BRITISH COLUMBIA: Spike in salmonella cases concerns B.C. health officials

28.jul.08
CBC News

A spike in salmonella cases in the Vancouver area has health officials concerned.
Dr. Eleni Galanis, the physician epidemiologist with the B.C. Centre for Disease
Control, was quoted as saying, "In the past two months, we have seen over 60 cases
of infection, all due to the same strain of salmonella."
So far health officials have not determined the source of the outbreak, but have
ruled out a direct connection to the recent outbreak in the U.S.
"This strain, different from the one causing the salmonella outbreak in the U.S.,
had only 39 cases reported in total for 2007, so seeing 60 cases in two months is a
cause for concern," says Galanis.
"While the cause for this increase has not yet been confirmed, a detailed
investigation is underway, which includes thorough interviews with all cases and
testing of potentially contaminated food to try to identify the source," said
Galanis.