Salmonella outbreak triggered by cucumbers sickens 162 individuals in 25 states, CDC warns

The U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning after a salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers left 162 individuals sick and 54 hospitalized in 25 states.

The potential contamination comes from cucumbers grown in Florida and distributed by Contemporary Begin Produce Gross sales, Inc. The corporate has initiated a recall of entire cucumbers shipped to a number of states.

“Of the 65 individuals surveyed, 47 (72%) reported consuming cucumbers,” the CDC stated Press launch specified.

The recalled entire cucumbers had been these shipped to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, Fresh Jersey, Fresh York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia from Could 17 to Could 21, 2024.

“The recalled cucumbers are shaded inexperienced, beget a diameter of roughly 3.8 to five cm and a size of 12 to 23 cm. Mini cucumbers and salad cucumbers will not be affected by this recall,” the US Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) stated in a opinion.

The authorities are urging the general public to not eat, promote or serve the recalled cucumbers whereas the investigation is ongoing.

“In case you lately bought cucumbers and nonetheless beget them at dwelling, you may consult with the shop the place you obtain them to see in the event that they are affected by the recall. In case you do not know, do not eat them,” the CDC press launch stated.

“Retailers and distributors who bought recalled Contemporary Begin cucumbers ought to notify their clients of the recall,” the FDA added.

Salmonella micro organism, which dwell within the intestinal tract of animals and birds, usually trigger an infection in people once they ingest meals or water contaminated with animal feces. Round 40,000 circumstances of salmonellosis are reported in the USA every year.

Some individuals expertise no signs of salmonella an infection, and most get well with out particular remedy. Widespread signs equivalent to diarrhea, fever, nausea, vomiting and abdomen cramps normally seem inside three days of publicity to the micro organism.

In uncommon circumstances, salmonella an infection may cause issues as micro organism enter the bloodstream and trigger artery infections, endocarditis and arthritis. Younger kids, the aged and other people with weakened immune methods are susceptible to critical infections that will also be deadly.

Individuals who beget eaten cucumbers and developed signs ought to contact a health care provider in the event that they expertise excessive fever, diarrhea lasting greater than three days, blood within the stool, lack of ability to retain fluids attributable to vomiting, or indicators of dehydration equivalent to dry mouth, dizziness, and decreased urine output.