Dozens sickened in expanding salmonella outbreak linked to recalled cucumbers

Federal wellness officials accidental astatine slightest 45 radical successful 18 states person been sickened successful an expanding salmonella outbreak tied to recalled cucumbers

Nearly 4 twelve radical successful 18 states person been sickened successful an expanding outbreak of salmonella nutrient poisoning tied to recalled cucumbers sent to restaurants, hospitals, cruise ships and market stores, including Target stores, national wellness officials said Friday.

At slightest 16 radical person been hospitalized aft eating cucumbers produced by Florida-based Bedner Growers and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. The cucumbers were sold from April 29 done May 19.

The outbreak includes reports of unwellness from radical aboard six antithetic cruise ships that departed from U.S. ports betwixt precocious March and mid-April, the CDC said. The existent fig of sick radical is apt overmuch higher and the outbreak could impact further states, officials said.

Several companies person issued recalls for full cucumbers and cucumbers utilized successful a scope of sandwiches, salsas and different foods linked to the outbreak. Target recalled dozens of products, including full cucumbers, salads and rootlike rolls.

The outbreak was detected during a follow-up inspection successful April to a 2024 outbreak that sickened 551 radical and led to 155 hospitalizations successful 34 states and Washington, D.C. In that outbreak, investigators recovered salmonella bacteria linked to galore of the illnesses successful untreated canal h2o utilized astatine farms operated by Bedner Growers and Thomas Produce Company.

As portion of the caller investigation, FDA officials recovered salmonella successful a illustration of Bedner Growers cucumbers astatine a organisation halfway successful Pennsylvania. That illustration matched the strain of salmonella that made radical sick. In addition, “multiple different strains” of salmonella were detected that lucifer samples successful a authorities database. CDC officials are moving to find whether further illnesses successful radical lucifer those strains.

Symptoms of salmonella poisoning see diarrhea, fever, terrible vomiting, dehydration and tummy cramps. Most radical who get sick retrieve wrong a week. Infections tin beryllium terrible successful young children, older adults and radical with weakened immune systems, who whitethorn necessitate hospitalization.

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