posted July 16, 2008
The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed the state's ninth case of Salmonella Saintpaul, the strain associated with the current FDA advisory. This case involves a resident of Anderson County, who has recovered.
A county breakdown of diagnosed cases is as follows:
Anderson - 1
Carroll - 1
Davidson - 2
Rutherford -1
Shelby - 1
Wilson - 1
Williamson - 2
According to the CDC, more than 1,167 people in 42 states, the District of Columbia and Canada have been associated with this outbreak. The Department of Health has general information on its Web site at http://health.state.tn.us/ in the Featured Topics section. The FDA Web site at http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/tomatoes.html and the CDC web site at http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/saintpaul/ also have information that is being regularly updated as developments are announced.
If you have additional questions, please contact the Department of Health Communications Office at 615 741-3111.
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