Monday, May 25, 2015

Bad tuna, not ours


CA Department of Public Health, 2/21/15. "CA Department of Public Health announces salmonella cases investigation."

Image result for whale on beach, Pacifica, CA
Not a tuna, but fresh to begin with 
Image result for sushi picture"California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director Dr. Karen Smith today announced that CDPH is investigating a cluster of Salmonella cases that has so far sickened 31 California residents in six counties.  The California cluster is part of a multi-state Salmonella Paratyphi B outbreak that is likely linked to consumption of raw tuna commonly used in sushi. As of May 21, 2015, 53 cases have been reported in nine states, including 31 in California.

Image result for sushi picture"As the investigation continues, this is a good reminder to Californians that there are sometimes risks when eating raw or undercooked meats, fish or poultry,” said Dr. Smith. “This is particularly true for young children, the elderly, or people with compromised immune systems who may be at an increased risk of severe illness.”

Most of the patients reported eating sushi containing raw tuna. To date, 10 patients have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. The outbreak appears to be ongoing. The California case-patients reside in six Southern California counties, including Los Angeles (nine), Orange (six), Riverside (four), San Diego (seven), Santa Barbara (one), and Ventura (four). Illness dates have ranged from March 5, 2015 through May 13, 2015. The ages of the patients range from less than one to 83 years.
Image result for whale on beach, Pacifica, CA
Not a tuna, and so not fresh later 

CDPH, state and local health departments, including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), are continuing to investigate the source of the outbreak. CDPH’s Division of Communicable Disease Control will continue to monitor for additional cases with a matching strain, coordinate follow-up of possible cases and review epidemiological data to further evaluate the source of the outbreak. CDPH’s Food and Drug Branch, in coordination with FDA and food safety partners in other state and local health departments are continuing efforts to trace food distributors and sources from sushi restaurants named by case patients.

Salmonella symptoms include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps 12 to 72 hours after infection. Most patients recover without any treatment, however, some patients may need to be hospitalized because of the severity of the diarrhea. The disease can cause death if not treated promptly.
For more information about Salmonella, visit CDPH’s website. For information about the FDA investigation visit: http://www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/Outbreaks/ucm447742.htm .

Related news articleKTLA.com/Kennedy Ryan, 5/22/15. "Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 31 in California linked to raw tuna."

Note:  Cafe Sushi from Cambridge USA. Chef by Thaddeus Zwolfe from Man I love films. Tuna Sushi  by Tony Cenicola from New York Times/Dining and Wine.  Unrelated Humpback whale necropsy (autopsy) photographs upper right by Lisa Fernandez from NBC Bay Area; lower right by Ryan Berger from Point Blue Conservation science.  The whale pictures are a last jab at the City for not taking care of the rotting whale problem.   

Posted by Kathy Meeh

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I thought I had some bad tuna once. Oh man I was scared cause I didn't feel good a couple hours after eating it. Actually I should have stopped cause it tasted weird or off. That night I was sweaty and my throat was burning, turns out it was just a bad cold coming on.

Bad tuna can not only kill you but get really sick.

Anonymous said...

620 There's got to be a metaphor in there.

Anonymous said...

10:06

Is a metaphor like Meta World Peace?

Anonymous said...

1035 You think his mama calls him
Metta? Go Warriors!

Anonymous said...

11:30

+ points for you.

Anonymous said...

11:30

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

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Wednesday!