April 19, 2008 |
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One Death Reported in Alamosa Salmonella Outbreak
Alamosa County health officials have reported one death related to the Salmonella outbreak linked to the Alamosa water supply. According to health officials, the genetic pattern of the person's Salmonella matched the pattern found in the city's water supply before it was disinfected.
This is the first death associated with the Alamosa Salmonella outbreak, which health officials uncovered in early March after several people were sickened after drinking water from Alamosa's city water supply.
Health officials have received at least 411 reports of Salmonella cases. 112 of those cases are laboratory-confirmed.
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This was contamination through the water system. The fact that no specific source of entry has been identified leads me to speculate that too many cross-connections, especially to watering troughs and irrigation systems, were allowed to exist. Watch for a surge in sales of hose bib vacuum breakers and other, more sophisticated, backflow prevention assemblies.