Officials probe salmonella cases at Detroit hospital

In a follow-up report on the inpatient outbreak of salmonella at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan health officials have now identified the specific strain as Salmonella Isangi, according to a Detroit Free Press report.

“Seven patients remain in the hospital and are doing well and are isolated as an added safety precaution”, Henry Ford Hospital told WDIV-TV, Channel 4 News in a statement. They are still trying to find the source of the Salmonella.

While experts say salmonella is most often food-borne, Henry Ford officials say they don’t believe this outbreak was food-related. Officials, however, have been unable to identify a common food item, place or event where all of the cases may have been exposed.

This outbreak cluster is not apparently related to the ongoing Salmonella cucumber outbreak.

Symptoms of infection include nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, fever, chills, headache and bloody stool. “That’s when it becomes much more concerning. However, in a few persons, the diarrhea may be so severe that the patient needs to be hospitalized”. “So they reacted to this issue as quickly as possible and as efficiently as possible”.