Dive Summary:
- The CDC has reported at least 124 people have fallen ill due to salmonella found in chicken products in the U.S..
- The outbreak has stretched across ten states at this point, although Washington and Oregon are considered the epicenter.
- Many of the individual states have actually reported higher totals than the CDC report, so many experts expect the number to continue climbing throughout the next few weeks.
From the article:
On Thursday evening, CDC published an outbreak report that upped that count to 124 people ill in 12 states. However, CDC counted only 38 victims in Oregon, while the state reports that it had 43 confirmed illnesses, meaning that this count could rise to 129 if CDC determines that the additional 5 Oregon cases were indeed part of the outbreak.
“At this time, CDC is not releasing the names of the other states until it is determined how these illnesses are linked to this outbreak,” said the agency in its report.
