Seventy-six people became ill and one person has died from eating ground turkey tainted with salmonella.processors recalled 36 million pounds of fresh and frozen turkey, including Honeysuckle White, Kroger, Spartan and other major brands. Theand Centers for Disease Control have issued health alerts also.
, or salmonellosis, is the strain of bacteria associated with this outbreak. Salmonella Heidelberg is a virulent strain that has proved resistant to antibiotics. The CDC is using thetracking system to identify which cases are related to this outbreak, which began around March 9, 2011. Those who reported illness after July 5 may not be included in the data yet. So far, people from age 1 to 88 have taken sick. The median age is 23. 22 percent of the cases were hospitalized.
Salmonella symptoms include fever, diarrhea and abdominal cramps, with onset occurring 12-72 hours after infection. Those hospitalized usually experience extreme dysentery-like diarrhea and are at risk for dehydration. As with most food-borne infections, those most at risk are children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with compromised immune systems.
A total ofacross 26 states have become ill from eating salmonella-tainted ground turkey products. Michigan and Ohio lead the outbreak, with 10 reported cases each of salmonella. Other states with a high incidence are: Texas with nine cases, Illinois with seven, California with six and Penns
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