据外媒报道,最近肆虐美国的沙门氏菌疫情已蔓延到30个州,至少341人被感染,造成2人死亡。
加州圣地亚哥有19人感染,其中一位99岁的女性因感染沙门氏菌去世。9月9日卫生官员表示,证实8月份下旬当地一位妇女也因感染沙门氏菌而死亡,是该次事件中的第二个死亡案例。
美国疾病控制预防中心(CDC)表示,圣地亚哥的Andrew and Williamson Fresh Produce公司从墨西哥进口的一批黄瓜传染了沙门氏菌(Salmonella),并已经开始召回于8月1日到9月3日期间售出的这批黄瓜。
部分原文报道如下:
two people have died and more than 300 others have fallen ill after eating imported cucumbers tainted with salmonella, health officials said Wednesday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a total of 341 people were affected across 30 states, a significant jump since Sept. 4, when only 56 cases were reported. Seventy people have been hospitalized, the CDC said.
原文链接:<http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-dd-salmonella-cucumbers-20150909-story.html>
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