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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today, January 26, 2016, that since their last update November 19, 2015, 50 more Salmonella Poona illnesses have been reported from 16 states.

The CDC notes that although illnesses have declined since the peak in August and September, the number of reported illnesses has not returned to normal baseline levels (1 reported illnesses per month) and the CDC is investigating the source of these recent illnesses. This investigation is ongoing and CDC will provide additional information as it becomes available.

What we know:

• 888 people are now reported to be infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Poona
• 39 States are affected by this outbreak including  Alabama (1), Alaska (19), Arizona (134), Arkansas (13), California (241), Colorado (21), Connecticut (1), Florida (1), Hawaii (1), Idaho (26), Illinois (11), Indiana (5), Iowa (7), Kansas (2), Kentucky (1), Louisiana (5), Maryland (1), Minnesota (43), Missouri (15), Montana (16), Nebraska (8), Nevada (17), New Hampshire (1), New Mexico (35), New York (6), North Dakota (8), Ohio (3), Oklahoma (13), Oregon (23), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (10), South Dakota (3), Tennessee (1), Texas (52), Utah (62), Virginia (1), Washington (26), Wisconsin (46), and Wyoming (7).
• 191 ill people have reported being hospitalized
• Six deaths have been reported in Arizona (1) California (3) Oklahoma (1) and Texas (1)
• Illness onset dates now range from July 3, 2015 to January 6, 2016

For more in-depth information about Salmonella, including the latest developments of the ongoing investigation, please refer to the CDC website: http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/poona-09-15/index.html

Markon will continue to update members should more information become available.

Lianna Kelly

Food Safety Director

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