Kratom Salmonella Outbreak Numbers Spike

As of March 14, 2018, a total of 87 people infected with outbreak strains of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:b:- (50), Salmonella Javiana (5), Salmonella Okatie (16), or Salmonella Thompson (16) have been reported from 35 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from January 21, 2017 to February 24, 2018. Ill people range in age from 6 to 67 years, with a median age of 39. Fifty-five percent of ill people are male. Of 69 people with available information, 27 (39%) have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. Illnesses that occurred after February 20, 2018, might not yet be reported due to the time it takes between when a person becomes ill with Salmonella and when the illness is reported. This takes an average of two to four weeks. WGS analysis did not identify any predicted antibiotic resistance in isolates from 47 ill people and two Kratom samples. Testing of four clinical isolates using standard antibiotic susceptibility testing methods by CDC’s National Antimicrobial…

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