Ohio Has Most Salmonella Cases, 4 Deaths
Published: January 24, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio- Sixty-seven cases of salmonella poisoning have been reported in Ohio, the most in any state during a nationwide outbreak linked to peanut butter products.
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The Ohio Department of Health announced Friday that four deaths have been reported among the 67 cases and 19 people have been hospitalized.
Ohio has now surpassed California in the number of cases reported.
Across the state, Salmonella has been reported in 26 of 88 counties.
Ohioans who contracted the bacteria have ranged in age from 2 months to 89 years.
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There is a lot of clear information out here on how to prevent spread of Salmonella infection. Handwashing is the easiest to implement. The one suggestion that is not clear is when we are told that thoroughly cooking a food will kill the germ. Will microwave re-heating of foods kill it? What is meant by ‘thoroughly’ cooking? What temperature? For how long?
If cooking the food item will kill the germ, then it seems so very wastefull to throw out tons and tons of food. Could the peanutbutter crackers be re-baked to make them safe? Now, icecream would be a problem…
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