Pancake Breakfast Salmonella Outbreak
A Maryland Salmonella outbreak in Thurmont last month has been associated with sausage and meat pudding served at a church pancake breakfast. The Frederick News-Post followed up on the outbreak by interviewing County Health Officer Barbara Brookmyer.
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She told the newspaper that nine of 18 case patients were confirmed to be sickened from the same strain of Salmonella, via stool sample. The breakfast at Trinity United Church of Christ was held March 5. The sausage and meat pudding were produced by a group of 4-H members in Frederick, Maryland.
It's not clear if any of the victims were hospitalized, but even if they weren't, Salmonella infection, or Salmonellosis, is not to be taken lightly. Even after initial symptoms of diarrhea and stomach pain subside, there is a risk of longer-term or chronic illnesses, including arterial infections, reactive arthritis or Reiter's syndrome.
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