King Nut Peanut Butter Salmonella
There is a nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium poisoning that has stricken at least 399 people in 42 states. The number of cases will undoubtedly rise as further outbreak cases are detected.
A possible source of this outbreak is peanut butter sold by King Nut Companies of Solon, Ohio.
On Saturday, the company voluntarily recalled the peanut butter it sells just one day after the Minnesota Department of Health issued a product advisory against King Nut creamy peanut butter sold in five-pound tubs. The advisory stemmed from preliminary lab tests that found Salmonella bacteria in a five-pound open container of King Nut creamy peanut butter. The Minnesota health investigators said an epidemiological investigation had implicated the product as the likely source of 30 Salmonella infections in Minnesota. Those cases have the same genetic fingerprint as cases in the national outbreak. The results of tests conducted to confirm the linkage are expected soon.
One of the Minnesotans sickened in the outbreak died, but an official with the Minnesota Department of Health said the person — who was in her 70s –also had other health conditions. (Minnesota Salmonella wrongful death information)
King Nut peanut butter is distributed in Minnesota and other states to establishments such as long-term care facilities, hospitals, schools, universities, restaurants, delis, cafeterias and bakeries. King Nut peanut butter is not distributed for retail sale in grocery stores.
Salmonella gastroenteritis is the most common form of salmonellosis and generally requires an 8-48 hour incubation period (the time it takes to feel sick after eating food contaminated by Salmonella Typhimurium.) The illness may last from 2-5 days or longer if complications are present. The clinical course of human salmonellosis is usually characterized by acute onset of fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and sometimes vomiting. In some cases, particularly in the very young and in the elderly, the associated dehydration can become severe and life-threatening. In such cases, as well as in cases where Salmonella causes bloodstream infection, effective antimicrobials are essential drugs for treatment. Serious complications occur in a small proportion of cases.
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