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Lab Confirms Salmonella Strain in Outbreak

A strain of Salmonella has been linked to an outbreak that made 189 people sick in 49 states Monday during testing at the University of Iowa. Thirty-five people have been hospitalized from the strain since July, but no deaths have been reported.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service are investigating the outbreak.

According to the University of Iowa, on Saturday, Daniele International recalled more than 1.2 million pounds of its ready-to-eat sausage products because of a possible salmonella contamination. The Iowa Department of Public Health investigated a case of salmonella poisoning in the state and found leftover sausage in the patient's home and sent the meat to the University of Iowa's Hygienic Laboratory for testing. Using DNA fingerprinting, the lab confirmed the sausage matched the same strain as the national outbreak.

People with salmonella have symptoms of diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps 12 to 72 hours after infection. The illness usually lasts four to seven days. For more information on how to prevent salmonella infection and this outbreak from the CDC, click here.

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