Mexican-Style Fast Food Linked to Salmonella Enteritidis Outbreak
The CDC recently reported that 68 individuals in 10 states have been infected with Salmonella Enteritidis linked to the consumption of food from an as yet unnamed Mexican-style fast food restaurant chain, which the agency is calling “Restaurant Chain A.”
The largest number of outbreak cases were reported in Texas, which confirmed 43 cases of the outbreak strain. Oklahoma has reported 16 cases.
The 68 confirmed victims are distributed across the United States as follows: persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Enteritidis have been reported from 10 states between October 13, 2011 and January 19, 2012. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Texas (43), Oklahoma (16), Kansas (2), Iowa (1), Michigan (1), Missouri (1), Nebraska (1), New Mexico (1), Ohio (1), and Tennessee (1).
The first confirmed illness had an onset date of October 13, 2011. The youngest outbreak victim was under one year of age, and the most elderly was 79 at the time of onset. The median age was 25, and the majority (54%) of cases involved females. 31% of outbreak victims for whom information was available had to be hospitalized as a result of their illness. Fortunately, no fatalities have been reported from an outbreak-related illness as of this date.
The CDC speculates that the outbreak appears to be over as of the date of the report, and does not expect that any illnesses occurred after January 19, 2012.
According to preliminary information released by the CDC, the illness stems from food eaten at a certain restaurant chain that sells Mexican-style fast food (identified by the Centers for Disease Control as “Restaurant Chain A”). No specific food was isolated as the source of illness, but the CDC reports that the contamination of the food most likely occurred before the product reached the restaurant locations.
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