There is no evidence of salmonella contamination outside of two Iowa egg farms according to the Food and Drug Administration last Monday. Still, Cal State Long Beach students may be worried that their eggs are unsafe.
Last week, LBPost.com reported that Long Beach real estate agent and blogger Laurie Manny died Aug. 25 after suffering from symptoms associated with salmonella poisoning.
Bonnie Cegles, nurse practitioner and chair of the infection control committee at the Student Health center said, that areas of Long Beach are not at an increased risk for salmonella poisoning. However, students who think they have the bacterial infection should “seek medical attention as soon as possible.”
“The current salmonella outbreak is coming from eggs purchased from a certain dairy,” said Cegles, via e-mail. “We can only reinforce what we already know about proper food storage and handling. Dining services is meticulous with their food handling safety — all employees are well trained in that matter.”
Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms have recalled more than 500 million eggs and as many as 1,500 cases of salmonella poisoning have been linked to the two farms, according to the Associated Press.
The Student Health center places special emphasis on dealing with students who have symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, Cegles said. These symptoms are common indicators of Salmonellosis or salmonella poisoning.
According to Cegles, bacterial infections are treated the same once the “causative agent” has been determined.
The Student Health center dealt with a limited outbreak of Norovirus last year.
During the outbreak, the health center, the Department of Health, environmental services and dining services took necessary precautions to stop the spread of the virus. These precautions included cleaning possibly infected areas and instructing students on proper hygiene.
CSULB is a POD — or point of dispensing — for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. PODs distribute vaccinations during public health emergencies.
“We work very closely with [the CDC] for all sorts of surveillance such as Swine flu last year. [A salmonellosis outbreak] would work the same way,” Cegles said.
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