Deaths after salmonella outbreak at personal care home
A doctor points out a growth of of salmonella in a petri dish at IEH Laboratories in Lake Forest Park, Wash., on Monday, May 17, 2010.An official at a personal care home in Winnipeg says two people have died after testing positive for salmonella during an outbreak of the bacterial infection.
Joyce Kristjansson, executive director of Golden West Centennial Lodge, says the home was notified that three residents had tested positive for salmonella last month. Families of residents were notified and staff at the home put in special measures while the outbreak was investigated.The cause is still unknown but public health officials lifted the measures on Tuesday.
Two of the residents who tested positive died in hospital, but it’s not confirmed whether salmonella is the cause of death.Kristjansson says while salmonella outbreaks are somewhat less common, staff are trained to deal with outbreaks and responded properly.
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