Canada salmonella
outbreak leaves 34 people sick after poultry contact
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[May 26, 2015]
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) -
Canadian health authorities are investigating after 34 people became
sick with salmonella infections after contact with live baby poultry,
the country's Public Health Agency said on Monday.
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The agency said it was investigating 17 cases of people becoming
sick between April 5 and May 12 in the province of Alberta, 13 in
British Columbia and four in Saskatchewan. All of the individuals
had contact with live baby poultry, and in most cases from a
particular Alberta hatchery, the agency said.
Symptoms of salmonella infection, called salmonellosis, include
fever, cramps and vomiting. It often clears up without treatment in
healthy people, the Public Health Agency said, but some can become
severely ill.
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Trade in agricultural products can be sensitive to detection of
salmonella, although Canadian poultry exports are limited due to the
country's system of managing supply. In 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration halted rail car shipments of canola meal - used
mainly as livestock feed - from several Canadian processors.
Spokespersons from Canada's food inspection agency, agriculture
department and the Public Health Agency could not be immediately
reached for comment on any trade implications.
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Salmonella bacteria are found naturally in the intestines of
animals, reptiles and bird and are usually transmitted to people
when they eat foods contaminated with animal feces. People can also
come into contact with salmonella from a bird or its droppings.
(Reporting by Rod Nickel in Winnipeg, Manitoba; editing by G Crosse)
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