Taco Bell implicated in two salmonella outbreaks in 21 states

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•155 confirmed infections
•42 people hospitalized

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that Taco Bell is the national fast food Mexican style restaurant chain associated with Salmonella illnesses in 21 states.

Taco Bell is a national Mexican-style fast food restaurant chain that is part of the Yum! Brands family. Other Yum! restaurant chains include KFC, Pizza Hut, A&W and Long John Silver. No other Yum! restaurant chain has been implicated in this Salmonella outbreak.

CDC reported last evening that 21 states had registered a total of 155 cases of salmonellosis.

Here is the breakdown by state:

75 Salmonella Hartford illnesses since April 1. The breakdown by state is Colorado (1 ill), Georgia (1 ill), Illinois (5), Indiana (11), Kentucky (23), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (3), Montana (1), North Carolina (1), New Hampshire (1), New York (1), Ohio (19), Pennsylvania (1), South Carolina (1) and Wisconsin (4).

80 Salmonella Bialdon illnesses since May 1. The number of ill people identified in each state with this strain is as follows: Connecticut (1), Georgia (1), Iowa (1), Illinois (20), Indiana (4), Kentucky (5), Massachusetts (1), Michigan (4), Minnesota (5), New Jersey (6), New Jersey (2), Ohio (6), Oregon (1), Washington (1) and Wisconsin (22).