New Salmonella outbreak under investigation

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of foodborne illness.

The agency has not yet determined the cause of the Salmonella Richmond outbreak, which has sickened at least 11 people. The FDA does not communicate on the age of patients or their place of residence.

The FDA has begun tracing, but does not report the foods it is tracking.

There are likely many more sick people in the outbreak — as many as 29 for every confirmed patient — because some people are not seeking medical treatment and others are not specifically tested for Salmonella infection.

Separately, the number of patients in an outbreak of Salmonella Lomalinda infections increased to 40, up from 39 a week ago. The source of the outbreak has not yet been determined. The FDA does not specify where the patients live or their ages. The agency first reported the outbreak on September 17.

The FDA has declared two outbreaks caused by the cyclospora parasite over.

The first outbreak was initially reported on July 16 and sickened 47 people.

The source of the parasite has not been determined. The FDA conducted tracing but did not indicate which foods it traced. It also conducted an on-site inspection and sample analyses, but did not indicate where it was inspected or what it tested. The agency did not say where the patients lived or their ages.

For the other outbreak due to the cyclospora parasite, the FDA reported 69 patients. The agency first reported the outbreak on August 13. The FDA did not disclose the ages of the patients or where they lived. The agency carried out research but did not reveal which foods it had traced. It also conducted on-site inspections and sample analyses, but did not indicate where it was inspected or what it tested.

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