Church Salmonella Outbreak Victims Urged Not to Take Illnesses Lightly
The Cedar Grove Baptist Church Salmonella outbreak in Conway, South Carolina, has sickened at least 125 people, including 11 who have been hospitalized.
State health officials are investigating the cause of this outbreak and families affected by it should not take the illness lightly. See a doctor immediately if you display symptoms of Salmonella and contact a Salmonella attorney to discuss what legal rights you have as a victim of the fundraiser outbreak. To reach national food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen Attorneys, call 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete our contact and information form on the side of this web page.
A new study published this week by the Center for Foodborne Illness Prevention & Research delves into the long-range side effects of five human pathogens commonly transmitted from contaminated food. Overall, Salmonella is the leading cause of foodborne illness in the United States, causing 16,000 illnesses a year and more than 550 deaths.
The study said an estimated 15 percent of Salmonella victims suffer from symptoms common to Reactive Arthritis (ReA), also known as Reiter's Syndrome. This arthritic condition is crippling and can keep some people out of work, giving you additional claims that could be recoverable from the insurance of institutions accountable for the outbreak. The very young, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are most at risk.
ReA usually resolves itself in two to six months without destroying cartilage, but for a small number of patients it can linger and produce long-term disability.
The study on the long-range effects of food poisoning states that more than a third of all reported cases of Salmonellosis occur in children under age 10 and incidence of the disease in children is 10 times higher than in the general population.
Pritzker Olsen is accepting cases from this outbreak and currently represents Salmonella victims. We will provide you with a free case consultation and if we agree to take your case, you owe us nothing until you win.
Our firm is active in efforts to prevent foodborne illness and we have collected millions for those foodpoisoning outbreak victims.
