Utahna Infected With Salmonella Resistant To Antibiotics

Salt Lake City residents were infected with antibiotic-resistant salmonella linked to the country's position in Turkey.

The Salt Lake Valley Health Department spokesman Nicholas Rupp said the person was not hospitalized and is recovering or has recovered.

He said that a person gets sick in early summer. Only Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., recalled 36000000 pounds ground Turkey, the product last week that the Department of Health tested the samples for salmonella and found it was the Heidelberg strain.

Some of the stores in Utah had been recalled meat.

As of August 4, 78 people in 26 states had received the position from March, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One person died. Since it takes several commonly prescribed antibiotics, exercise may increase the likelihood of hospitalization, the CDC said.

Symptoms include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps that occur 12 to 72 hours after infection.

To avoid food-borne illness, the health department recommends:

• Wash hands and work areas before, during and after cooking.

• Cook foods to proper temperatures (165 degrees for ground turkey).

• Keep raw meat, poultry separate from cooked foods.

• Use the "two 2-4 rule." Do not eat food left unrefrigerated for more than two hours. Store leftovers flan dish (2 inches deep or less). Eat or freeze leftovers within four days.

Report any suspected foodborne illness to the Ministry of Health at 801-468-3468 or online at "Submit a Report" link slvhealth.org.