Arizona Has 19 Confirmed Cases of Food Poisoning from Salmonella
Betty Beard of the Arizona Republic has reported on the recent outbreak. Her articles states:
That Arizona now has 19 confirmed cases of salmonella saintpaul, a tomatoes food-poisoning outbreak that has sickened almost 170 people in 17 states, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. Three Arizonans have been hospitalized; none has died. They range in age from 10 to 78.
Apache County has had seven cases, Maricopa County has had four, Navajo County, three, and one each in Pima, Pinal and Coconino counties. The locations of the other two are unknown. The onset dates ranged from May 2 to May 25.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said its investigations suggest that large tomatoes, including Roma and round red, are the source.
