infantis that has been linked to raw chicken products, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced.

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Ninety-two people in 29 states have become ill due to an outbreak of Salmonella Infantis that has been linked to raw chicken products, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced.

According to the testing conducted CDC, which is investigating the outbreak, the strain of Salmonella Infantis isolated from ill people shows to be resistant to multiple antibiotics.

Epidemiologic and laboratory evidence indicates that many types of raw chicken products from a variety of sources has caused people to be sick, CDC stated. Additionally, the people who became ill reported eating different brands and different types of chicken products, that were purchased from many different locations. Therefore, a single, common supplier of raw chicken products has not been identified.

The outbreak strain has been identified in samples taken from raw chicken pet food, raw chicken products and live chickens.

People affected by the outbreak

Of the 92 patients, 21 were hospitalized. However, there were no deaths linked to the Salmonella outbreak.

The patients were from the following states: Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington. Pennsylvania had the most people affected with 11.

Previous Salmonella outbreaks

This outbreak follows an outbreak of Salmonella that earlier in October was traced linked to beef products from JBS. In that outbreak, 57 people from 16 states became ill. A related recall of nearly 7 million pounds of “various raw, non-intact beef”was issued.

Also, the number of people who became ill in a Salmonella enteritidis outbreak linked to eggs from Gravel Ridge Farms announced in September has increased to 38, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA, CDC, and partners from state and local agencies, are investigating the multi-state outbreak which has been linked to shell eggs from Gravel Ridge Farms of Cullman, Alabama.

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