Recalled cucumbers in salmonella outbreak sickened 449, CDC says

An outbreak of salmonella linked to recalled cucumbers has sickened 449 radical successful 31 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said successful an update.

The CDC is among the national and authorities agencies investigating the outbreak, determining that cucumbers contaminated with salmonella made radical sick. As of July 2, 449 radical had been infected with 1 of 2 outbreak strains, with 125 hospitalized, according to a post connected Wednesday by the agency. 

Two Florida growers person been identified arsenic apt sources of immoderate but not each of the illnesses: Bedner Growers of Boynton Beach and Thomas Produce of Boca Raton, the CDC stated. One of aggregate salmonella strains identified successful the outbreak was detected successful untreated canal h2o utilized by Thomas Produce, and further ones were detected successful ungraded and h2o collected astatine the farms of both, the bureau said. Their cucumbers are nary longer successful play nor connected store shelves.

According to a announcement published June 1, 2024, by the Food and Drug Administration, Fresh Start Produce Sales of Delray, Florida, recalled full cucumbers shipped to retail organisation centers, wholesalers and nutrient work distributors successful 14 states. 

The callback came aft the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture told the institution a merchandise illustration tested affirmative for salmonella, Fresh Start stated at the time. 

The organism tin origin superior and sometimes fatal infections successful the young, frail oregon elderly.

Healthy radical infected with salmonella tin acquisition symptoms including fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In uncommon circumstances, the bacteria tin get into the bloodstream and origin much terrible infections. 

Salmonella bacteria origin astir 1.35 cardinal infections, 26,500 hospitalizations and 420 deaths successful the United States each year, with nutrient being the root for astir of the illnesses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Most radical retrieve without circumstantial attraction and should not instrumentality antibiotics, the CDC noted.