Ramona Salmonella Outbreak Rises to 21 Cases, Traced to Happy Hens Eggs
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Updated · countynewscenter.com · Aug 17
Ramona Salmonella Outbreak Rises to 21 Cases, Traced to Happy Hens Eggs
3 articles · Updated · countynewscenter.com · Aug 17
Summary
Twenty-one Salmonella cases, including seven hospitalizations, are now tied to the Ramona outbreak, up from 13 cases and four hospitalizations reported July 28.
County investigators traced the source from mayonnaise sold at a Ramona market to raw eggs supplied by Happy Hens, a poultry farm distributor.
Additional infections carrying the same Salmonella strain that are not linked to the market are also under investigation, widening the scope beyond the original food item.
County health officials have contacted retail food facilities that may have received Happy Hens eggs and reminded them of storage, grading and resale rules.
The county said the outbreak is separate from a Midwest multistate Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 98 people and prompted a recall.