Minn. Confirms Tainted Peanut Butter Link to Salmonella Outbreak

Related Encyclopedia • Abdominoplasty • Abscess • Acidophilus • Actinomycosis More... Related Healthscout Videos Vaccination Education Hungry Heart Surgical Solution (LF) Fighting Flu (LF) More... Related Animations • GERD • PPI Therapy • What is Cholesterol? More... Related Drug Information • Abilify • Aciphex • Augmentin • Bactroban Cream More... Related News Articles • Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Cardiovascular Disease • Low Vitamin D Tied to Estrogen Decline • Developmental Delays Linked to Nicotine Gene? • Obese Teen Girls at Higher Risk for MS More...

Page:  << Prev | 1 | 2

U.S. health officials had formed a task force last week to seek the source of the latest outbreak, which began last fall and so far has sickened 410 people, according to the latest numbers issued Monday by the CDC.

Reports of people sickened have occurred between Sept. 3 and Dec. 31, 2008, with most illnesses starting after Oct. 1. About 18 percent of those who fell ill were hospitalized.

The strain of salmonella has been identified as Salmonella Typhimurium, the most common of the more than 2,500 types of salmonella bacteria in the United States. It's often found in uncooked eggs and meats, said officials with the CDC.

Text Continues Below

---

The recall and the potential link to the multi-state outbreak come two years after ConAgra recalled its Peter Pan brand peanut butter, which had been linked to at least 625 salmonella cases in 47 states.

More information

To learn more about salmonella, visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Page:  << Prev | 1 | 2