Salmonella outbreak reaches Manitoba
The Public Health Agency of Canada said in a news release Tuesday that the Manitoba case is one of 72 laboratory-confirmed cases linked to the outbreak. The vast majority, 57, were in Alberta, while 14 were in Ontario.
People became sick between mid-April and mid-June, the release said. Seven people have been hospitalized, and no one has died. The release did not state whether anyone in Manitoba was hospitalized.
'Many people who became sick reported eating salami in prepared sandwiches or purchased from deli counters where the recalled product was served,' the release said.
The recalled salami includes Rea brand sweet Genoa (lot Nos. 5035 226 and 5049 226), Rea brand hot Genoa (lots Nos. 5020 228 and 5035 228) and Bona brand mild genova (lot No. 5035 226).
The strain associated with the outbreak is resistant to certain antibiotics.
More information is available online here.
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