| ■ Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Labs: CDC | 2011.04.29 |
| U.S. health officials say a nationwide salmonella poisoning outbreak that's left one person dead and put at least 10 in hospital is linked to clinical and teaching microbiology laboratories. Since August, about 73 people in 35 states have been sickened by salmonella bacteria, and some of those cases involve a strain of Salmonella typhimurium sold commercially to laboratories, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, msnbc.com reported. The first illness occurred in late August and the most recent cases were reported March 8, the CDC says. The patients include employees and students of the laboratories, as well as children in the homes of people who work or study at the labs. |