Update: 1 Death, 262 Illnesses from Tarheel Q Salmonella Outbreak
As of Tuesday, July 7, 262 people have fallen ill and one has died in a Salmonella outbreak connected with the Tarheel Q barbecue restaurant in Lexington, NC.
According to reports, 7 percent of the illnesses have resulted in hospitalization.
A previous update to the investigation on June 1 gave the following information:
- Of 248 illnesses with available information, case distribution includes 19 North Carolina counties and 5 states.
- Of the North Carolina cases, 72 percent of cases are residents of Davidson County and Davie County.
- Laboratory testing indicates that the BBQ sample and a sample from a patient who became ill during the beginning of the outbreak are both positive for Salmonella species. The serogroup was found to be typhimurium. Both samples have the same PFGE pattern (e.g., DNA fingerprint).
- More than 50 additional clinical specimens are pending results at the state lab.
- Of these 248 cases:
- 55 percent are male.
- 41 percent are between the ages of 20 and 49.
- 20 percent have visited their provider.
- 13 percent have visited the ED (emergency department).
- 6 percent have been hospitalized.
- 1 death has been identified. (Further details regarding the deceased are not available to protect patient confidentiality.)
- 79 percent of cases had illness onset dates between Tuesday, June 16, 2015, and Sunday, June 21, 2015.
Source: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/07/at-least-30-sickened-after-dining-at-north-carolina-restaurant/
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