Jimmy John's Pulls Sprouts From Indiana
As in Illinois, Jimmy John's restaurants have voluntarily suspended serving sprouts at their Indiana franchise locations, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. Indiana enteric epidemiologist Amie May said in the same press release that people should not eat Tiny Greens brand Alfalfa Sprouts or Spicy Sprouts, which have been recalled.
Indiana is the third leading state in the number of confirmed Salmonella outbreak cases in an 18-state spread of illness that started November 1 and has been associated with Tiny Greens sprouts served on sandwiches at Jimmy John's. Illinois and Missouri have the most cases. Indiana is among the states working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and FDA to further investigate and track the outbreak.
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From the CDC, here is the latest case count map. The number of ill persons identified in each state and the District of Columbia with the outbreak strain is as follows: California (1), Colorado (1), Connecticut (1), District of Columbia (1), Georgia (1), Hawaii (1), Iowa (1), Illinois (59), Indiana (10), Kentucky (1), Massachusetts (2), Missouri (22), New York (1), Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota (1), Tennessee (1), Texas (1), Virginia (1), and Wisconsin (3). Among 111 persons for whom information is available, illness onset dates range from November 1 to December 24, 2010. Among persons with available information, 24% reported being hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
