Minnesota Investigates Salmonella Outbreak Tied To Mexican-Style Restaurants; Jalapeños Suspected Vehicle

Aug. 4 (Reuters) - Minnesota Health Department:

• Minnesota Health Department: Investigating Salmonella javiana outbreak associated with Mexican-style quick-service restaurants. Jalapeños are suspected as vehicle
• Minnesota Health Department: MDH has identified 110 Salmonella javiana cases in Minnesota that are part of this outbreak
• Minnesota Department of Health: Jalapeños are suspected as the vehicle of Salmonella javiana outbreak
• Minnesota Department of Health: Do expect Salmonella javiana case count to increase even if illnesses occurred couple of weeks ago
• Minnesota Department of Health: Among 84 Minnesota cases that MDH was able to interview, 75 reported eating at Chipotle
• Minnesota Health Department: Cases that reported not eating at Chipotle ate at a variety of other Mexican-style restaurants
• Minnesota Department of Health: Chipotle has fully collaborated on every aspect of this investigation
• Minnesota Department of Health: It is too soon for us to know if the outbreak is ongoing