Illinois Sprouts Salmonella Outbreak
Illinois health officials say an outbreak of Salmonella has sickened at least 46 people in nine Illinois counties since November 1 -- a development that possibly could be associated with contaminated alfalfa sprouts on sandwiches at Jimmy John's.
Stories by MSNBC and the Chicago Tribune said the outbreak remains under investigation but that food history interviews conducted with some victims pointed to sprouts at Jimmy John's as a common denominator.
"Many people who have become ill reported eating alfalfa sprouts at Jimmy John’s restaurants in nine counties in Illinois - Adams, Champaign, Cook, Kankakee, McHenry, McLean, Peoria, Will and Winnebago,'' the MSNBC story said. As part of the outbreak investigation, officials are probing alfalfa sprout producers and distributors, the story said.
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Most healthy adults recover from Salmonella infection without seeking medical treatment, but the organism can lead to severe illness and death, especially in young children, the elderly and others who have underdeveloped or weakened immune systems. Pritzker Olsen currently represents Salmonella victims and also has represented people whose Salmonella infections developed into reactive arthritis, or Reiter's Syndrome,
Just saw the story on my local news. I'm in one of the counties impacted. I ate a sandwich on Wed. and Thurs. which contained sprouts (#12 on the menu). I'm still within the 8 - 72 hour window of getting sick - I hope not.