Clearview Salmonella Football Dinner
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The focus of the Clearview Salmonella investigation is the football dinner served two weeks ago to the Clearview High School football team, Lorain County's chief public medical officer said.
Lorain County General Health District Commissioner Kenneth G. Pearce told The Morning Journal newspaper of northern Ohio that investigators still can't say with certainty that the outbreak stemmed from the football dinner. But lab testing by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) has confirmed 8 cases of Salmonella B from individuals who attended the function. Lorain County General Health District sent 8 samples to ODH and all 8 were confirmed positive for Salmonella B. The investigation is ongoing.
Many other Clearview school children were out sick at the same time, but Pearce told the newspaper that many of those cases appeared to be upper respirartory illnesses, like strep throat. The Norwalk virus, or norovirus, has been discounted as a cause, he said.
Salmonella outbreaks are caused when food is contaminated with the feces of infected animals or when infected food handlers fail to wash thoroughly after going to the toilet. Healthy adults normally recover from their gastro-intestinal illness with no treatment, but severe illness or death may be caused by Salmonella in young children, older adults and others with compromised immune systems. Salmonella poisoning is not to be taken lightly and can have long-term effects, including arthritis and arterial infections.
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