posted July 3, 2008
The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed the state's seventh case of Salmonella Saintpaul, the strain associated with the current FDA advisory. This case involves a resident of Davidson County, who is believed to have become ill in early June.
A county breakdown of diagnosed cases is as follows:
Carroll - 1
Davidson - 1
Rutherford -1
Shelby - 1
Wilson - 1
Williamson - 2
According to the CDC, more than 880 people in 38 states and the District of Columbia have been associated with this multi-state 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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