|
medpundit |
||
 |
 |
|
Thursday, September 11, 2003At least 17 of 23 people who fell ill in the past few months of a particular strain of salmonella ate at the restaurant, said epidemiologist Susan Lance-Parker of the Division of Public Health. "We feel pretty certain there's a connection with the restaurant," Lance-Parker said. One person who ate at the restaurant died, but whether the infection caused it wasn't clear because the person had other health problems. Salmonella is a bad bug. It's found in chickens, beef, and fish, and passed on to us most often in undercooked meat these days, although it can also be passed person to person through sewage. It's the reason you shouldn't put a stuffed turkey in the refrigerator overnight. It's also a popular organism. It's popular with researchers, religious fanatics, and other sorts of fanatics. Hopefully the Georgia restaurant can avoid the vengeance of the last. posted by Sydney on 9/11/2003 10:14:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
|
