Salmonella outbreak tied to recalled eggs has sickened 95 people, CDC says

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Thursday that health officials are looking into a salmonella outbreak connected to eggs that has made 95 people sick across the United States.

California-based Country Eggs LLC issued a recall of its large brown cage-free sunshine yolk eggs on Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration said that the eggs were also marketed under the names Nagatoshi Produce, Misuho, and Nijiya Markets. They were also packaged for food service as big brown "sunshine yolks" or "omega-3 golden yolks."

The FDA claimed that from June 16 to July 9, the eggs were sent to grocery shops and food service distributors in California and Nevada. All of them have a code on the box that says "CA-7695" and a sell-by date between July 1 and September 16.

Of the 95 reported cases of Salmonella, the vast majority are in California. There have been three verified cases in Washington, and a fourth case is still being looked into.

Salmonella has been recorded in 13 states: Washington, California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

The CDC saw a surge in illnesses tied to the outbreak in mid-June through mid-July, though cases were detected dating to January. The FDA noted that recent cases might not be recorded yet since it takes three to four weeks to find out if a sickness is related to an epidemic.

The true number of cases is likely much higher, the CDC added, because many people recover without treatment and aren't tested for salmonella. The CDC reports that just 1 out of every 30 salmonella infections is diagnosed.

If you have any of the affected eggs, you can throw them away or return them to where you bought them. You should also wash any things or surfaces that may have come into contact with the recalled eggs using hot, soapy water or a dishwasher.

Symptoms of salmonella poisoning include diarrhea, fever, severe vomiting, dehydration and stomach cramps. Most people who get sick recover within a week. Young children, elderly individuals, and persons with weak immune systems may need to go to the hospital if they have an infection.

The CDC says that kids under 5, adults 65 and older, and those with weak immune systems may get sick more severely and need medical attention.

Earlier this summer, the CDC quietly scaled back a federal-state partnership that monitors for foodborne illnesses, reducing surveillance to just two pathogens: a severe type of E. coli and salmonella.