Salmonella Baildon Outbreak
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A Salmonella outbreak of two very rare types of the pathogen has spread to 15 states, sickening dozens of victims, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Salmonella Baildon and Salmonella Hartford are two very rare serotypes of Salmonella and are both involved in this outbreak. The CDC reports that a Mexican-style restaurant chain is linked to many of the illnesses, though it has not named the restaurant as a source of the outbreak.
Analysis of this study also indicates that eating at Mexican-style fast food Restaurant Chain A was associated with illness. Ill persons (65%) were significantly more likely than well persons (15%) to report eating a restaurant chain A in the week before illness.
Salmonella Baildon Outbreak Investigation
So far, the CDC has identified 80 people sick with a matching strain of Salmonella Baildon. There are 15 states total involved in the outbreak, with the number of each cases in each state distributed as follows: CT (1), GA (1), IA (1), IL (20), IN (4), KY (5), MA (1), MI (4), MN (5), NJ (6), NY (2), OH (6), OR (1), WA (1) and WI (22)
- These illnesses began being reported in May 2010
- Patients range in age from 1 to 82 years old.
- 27 patients were hospitalized.
- Ill persons (65%) were significantly more likely than well persons (15%) to report eating a restaurant chain A in the week before illness
- There were three locations of the Mexican style restaurant where more than one person reported eating in the week before becoming sick.
"Outbreaks such as this cluster of Salmonella Baildon illnesses can have serious consequences for the victims," said food poisoning attorney Fred Pritzker. "I have seen these consequences firsthand and it is extremely important that health officials continue to investigate the source of the outbreak."
