By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY
The ongoing salmonella outbreak from eggs may have sickened about 1,300 people from May to July, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today.
Health officials have reports of at least 1,953 cases from May through July 17, a period when there are normally only about 700 cases, says Christopher Braden of the CDC. Many more people have probably become sick with salmonella since then, he said, noting that local health officials first noticed spikes in salmonella as early as April.
The outbreak has been tracked to in-shell eggs from Wright County Egg in Galt, Iowa, which has recalled 380 million eggs, says Sherri McGarry of the Food and Drug Administration. FDA officials are “on site” at the egg producer to inspect facilities and test for salmonella. Officials haven’t yet received the results of those tests, she says. Read more…
