55 people sick and 10 hospitalized. Outbreak source identified as a single taqueria location in Chicago. Anyone who dined there or bought ready-made meals from its grocery store since Aug. 29 might have been exposed.
Who's At Risk?
Salmonella mainly impacts young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Most healthy adults and children rarely become seriously ill after exposure to Salmonella.
Symptoms
Salmonella is an organism that can cause foodborne illness in a person who eats a food item contaminated with it. Symptoms of infection may include fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
