A total of 81 people in 18 states have fallen sick with Salmonella Saintpaul infection, which has been linked to imported cucumbers, as per the latest update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Arizona (11), California (28), Colorado (1), Idaho (2), Illinois (3), Louisiana (1), Massachusetts (1), Maryland (1), Minnesota (9), Nevada (1), New Mexico (2), North Carolina (3), Ohio (3), Oregon (2), South Dakota (2), Texas (6), Virginia (3), and Wisconsin (2).
Sixteen persons have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported. The illness onset dates range from January 12, 2013 to April 19, 2013, according to the CDC.
The source of the outbreak strain of Salmonella Saintpaul has been traced to imported cucumbers supplied by Daniel Cardenas Izabal and Miracle Greenhouse of Culiacán, Mexico and distributed by Tricar Sales, Inc. of Rio Rico, Arizona.
The suppliers, Daniel Cardenas Izabal and Miracle Greenhouse were placed on Import Alert by the FDA on April 24, 2013.
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