Personal Injury Law

North Florida Resident Puts State On Salmonella Map

By Eddie Farah

It was always amazing that Florida was one of seven states that had dodged the bullet on the salmonella outbreak in the country - until now.

A North Florida resident has shown signs of salmonella poisoning, according to the Florida Department of Health report on Wednesday. Florida is now the 44^th state to report residents who have been sickened with the same type of salmonella that came from the Blakely, Georgia peanut processing plant. Salmonella Typhimuirium has sickened more than 550 and killed eight.

This time a resident of Bradford County was temporarily hospitalized. The city of Starke is the center of the county. No other information has been released, including what type of peanut product the person consumed, but he/she had the same DNA match of salmonella Typhimuirium.

This appears to be an isolated incident, according to a spokesperson, but that is difficult to know with any certainty. Unless one goes to the doctor and has a test for bacterial contamination there is not a confirmed diagnosis.

That’s why it’s suspected that every case that gets reported, there are another three dozen or so that are not. The Department of Health spokeswoman, Susan Smith, is asking anyone who has symptoms of salmonella poisoning to have it positively diagnosed with their primary care physician.

Just a reminder- severe cramps, fever, stomach ache, vomiting - may be symptoms of salmonella poisoning which should subside within a week. Before you eat anything with peanuts in it - be sure to check if the food is included in a nationwide recall.

The FDA Web site has all of the latest. #

Full post as published by Jacksonville Personal Injury Lawyer on February 08, 2009 (boomark / email).