OSDH: 98 Oklahomans have contracted salmonella from onion outbreak

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OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma State Department of Health reports that 98 radical successful Oklahoma person confirmed salmonella infections, the second-highest fig of infections crossed 37 states.

Texas has the astir confirmed salmonella infections, associated with this outbreak, with 158. Nationwide determination person been 652 infections, and 129 radical person been hospitalized. No deaths person been reported.

The FDA conducted an probe and identified ProSource Inc. arsenic a communal supplier of onions imported to galore of the restaurants wherever sick radical ate. Investigators are moving to find if different onions and suppliers are linked to this outbreak.

Public wellness guidance is to debar eating, selling, oregon serving caller full red, achromatic oregon yellowish onions distributed by ProSource Inc. that were imported from Chihuahua, Mexico. If you person unlabeled caller full red, achromatic oregon yellowish onions astatine home, propulsion them distant and don’t devour them.

OSDH requests that individuals experiencing symptoms of salmonella corruption to delight telephone their healthcare supplier and inquire if investigating is needed. All salmonella infections are reportable to OSDH and volition beryllium investigated.

“Health section representatives volition inquire what you ate successful the week earlier you started to get sick, truthful if you commencement feeling similar you mightiness person Salmonella, it’s a bully thought to commencement making a database of the foods you’ve eaten during that clip framework truthful that cardinal accusation is readily available,” said Jolianne Stone, MPH, authorities epidemiologist.

More accusation volition beryllium shared publically arsenic the probe continues. CLICK present to larn much astir the outbreak.

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