In April 2023, the Utah Department of Health (UT DOH) and Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) investigated an outbreak of Salmonella related to a local market. On April 5, 2023, UT DOH was informed of an outbreak of gastrointestinal (GI) illness among a large group that purchased at least two cooked, ready-to-eat, whole pigs from Kim Thanh Marketplace, located at 3825 S Redwood Rd., West Valley City, Utah on April 2, 2023, and ate them for lunch that same day.
In total, 15 individuals associated with the family group outbreak were reported. Seven individuals sought medical care, of which three were reported to UT DOH with Salmonella through routine surveillance. At least one individual sought medical care for febrile seizures, although their stool cultures were negative for Salmonella and other enteric pathogens. All onsets occurred on April 3 and 4, 2023, except for one individual with an onset on April 10, 2023, who was likely a secondary case. Age data was available for nine individuals; the ages of cases ranged from 4 to 55 years.
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