LONDON, Ont. – Health officials in London, Ont., say they’re investigating an “unusually high” number of salmonella cases reported over the last couple of weeks.
The Middlesex-London Health Unit says it has been notified of 37 confirmed, six probable and one suspect case of salmonella infection since Aug. 18.
They say 24 of the cases have been linked to one eatery – Babylon Pizza and Shawarma – and inspectors have been working with the restaurant since Aug. 25 on a thorough cleaning and disinfection of the facility.
Nine salmonella cases have been reported this month, but there have been no reports of salmonella infection occurring in people who ate food at Babylon Pizza and Shawarma after Aug. 25.
The health unit says it continues to seek other potential sources of contamination, adding that the remaining 11 cases reported in August are close to the five-year average of nine cases for that month.
Salmonella is a bacterial infection characterized by the sudden onset of headache, fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and sometimes vomiting, which usually begin six to 72 hours after consuming contaminated food or beverages.
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