The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of foodborne illness.
The agency has not yet determined the cause of the salmonella outbreak in Richmond that has sickened at least 11 people. The FDA does not disclose the age of the patients or where they live.
The FDA has begun tracking, but does not say which foods it is tracking.
There are likely many more people getting sick during the outbreak—as many as 29 for every confirmed patient—because some people do not seek medical attention and others do not undergo specific testing for salmonella infection.
In other outbreak news, the number of patients in the Salmonella Lomalinda outbreak has increased to 40, up from 39 a week ago. The source of the outbreak has not yet been determined. The FDA does not say where patients live or their ages. The agency first reported the outbreak on September 17.
The FDA has declared the end of two outbreaks of the parasite Cyclospora.
The first outbreak was initially reported on July 16, affecting 47 people.
The source of the parasite has not been determined. The FDA did backtracking but did not say which foods it tracked. It also conducted on-site inspections and random testing, but did not say which location it inspected or what it tested. The agency did not say where the patients live or their ages.
In another outbreak caused by the parasite Cyclospora, the FDA reported 69 patients. The agency first reported the outbreak on August 13. The FDA did not disclose the age of the patients or where they lived. The agency conducted tracking but did not disclose what specific food it tracked. It also conducted on-site inspections and random tests, but did not say which location it inspected or what it tested.
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