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The number of people sickened by a
salmonella outbreak has risen to at least 32 in Los Angeles, health
officials said on Friday. (File Photo)
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The number of people
sickened by a salmonella outbreak has risen to at least 32 in Los Angeles,
health officials said on Friday.
Ten children and five adults have been hospitalized
and are recovering from their illness, according to the Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health (LACDPH).
The outbreak which was first detected on Oct. 15 was
traced to a kitchen that supplies food to 39 preschools run by Volunteers of
America of Greater Los Angeles, said president of this non-profit organization
Bob Pratt.
The victims fell ill with salmonella infection after
eating meals prepared by the kitchen, the LACDPH said.
Two days after the outbreak was detected, public
health officials closed the central kitchen, and asked it to throw away the
remaining food and thoroughly clean the kitchen. The central kitchen reopened
this week, Pratt said.
More cases might show up as officials were continuing
to interview people who had fallen ill, said Dr. Jonathan Fielding, director of
the LACDPH, noting that "It's a large outbreak because it is a central kitchen
supplying food to so many preschools".
Salmonella is a bacteria --
usually found in poultry, eggs and meat -- that attacks the stomach and
intestines. It causes diarrhea or constipation, headaches, nausea, fever,
stomach cramps and vomiting, and is typically spread by improper disinfecting in
food preparation.
Salmonella sickens dozens of people in
Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES,
Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- A salmonella outbreak has sickened more than two dozen
children and adults in the Los Angeles area, health officials said on Thursday.
Among the sick, 15 were sent to hospitals for treatment,
according to the Los Angeles County Public Health Department (LACPHD). Full story
LA health officials blame turtles for
spreading salmonella
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Los Angeles health officials warned on
Tuesday that a salmonella outbreak affecting several states might be
linked with turtles. (Xinhua file Photo)
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ANGLES, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles health officials warned on Tuesday that
a salmonella outbreak affecting several states might be linked with turtles.
Evidence showed that people handling turtles were
among those being infected with salmonella, the Los Angeles Department of Public
Health (DPH) said in a statement.Full story
Hot pepper, cilantro also suspects for
salmonella in U.S.
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U.S. health officials added hot peppers
and cilantro as potential suspects to certain types of tomatoes after the
number of people sickened in the ongoing salmonella outbreak surpassed
1,000 on Wednesday.(Xinhuanet Photo)
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BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. health officials
added hot peppers and cilantro as potential suspects to certain types of
tomatoes after the number of people sickened in the ongoing salmonella outbreak
surpassed 1,000 on Wednesday.
"We continue to get new reported cases every day," Dr.
Robert Tauxe, deputy director of the division of foodborne, bacterial and
mycotic diseases at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said at
a teleconference. "This is the largest food-borne outbreak in the United
States." Full story
U.S. broadens search for salmonella
source
BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhuanet)-- The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration is expanding the testing of food beyond tomatoes to find the
source of the salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 943 people in 40
states and Washington, D.C.
Although tomatoes are still the "lead suspect," the
administration is now looking at other produce, its spokesman said on
Monday. Full story
