The number of victims in a Salmonella outbreak traced to pork served at a holiday picnic in Seattle is holding steady at 15, and public health officials think it is likely to stay that way.
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CDC: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Pork Apparently Over
According to a Dec. 2 update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Salmonella outbreak this past summer linked to recalled pork products “appears to be over.” CDC stated that 192
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USDA Expands Pork Recall Linked to 152 Confirmed Cases of Salmonella
The original Aug. 13 recall of pork products from Kapowin Meats of Graham, WA, was for approximately 116,262 pounds of whole hogs that may be contaminated with Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:-. Now, in an Aug.
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FSIS Posts List of Outlets in WA, AK, OR Where Recalled Whole Hogs Were Sent
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has posted a distribution list of 60 retail and distribution outlets in Washington state, Alaska, and Oregon which received whole hogs from Kapowsin Meats of Graham, WA. 
The
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Washington State Woman Sues Whole Hog Supplier Over Salmonella Illness
Kuivikko vs. Kapowsin Meats Inc. is the first lawsuit filed against a Graham, WA, slaughterhouse for allegedly causing a Salmonella illness that may be resistant to antibiotics. 
The Seattle lawyer for Tara Kuivikko, a
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Multi-drug Resistance Identified in WA Salmonella Outbreak
The strain of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- linked to pork that has infected 134 people in Washington, hospitalizing 16, is multi-drug resistant. According to an update posted Friday evening by the Centers for Disease Control and
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Salmonella Illnesses Prompt Recall of Whole Hogs for Barbeque
Whole hogs for barbeque, recalled Thursday, have been associated with 32 Salmonella I 4, [5],12:i:- illnesses now being tracked by the Washington State Department of Health and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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