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 Many people who have become ill reported eating alfalfa sprouts
at Jimmy John's restaurants in nine counties in Illinois -- Adams,
Champaign, Cook, Kankakee, McHenry, McLean, Peoria, Will and
Winnebago. The department has received reports of 46 Illinois
resident becoming ill with this serotype of salmonella since
Nov. 1.
In the course of this ongoing investigation, the department is
investigating alfalfa sprout producers and suppliers. Produce
testing for salmonella is ongoing.
If you have eaten alfalfa sprouts and become ill with diarrhea and
fever, call your physician and your local health department.
Symptoms of salmonellosis -- illness caused by salmonella bacteria
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include diarrhea, vomiting, fever and stomach cramps. Illness
usually develops within six to 72 hours after being exposed to
salmonella bacteria and generally lasts three to seven days. Some
individuals who are infected may have no symptoms at all but may
still transmit the bacteria to others. The spread of salmonella from person to person may be avoided by careful hand-washing with soap and water, particularly after using the restroom.
For more information about salmonellosis, go to
http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/hb/hbsam.htm.
[Text from
Illinois Department of Public Health
file received from
the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information] |
