According to a report issued by the CDC, the Salmonella Saintpaul (as it is referred to) has infected a total of 73 people from 18 states, with the state majorly affected being Wisconsin. Of the people infected with the strain, 27% are in hospital and luckily no one has succumbed to the salmonella related illness.
Preliminary investigations by the CDC established that most likely the people who got infected ate imported cucumbers. However, this is not the first cucumber related outbreak. In 2011, there was an outbreak in Europe where the pathogen stemmed from Spanish cucumbers and over 50 deaths were reported because of the infection. After thorough investigations, it was concluded that the outbreak was a result of tainted seed sprouts. In North Carolina the same year, there was a recall issued for the cucumbers grown there, as it was suspected that they were contaminated with the Salmonella bacteria.
In 2006, cucumber slices found in some Chinese sandwiches in Sweden were also linked to an outbreak where 135 people were infected. It was discovered that the cucumbers came pre-sliced and sealed in plastic bags. The hotel owners did not further process the cucumbers and it was, as a result, concluded that the cucumbers must have been contaminated while in the fields. A trace back to the farm where they were grown could not be established.
A few other outbreaks in the States could be linked to contaminated cucumbers, including the Norovirus attack in 2008 in Michigan. People who had attended a banquet fell ill soon afterwards. The food-borne illness was later linked to the cucumber salad served at the event. As average consumers, what can we do to protect ourselves from these illnesses? At best, show our support to the FDA and wash all our fruit and vegetables thoroughly before eating them.
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