USA: New Salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef

State and federal officials are investigating a new outbreak of Salmonella infections related to ground beef. So far the Illinois Department of Health has identified 26 confirmed cases. A source of ground beef has not yet been found. Illness onset dates range from April 25 to May 18, but additional patients are expected to be identified because it can take more than four weeks for confirmation testing and reporting to be concluded. In addition to the Illinois patients, there are patients in other states, but the Illinois officials did not report what states are involved. The Illinois health officials report that some of the ill people have said they ate undercooked ground beef before becoming ill. As of this afternoon, June 7, neither the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor the USDA Foos Safety and Inspection Service have released any information about the outbreak. In Illinois, patients are reported in Chicago as well as Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will ...