More than 70 people in 26 states have fallen ill, and a Californian has died. Officials say the strain of salmonella is resistant to drugs.
 Eating ground turkey contaminated with a drug-resistant strain of salmonella has apparently been linked to 22 people nationwide who have been hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Above, Heritage(dark) and New Holland (white) turkeys at Pitman Family Farms' turkey ranch in Sanger, Calif. (Lawrence K. Ho, Los Angeles Times / August 3, 2011) |
The Agriculture Department announced Wednesday that Cargill is recalling 36 million pounds of ground turkey linked to more than 70 salmonella illnesses in 26 states, including a death in California.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that this strain of Salmonella Heidelberg is resistant to numerous commonly prescribed antibiotics and is often difficult to treat. The cases of people falling ill date back to at least March 9.
Six people in California are confirmed to have been made sick from this outbreak. Twenty-two people have been hospitalized. The people infected range in age between an infant younger than 1 year to a person 88 years old.
So far, California, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Illinois and Pennsylvania have been among the states hardest hit by the outbreak.
Salmonella can cause fever, diarrhea and abdominal pain, and can be fatal to young children, older people and those with compromised immune systems. Government officials say that even contaminated ground turkey is safe to eat if it is handled properly and cooked to 165 degrees.
On Monday, the CDC issued a statement saying that investigators had found that four cultures of ground turkey taken from four retail locations between March 7 and June 27 tested positive for this strain of salmonella.
This marks the second time in recent months that turkey has been tied to a salmonella contamination. In April, 12 people fell ill amid a salmonella outbreak that prompted the recall of nearly 55,000 pounds of Jennie-O turkey burgers.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that this strain of Salmonella Heidelberg is resistant to numerous commonly prescribed antibiotics and is often difficult to treat. The cases of people falling ill date back to at least March 9.
Six people in California are confirmed to have been made sick from this outbreak. Twenty-two people have been hospitalized. The people infected range in age between an infant younger than 1 year to a person 88 years old.
So far, California, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Illinois and Pennsylvania have been among the states hardest hit by the outbreak.
Salmonella can cause fever, diarrhea and abdominal pain, and can be fatal to young children, older people and those with compromised immune systems. Government officials say that even contaminated ground turkey is safe to eat if it is handled properly and cooked to 165 degrees.
On Monday, the CDC issued a statement saying that investigators had found that four cultures of ground turkey taken from four retail locations between March 7 and June 27 tested positive for this strain of salmonella.
This marks the second time in recent months that turkey has been tied to a salmonella contamination. In April, 12 people fell ill amid a salmonella outbreak that prompted the recall of nearly 55,000 pounds of Jennie-O turkey burgers.
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