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Michigan salmonella
outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts Source of
Article: http://www.freep.com/article/20090422/NEWS06/90422097/Mich.+salmonella+outbreak+tied+to+alfalfa+sprouts ·
The
Michigan Department of Community Health is telling people to avoid alfalfa
sprouts after an outbreak of salmonella sent two people to the hospital and
sickened 14 others in southeast Michigan. The area involved includes Wayne,
Macomb and Oakland Counties and the city of Detroit. For the most part, people
got infected from sprouts in sandwiches, but the origin of the sprouts is not
yet known, MDCH officials said in a statement. The illnesses mostly occurred
between March 23 and April 6. This same salmonella
caused a recall of alfalfa in the Midwest earlier this year. Alfalfa sprouts are prone
to cause illness because they are eaten raw. Previous outbreaks have been
linked to manure in fields and poor hygiene in producing the food, which
starts as a seed or bean. They are also sometimes contaminated with E. coli. Infection with salmonella
typically causes diarrhea, fever and cramps. Illness lasts from 4 to 7 days,
and the healthy typically recover. Children, the elderly and those with poor
immune systems can suffer more severe illness. |
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