NEW MEXICO: CDC: Salmonella illnesses spread to 16 states - (Associated Press)
June 7, 2008 – 5:33 pmALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal health officials were cited as saying Saturday that Salmonella food poisoning first linked to uncooked tomatoes has spread to 16 states.
Deborah Busemeyer, New Mexico Department of Health communications director, was quoted as saying Saturday, “We’re seeing a steady increase.”
An additional 50 people have been sickened by the same Salmonella “Saintpaul” infection in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
Investigators are trying to determine if raw tomatoes also are responsible for the illnesses in those states, said Arleen Porcell, a CDC spokeswoman.
The rarity of the Saintpaul strain and the number of illnesses “suggest that implicated tomatoes are distributed throughout the country,” she said.
At least 23 people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported, she said. Patients ranged in age from 1 to 82.
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