KY: Salmonella Outbreak in Hopkins, Webster and Muhlenberg Counties

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Source: http://wkyufm.org/post/one-death-reported-hopkins-county-salmonella-outbreak


12:21 pm
Thu September 26, 2013
One Death Reported in Hopkins County Salmonella Outbreak
By John Null

Health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak in Hopkins County, with 10 confirmed cases and one fatality.

Environmental supervisor for the Hopkins County Health Department Barry Franklin said an investigation has begun to determine the cause of the outbreak...

 

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Re: KY: Salmonella Outbreak in Hopkins, Webster and Muhlenberg Counties

Source: http://foodpoisoningbulletin.com/20...ak-in-hopkins-webster-and-christian-counties/

KY Salmonella Outbreak in Hopkins, Webster and Muhlenberg Counties
September 28, 2013 by Carla Gillespie


Fifteen people in western Kentucky have been sickened with Salmonella infections. One person has died. Officials are working to see if the cases in Webster, Hopkins and Muhlenberg counties are linked, according to local news reports.

Salmonella BacteriaIn Hopkins County, there are 10 confirmed cases of Salmonella infection. So far, DNA testing by state officials has determined that five of them were caused by the same strain of Salmonella Type B Typhimurium, according to local news reports. Test results on the other cases are pending...

 

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Re: KY: Salmonella Outbreak in Hopkins, Webster and Muhlenberg Counties

Source: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/10/mexican-restaurant-named-as-salmonella-source/#.Uk3RyyRpehc

Mexican Restaurant Named as Source in KY Salmonella Outbreak
By News Desk | October 3, 2013

Casa Mexicana, a Mexican restaurant in Madisonville, KY, was named Wednesday by the Hopkins County Health Department as the source of a deadly western Kentucky salmonella outbreak...