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Default 53 People in 9 States Sickened After Eating Raw Tuna

On 5/24/2015 1:23 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 8:29:06 AM UTC-10, Cabrito del Bosque wrote:
>> On 5/24/2015 12:15 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> On Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 12:56:16 PM UTC-10, Cabrito del Bosque wrote:
>>>> On 5/23/2015 4:06 PM, Janet B wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak likely linked
>>>>> to raw tuna that has sickened 53 people in nine states.
>>>>>
>>>>> The California Department of Public Health said Thursday that 31 of
>>>>> the cases are there. Other affected states include Arizona, Illinois,
>>>>> Mississippi, New Mexico, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington and
>>>>> Wisconsin.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ten people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
>>>>>
>>>>> The source of the outbreak is unknown, but most who fell ill reported
>>>>> eating sushi containing raw tuna.
>>>>>
>>>>> Salmonella is a bacteria and the most common source of food poisoning
>>>>> in the U.S. It causes diarrhea, cramping and fever.
>>>>>
>>>>> Health officials say the elderly, young children, pregnant women and
>>>>> people with weak immune systems should not eat raw fish or raw
>>>>> shellfish.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...w-tuna-n362911
>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Timely warning.
>>>>
>>>> I frankly do not get the whole raw fish thing. I'll have the yakisoba,
>>>> please.
>>>
>>> Mostly it's a cultural thing. We probably eat more raw fish than other Americans - beats the heck out of me why we ain't all sick and our bodies ridden with parasites. Perhaps it's the Spam that protects us. :-)
>>>

>> I had always suspected SPAM might be a cure for something ;-)

>
> The Koreans have no problems with making kim chee fried rice with Spam. I think it's kinda goofy but I am slowly warming up to the idea.
>
> http://eatyourbap.com/2009/07/09/kimchibokkeumbap/
>


Hey why not, it can't be far off taste-wise from that Chinese sausage
I've been adding.