date:Aug 18, 2012
ses began in early July, with new cases still likely to be reported in the coming weeks.
The 22 percent victim hospitalization rate (31 out of 141) is unusually high for Salmonella. The CDC estimates that of the over 1 million people sickened by Salmonella in the U.S. each year, about 1.9 percent are hospitalized.
FDA officials are actively investigating potential sources of the outbreak, and will continue to update the public as more specific information becomes available, said FDA in a sta